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Infill Thinking has confirmed that an LOI on a sales agreement has been signed on a West Texas ranch at the center of a bidding war, family controversy, and the oilfield water frenzy. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update …

In the ongoing legal dispute between company X and company Y over intellectual property… two notable responses from both parties to a judgement in the past 24 hours. There is also another separate and ongoing IPR dispute in the same sector between… There’s a lot more to this story… Login …

Sunday was not a day of rest for most folks who think about the oil and gas industry for a living. We’ve never seen so many weekend news updates and research notes hit our inbox, and for good reason. In the days (and possibly weeks) ahead, you will see countless …

The Delaware Basin is the epicenter of the oilfield water revolution for several reasons including its concentration of unconventional activity and high water cuts relative to other plays in Texas and the Lower 48. As a result… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  …

As we write, a brand new wellsite storage system is on the road making its journey towards a West Texas where it will attract quite a few spectators over the next few weeks. It’s arrival in the Basin tomorrow will mark the first time this system has entered the Texas …

We highlight the most important sustainability developments disclosed by operators, including several “firsts” for the industry. For many years, EOG has been the industry leader in completion design, technology and reservoir exploitation. Now they are leading the charge on a new front for operators as well: “going green….” There’s a …

US Silica press released strong 2Q19 results this morning. We highlight 5 items from the press release that caught our attention. We also share what we’ll be listening for on this morning’s call and will add conference call analysis to this update later today… There’s a lot more to this …

Here’s what completions supply chain folks need to know about Union Pacific’s market commentary Thursday morning… 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, …

Restructuring continues in the frac sand industry, claiming another sand producer this week. Per the bankruptcy filing, the company owes total debts of… Details in the full report. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, …

We estimate fracing the arid Permian Basin in 2019 requires X times as much pre-frac water as the next busiest US unconventional basin. Here’s a visual and analysis… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, …