Thesis tracking on recent prediction about more NWS by rail challenges shows evidence piling up. Plus, are the silica dust rules for mines about to change? 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 …
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Frac Sand Mine Activity Trends – Doing More With What You’ve Got [Chart Of The Day]
This week, we have an update on local sand mining activity… 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, …
Read More »Liberty Sees Rebundling, Past-Tense Sand Crisis, Modest HHP Pricing Gains Ahead, & Not Much New On Wet Sand…
Liberty talked quite a bit about sand and logistics on their earnings conference call this week along with their usual airtime on pumping market fundamentals. After processing their remarks, here is what jumped out at us regarding the frac supply chain market outlook. As a general impression… There’s a lot …
Read More »In Other News… The Calm B4 Another Sand Storm? Hedges Hurt, Revolvers Help, $3bn? More HHP, People On The Move & more…
A variety of datapoints crossed our desk and surfaced in client meetings this week that didn’t warrant a full update but are certainly worth a mention and impact the frac supply chain. Here are the nuggets that stood out to us…. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to …
Read More »An Uptick In Frac Sand Prices Next Month Is Coming. It Has Nothing To Do With Mines [Chart Of The Day]
Mine-gate prices have been a source of inflation in well costs this year, but the mine-gate might not be where customers experience the next round of pain… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you …
Read More »Reuters Says Atlas Sand Is Considering IPO, Valuing Company At Two To Three Billion Dollars
This is a developing story… 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 email us to discuss our …
Read More »Everything You Could Possibly Want To Know About A Top Five NWS Plant
Ever wonder what the actual capex, cash operating cost, sales price at the mine-gate, volume forecast, etc. looked like for one of the nation’s biggest frac sand mines? Wonder no more, constant readers, wonder no more…. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To …
Read More »Eagle Ford Sand Buyers Face More “Pain At The Gate”
Today we follow up on a series of recent reports on Eagle Ford sand market chaos (including this one from mid-March and this one from early-April) with the latest crazy datapoints… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive …
Read More »Stagnant Sand Pumped Per Crew Day Exacerbates Well Cost Inflation Pain [Chart Of The Day]
Frac efficiency has stagnated over the past several quarters…. 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 email …
Read More »7 Horsemen Of Peak(ing) Sand [Friday Fun]
A little Friday fun to make you smile before the week is out… 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 …
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