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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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

In the Permian Basin, frac sand production capacity growth has been… 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, …

About three weeks ago, we penned this report on the challenges of finding sand in the Eagle Ford shale, a basin that is near the top of the U.S. shale plays for drilling activity increases so far this year. Here’s what’s new… There’s a lot more to this story… Login …

Sand, water and trucking aren’t easy and multiple pressure pumper have been fighting an uphill battle on these fronts. One pumper talked about the challenge this week… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you …

What happens in the Permian makes it to the Infill Thinking newsletter, especially when we drive 1,200 miles across the basin in two days gathering intel for readers! Check out an update on a sand plant in this post. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the …