Infill Thoughts

It’s hard to believe that it has been 6 years since this happened: A Frac Sand Mine Lands In The Permian. This Could Transform The Competitive Sandscape [Exclusive Details] July 2022 was the 5-year anniversary of the opening of the Permian Basin’s first local sand plant. While some other basins …

We think E&P behavior on capex this year exhibits signs of reversion to historical norms, albeit with less leverage than in the past, which is a positive sign for OFS firms because their price increases are translating to more capital not lower activity. There’s a lot more to this story… …

We update members on market conditions for sand in the Eagle Ford, where frac jobs have been delayed. 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 …

We discuss how aggressively Publics acquired Privates in shale E&P 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 has …

A massive highway improvement project in the Permian could create times of havoc for oilfield traffic over the next several years, potentially resulting in downtime, decreased efficiency, and higher well costs. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive …

Over the past couple weeks, the Eagle Ford frac sand market has gotten tight. Real tight. In fact, it is so tight that…. 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. …

We very much enjoyed interacting with everyone in San Antonio for the Petroleum Connection’s sand conference this week. Congrats to the organizers on another great event and we look forward to seeing you at the next one… here are a few quick thoughts from our time here this week. There’s …

While OFS is getting credit for being disciplined and many companies across the oilfield value chain are echoing a chorus of “we are sold out”, some fleet expansion is still happening. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive …

We had a chance to get to know the latest new entrant in the Permian frac sand market a little better. Here’s what we learned… 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 …

Over the past month or two, we’ve been writing about a new mini frac sand plant in the Midland Basin. Although we haven’t been able to get into contact with the plant’s owners, we have managed to… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  …