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We shine our spotlight on a Eagle Ford drilling leading indicator after our recent trip to the basin to gather firsthand market intel… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If your free trial has expired, renew …

Last Friday, Oilfield Water Connection hosted industry leaders from across the country at the Houston Petroleum Club to talk about the rapidly evolving competitive landscape in full-cycle oilfield water management. Before the event, we shared 7 pre-conference questions were were hoping to gain perspective on. Asked and answered, the following …

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… Login to see the full update… To read this update and …

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… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our …

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 …

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… …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …