In our view, here are the ten most important things Schlumberger said about the OFS market outlook on their 4Q17 conference call on Friday. This update breaks down the 1-hour plus SLB call into a 5-minute read. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To …
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In-Basin Sand Plant Construction Risk Fading… Most Permian Mines WILL Be Built. Focus On Production Risks Now [Chart Of The Day]
For over a year, we’ve heard all the reasons why the 23 planned in-basin sand frac sand mines in West Texas won’t get built (or why they will be delayed into perpetuity). We submit the conversation needs to change from construction risk to production risk. It’s time to change the …
Read More »High Roller Sand Will Announce Their Grand Opening Next Week [Exclusive]
We had a chance to speak with this private new entrant’s management team and received an advance exclusive on news the company will be releasing to the broader market next week. All the details about this new in-basin sand plant’s startup are in the full article. There’s a lot more …
Read More »Black Mountain Vest’s Dryers Are On & Phase Two Of Their Highway Improvement Project Has Begun
Here’s the very latest on the 4mmtpa Black Mountain frac sand plant that is scheduled to start up this month. 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 …
Read More »The Basin To Watch In 2018 Is Already Off To A Hot Start, New Record Highs
A couple weeks into 2018, the hottest basin in the US is already pulling out ahead as the leader in horizontal rig count growth. This is a trend likely to continue as this play further separates itself from the pack as the hottest play in the US this year. So …
Read More »After A Few More In-Basin IPOs Like Vista, Frac Sand Stocks Will Outnumber Offshore Drillers 2 To 1
Late Friday afternoon, Vista Proppants and Logistics formally announced their intent to go public. The Vista S-1 is packed with interesting revelations. If you don’t have several hours to pore over its 278 pages, here are our CliffsNotes: There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full …
Read More »Dramatic Videos Of Extreme Permian Winds This Week Highlight An Underappreciated In-Basin Risk
We’ve got videos of West Texas sandstorms this week as well as thoughts on what the wind gusts mean for in basin frac sand. Spoiler alert – this is a significant and underappreciated risk and we explain why in this update… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to …
Read More »What’s Behind Your Blender? Introducing Well Site Frac Sand Handling Market Share Estimates
In the chart below, we’ve attempted to quantify a relatively opaque, highly competitive, and rapidly evolving last mile market segment – well-site frac sand handling and storage. As completion intensity exploded over the past few years, frac sand handling at the well-site just before it enters the blender and is …
Read More »A Chat With Capital Sand Permian About The New Frac Sand Plant Catching Some Folks By Surprise Today [Exclusive Interview With Company President]
News of another Permian frac sand plant is starting to make the rounds this week. We had a chance to catch up with the company’s president by phone to hear exclusive details about the growth plans. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To …
Read More »Land Drilling Market Share At The 2018 Starting Gun
In this update we take a look at market share among the leading land drilling contractors. Starting with winners and losers from 2017, we then look at present share and future market share strategies for the group. In what may be a flattish rig count environment in 2018, the …
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