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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Sand & Water Dual-Threat, Icy Permian, Atlas Funded, Rail Snafu, Snow Bomb Dud, And Other Interesting Datapoints To Start Your Year Off Right…
Well, the new year isn’t wasting any time pushing a steady stream of oilfield datapoints across our desk. Although we could easily write a full update on each of these, some of these items fall outside our typical research update scope. So we bundled the quick hits that we found …
Read More »Don’t Read Too Much Into The Permian Rig Count Trajectory Lag. It Is Not A Sign Of Animal Spirit Inflection
We have seen some recent market commentary interpreting a lackluster Permian rig count response to the 4Q17 oil price rally as evidence of a change in E&P behavior or appetite for Permian development. We do not believe this interpretation is accurate. In this update, see what we believe are the real …
Read More »OneStim Is Just BlueStim Now – Weatherford/Schlumberger JV Breaks Up, Replaced With Outright Pressure Pumping Sale
The OneStim JV between Schlumberger and Weatherford contemplated in March of 2017 has broken apart. Instead, Weatherford sold off its idled pressure pumping business to Schlumberger. What does this mean for the players and the market? We have some thoughts here… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to …
Read More »Revisiting Silicosis Prevention Resources After The 2017 Permian Frac Sand Rush [Guest Post]
The explosion of new industrial (silica) sand mining and processing operations in west Texas suggests the need for a review of one of the oldest known occupational diseases, silicosis, and the strategies that sand mining and processing operations can adopt to prevent the development of silicosis among their respective employees. …
Read More »One Million Frac Horsepower In 2018. That Is ProFrac’s Plan & We Caught Up With Management To Learn More
On Wednesday afternoon this week, we had a chance to touch base with ProFrac executives to learn about their ambitious 2018 growth plan. Infill Thinking spoke by phone with Ladd Wilks and Matt Wilks – Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of ProFrac, respectively. Here’s what we learned… There’s a …
Read More »The Primary Vision Frac Spread Count Forecast For Early 2018 [Guest Post]
This year, we’ve found it helpful to keep an eye on the frac spread count (FSC) maintained by Primary Vision, Inc. So we called our friend Matt Johnson, a principal at the data firm that maintains the FSC, to learn more about how this metric came to be and the methodology behind …
Read More »The Top 10 Infill Thinking Updates Of 2017
Subscribers will relive a lively year of action by seeing the top research updates Infill Thinking published this year. We also revisit the amazing guest posts shared by 21 contributing subscribers this year. Our readers are the smartest in the business! There’s a lot more to this story… Login to …
Read More »Atlas Sand Unveils Permian Buildout Ambitions That Would Make Them The Largest US Frac Sand Producer By Today’s Standards
Big news in the Permian Basin local sands story from a player that has remained under the radar. This will have everyone talking 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 …
Read More »A Look Back At 2017 US Onshore Drilling Growth By Basin [Heatmap]
As the year draws to a close, here’s a look around the nation at the hottest onshore drilling basins and how they stack up this year on activity growth. Also included is a discussion of how the actual overall trend in US drilling compares to expectations a year ago and …
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