Infill Thoughts

2019 got off to a shaky start in the US onshore oilfield service business (largely due to macro volatility into year end). But as 1Q played out and WTI rallied, sentiment and completions activity indicators improved. Here with the second quarter only about a week old, we are pausing to …

During 1Q19, the Infill Thinking team: sent members 26 e-newsletters published 90 original research updates issued 17 data releases to Think Sheets® members hosted 3 member meetups across Texas, welcoming north of 80 members to share coffee and conversation spent a week in the Permian conducting boots on the ground …

In research, going down one path often leads to another. And that’s often when things become most interesting. While updating our recycled water leader board chart, first introduced in 4Q18, we got side-tracked by a quick thought exercise. In this update, we use operator spending budgets in conjunction with their …

After a relatively quiet couple of weeks in the frac sand marketplace, chatter in the channels we check has picked back up a bit. Here are five things that matter that we’ve heard this week… There’s a lot more to this story… To read this update and receive our research …

In this week’s regular weekly rig count update, we zoom in on a leading indicator for drilling activity in the Eagle Ford shale. There’s a lot more to this story… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If your free trial has expired, …

Who’s suing who in the frac sand space? Here’s the latest intel gleaned from our review of public records… There’s a lot more to this story… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If your free trial has expired, renew here. (Current members login here.) Members …

What’s interesting is that not all sand dunes are suitable for frac sand, which seems counterintuitive. This is due in part to the age of the formation – the sand hasn’t been in the rock tumbler (environment) long enough to smooth out the rough edges like the older marine formations …

Oilfield water management’s rapid evolution from cottage industry to stand-alone business is attracting dozens of new players across the entire water value chain. As startups join stalwarts in a business model revolution, our Aqua Men series brings this fast developing space to life. This is the first profile in our …

With the last mile market now sufficiently supplied by new gen equipment, competition is hot even if you have the latest and greatest gear. If you have equipment built more than 5-10 years ago… well… you might be looking for the exit. In April, one owner will put a fleet of …

With just a week left in the quarter, we quantified a leading indicator for Permian drilling activity in this edition of our weekly rig count update. There’s a lot more to this story… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If your free …