Several weeks ago, Infill Thinking’s research team had an opportunity to visit the Twin Eagle Mission Park transload terminal near Elmendorf, Texas. In this post, check out our drone photos and key takeaways on Twin Eagle operations and their latest developments including an important strategic shift. There’s a lot more …
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A Regional Frac Sand Player Has Permitted Their Second STACK/SCOOP Mine
We’ve uncovered another newbuild frac sand mine project in the Mid-Con, which is now the focus of an intense land-grab similar to what played out in the Permian and Eagle Ford over the past 12-18 months, but admittedly on a smaller scale. There’s a lot more to this story… Login …
Read More »Hi-Crush Says Unbundled E&Ps Buy 33% Of Their Total Volume [5 Conference Call Bullet Points]
On Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, three large frac sand companies hosted 1Q18 conference calls. Because most Infill Thinkers are too busy to study everything said, we are boiling down each call into a handful of key points that really matter. Here are the Hi-Crush bullet points, stay tuned for Emerge Energy …
Read More »In Other News… More W TX Derailments, Selling The Dunes, Trucking Midland Crude, And A Long-Haul Rate Double
In “things that crossed our desk but didn’t qualify for a stand-alone update” over the past couple of days, we offer the following four datapoints of interest, intrigue, and impact: There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our …
Read More »Vista’s Eagle Ford Transload Is Breaking Throughput Records In Early-2018 [Site Visit Thoughts & Pictures]
Several weeks ago, Infill Thinking’s research team had an opportunity to visit the Vista Proppants and Logistics transload terminal near Dilley, Texas. Here are our key takeaways from our firsthand look at this facility. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this …
Read More »A Self-Proclaimed “Sand Snob” Laughed At The Regional Sourcing Trend Six Months Ago. He’s Not Laughing Anymore…
The customer is always right, and here is what they are saying about the frac sand they are buying. 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 …
Read More »US Land Rig Dayrates Are Trending Higher For Super-Spec Equipment
Last week, three large land drilling contractors hosted quarterly conference calls. Their pricing commentary was an echo chamber of positivity, which is not terribly surprising with $68 WTI and the US onshore rig count moving up in 12 out of the 17 weeks so far this year. There’s a lot …
Read More »Automatize Takes An “Airbnb” Style Approach To Last Mile Logistics [Silica Valley Series]
This is the third installment in our Silica Valley Series which shines the spotlight on an increasingly critical part of the frac value chain: new software solutions in the last mile. A crop of new entrants are improving the frac sand industry’s “mind-muscle connection” on the highways from origin to …
Read More »Permian Frac Sand Truck Demand And 6 Factors That Could Reduce The Need [Chart Of The Day]
So how many trucks will West Texas frac sand require in the last mile? We have estimates… 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 …
Read More »The New Face Of Frac Sand? Permian Startups Take The House Floor In Austin [Testimony Recap]
Last Wednesday, Hayden Gillespie (Chief Commercial Officer of Black Mountain Sand) and Bud Brigham (Chairman of Atlas Sand) testified in front of the Texas House Of Representatives Energy Committee. If you missed their testimony, no worries took it in and recapped the highlights here. Some interesting market intel and perspective on …
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