As shale turns 20 years old, we are examining and commeroating a variety of historical trends to illuminate big structural changes in shale’s history (including some ongoing themes that continue reshaping the industry). Our goal with this new series is several-fold: provide data-driven context for key multi-cycle themes (including several …
Read More »General Thoughts From Last Week’s Eagle Ford Field Trip [BOOTS ON THE GROUND]
We spent last Wednesday and Thursday driving more than 1,000 miles around Eagle Ford gathering completions market intel and facility information last week. We saw frac sand mines, terminals, frac crews, and plenty of sand trucks across the basin. The 9 frac sand mines that we saw comprise more …
Read More »Pile Scoop Confirmation
A big development we broke news about a month ago is confirmed today… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If you are new to Infill Thinking, or your membership …
Read More »Shale Activity Trends Stagnant In Latest Monthly Activity Data Run [Data Alert]
Today, we refreshed a must-have shale database tracking some key metrics in the L48 shale surface markets. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If you are new to Infill …
Read More »3 Fast Facts For Frac Folks To Know… People On The Move, Fracing Goes To Wall Street, & Field Chatter About Cuts
Today, we rounded up some fast facts folks in frac should know.. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If you are new to Infill Thinking, or your membership has …
Read More »Permian Permit Pop Follow-Up [CHART OF THE DAY]
You need to see this leading indicator data for drilling. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If you are new to Infill Thinking, or your membership has expired, please …
Read More »3 Major Disruption Phases Of Permian Frac Sand Sourcing [20 Years Of Shale Data Series]
As shale turns 20 years old, we are examining and commeroating a variety of historical trends to illuminate big structural changes in shale’s history (including some ongoing themes that continue reshaping the industry). Our goal with this new series is several-fold: provide data-driven context for key multi-cycle themes (including several …
Read More »Hard Times In Frac Trickling Down To Field Workforce?
Carpet level insights illuminate the big picture trends in frac… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If you are new to Infill Thinking, or your membership has expired, please …
Read More »Sand Truck Fleet Ranking Takeaways From A New Data Download [Data Alert]
Today, we are introducing a new Excel download for data clients tracking frac sand hauling fleets, primarily in the Texas completions market. 5 key takeaways from the new data include: … There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and …
Read More »In Other News… Frac HHP Pricing Turbulence Continues, Sand Hauler Push/Pull Anecdotes, Eagle Ford Trip Next Week, Liberty Talks Supply Correction, & more…
We round up 7 interesting datapoints in the frac supply chain… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If you are new to Infill Thinking, or your membership has expired, …
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