It’s hard to believe that it’s been almost two years since we wrote the first “What Customers Say About Local Sand” piece! Anyone remember this little number? At the time of that writing, customers were starting to express their opinions on local sand for the very first time. Fast forward …
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The Oilfield Water Ownership Conundrum [Color Coded Roundup Of E&P Strategies]
The oilfield water asset monetization trend is a more frequent topic in E&P conversations with investors these days, as analysts pepper management teams with questions about potential divestitutures in the wake of several notable recent water transactions. Here’s what some of the leaders are saying… There’s a lot more to …
Read More »Secret Conference Rooms, Intimidating Private Investigators, And Undisclosed Private Planes… Just Another Day In The TPL Power Struggle
In the struggle for control of Texas Pacific Land Trust, accusations are flying hot and heavy. The battle between the activist investor and incumbent trustees is not just playing out in the press any more. It’s going to court. Both sides have sued each other since our last update. Here’s …
Read More »The List Of US E&Ps Planning To Release Rigs Into Year-End Vastly Outnumbers Those Adding…
Without further ado, here’s your customer-by-customer mid-year drilling program checkup… 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 expired, please …
Read More »Sahara Wellsite Storage System Up Close And Personal [Appalachian Site Visit]
Last week, our team had a chance to spend a little time in the Marcellus/Utica. In addition to gathering some general observations about the market, we visited a Sahara wellsite storage system and spent some time talking with management. Here is what we learned about the system and management’s deployment …
Read More »About That Busy Northeast Pilot Express… Here’s Why It’s So Busy.
Earlier this week, we published some notes from the road after spending time in the Marcellus/Utica frac supply chain last week. If you read that piece, you probably remember the section on the extremely busy Pilot Express fuel station near Steubenville, OH where we saw dozens of frac sand trucks …
Read More »Firsthand Observations On The Marcellus Frac Supply Chain [Notes From The Road & Photos]
A contingent of the Infill Thinking team ventured into the heart of the Marcellus/Utica play last week to gather some boots on the ground intelligence. Here are some of the things we saw, heard and learned on our trip. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the …
Read More »Appalachian Drilling & Completions Activity Trends – Better In 1H19 Than 2H18
Following our Appalachian oilfield trip last week, we are shining a spotlight on Marcellus / Utica drilling and completions trends in this edition of our regular weekly rig count. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our …
Read More »A Dozen US Onshore Operators With Danger On The Doorstep
We screened the universe of large oilfield service customers looking for indications of elevated risk. For oilfield service firms and suppliers, it matters who you are doing business with. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research …
Read More »This Permian Local Frac Sand Metric Probably Peaked In 1Q19
In this update, we chart an important activity metric that probably peaked in the Permian in-basin sand industry during 1Q19. 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 …
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