After hearing from sand hauling contacts about a new last mile solution deploying in the Permian, we had a chance to catch up with the company to learn more about their activity in West Texas and the Lower 48… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the …
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In The Hurricane’s Eye – A Frac Sand Market Update & Datapoint Roundup
The best analogy we can think of for the frac sand market at the moment is that it is smack dab in the middle of the eye of the hurricane. In strong tropical cyclones, the eye is… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… …
Read More »Bison Bull Rush In The SCOOP/STACK Water Midstream Sector [Aqua Men]
About This Series Infill Thinking’s Aqua Men series brings the fast developing oilfield water management sector to life. This business has historically been dominated by private companies and internal divisions with E&Ps. Chronicling the sector’s leading platforms and projects lends fresh perspective to the once-in-a-generation shift now underway in oilfield …
Read More »Industrial Sand Goes To Washington [Friday Guest Post]
From 1996 to 2011, John was an executive at US Silica with his tenure culminating as Chief Executive Officer. Today, he is the Industrial Sand Division Director at NSSGA, and he wrote in with an update on what this industry advocacy group is doing in the Nation’s Capital these days… …
Read More »Will There Be Another Truck Shortage? [Guest Post]
Our guest author today formed a sand hauling outfit with just a couple trucks in early-2015, just as oil prices began to plunge. He has spent his entire life in and around trucks, and has a genuine passion for the trucking industry that is evident in the “state of the …
Read More »7 Questions We Are Taking With Us To The Big Oilfield Water Connection Conference On Friday
The Oilfield Water Connection’s Industry Update Conference this Friday October 4 is sold out with north of 170 attendees expected. The speaker line-up of industry executives and analysts is poised to deliver an important update on business conditions in the space – this will be a great learning opportunity. On …
Read More »Is It Really Different This Time? The Future Of E&P Includes M&A And ESG [Full PDF Download Of E&P Thought Piece]
Each Friday in the last month of each quarter, we pass our keyboard to an Infill Thinking member to weigh in from their field. We don’t pay for these pieces and we don’t get paid for publishing them. In fact, we promptly reject anything that looks like a commercial. Our …
Read More »Permian Rigs & Horsepower Down, Frac Stages Up… But The Permitting Tea Leaves Still Matter For Both Surface & Sub-Surface Trends
In 2019, doing more with less continues to be a key oilfield theme. Frac and rig crew efficiency gains, more zippers, bigger pads, and streamlined logistics all mean that E&Ps are getting more sub-surface contact out of the same or less contracted oilfield equipment on the surface. The result? A …
Read More »Paying A Visit To The Eagle Ford’s Original Third-Party Frac Sand Silo Terminal [Eagle Ford Stops Along The Road]
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Read More »The Top Ten Infill Thinking Updates Of 3Q19 In Sand & Water
During 3Q19, the Infill Thinking research team: published 90 written research updates emailed 24 Infill Thoughts newsletters to active members issued 15 data releases to Think Sheets® members conducted site visits the Eagle Ford and acted as MC for the largest frac sand conference in the industry, hosted by the …
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