Infill Thoughts

One year ago, we made 10 predictions about 2023 shale trends in this update. In this “post mortem” report, we hold ourselves accountable for the hits and misses… how’d we do? Hint, pretty well despite the macro wildcards! There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full …

Just before the holidays, we had an opportunity to connect with a new brand name in frac sand logistics to lean more about their system and growth. The platform is new, but the team has been in the O&G business for a while and is committed to bringing what they …

We caught up with a large sand hauler to learn about fleet strategy, payloads and more… 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 Infill Thinking, …

  2023 was a busy and turbulent year in shale. While E&P spending rose, oilfield activity was a lot more volatile (up early, down late), and vendor pricing deflation impacted multiple OFS verticals including pressure pumping and frac sand. With 2023 drawing to a close, here are some statistics on …

Treasure trove of market information from an ongoing legal dispute in frac sand land… 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 Infill Thinking, or your …

Interesting new information about an ongoing legal dispute in frac sand land… 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 Infill Thinking, or your membership has …

  Finish 2023 Strong With A Valuable Market Benchmark With 2023 winding down, you may find your team with some unspent funds left in your marketing or market intel budget. Here’s an idea to invest that wisely before year-end with a unique and valuable resource that will serve you well …

Every Christmas season for the past seven years, our team has written an oilfield Christmas song. We started doing these before ChatGPT, so you can be sure a human hand actually created them! 🙂 Our friend, and talented artist, Dave Smith records the songs for us. These songs are adapted …

Interesting new data points on wet sand that buck the trend this year… 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 Infill Thinking, or your membership …

We are excited today to share the E&P portion of the results of our well-attended industry marketplace survey about the year-ahead outlook… 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 …