We are keeping an eye on a new act that might have implications for future local frac sand capacity in Oklahoma’s SCOOP/STACK plays. 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. …
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Enter Sandman: Another Canadian Contender For The Lower 48 Last Mile Market
Multiple last mile / wellsite storage system technologies working in the US today hail from Canadian heritage. This is an observation we’ve written about multiple times in the past (including in this analysis piece and this guest post piece). This week we came across a new Canadian systems that we …
Read More »What Do Big Spring And Riyadh Share In Common Besides Lots Of Rigs?
Answer: HABOOB! And there was a huge one in the Midland Basin this week. Here’s around up of some of the best pictures posted by oilfield guys on social media this week… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and …
Read More »Frac Sand Scattershooting [A Dozen Misc. Proppant & Last Mile Datapoints]
In addition to the in-depth updates Infill Thinking published this week, we hunted down a variety of miscellaneous datapoints from around the sandpatch in our research process this week that are deserving of a quick mention. Let’s jump right in, shall we? Oh and it’s total coincidence that the titles …
Read More »It Floats! Positive Water Midstream Datapoint From Diamondback Spinco IPO
The great local sand rush of 2017-2018 has clearly slowed down here as sand prices have dropped into a trough (we estimate Permian FOB mine prices are down some 65% y/y). What’s going on with operations though? Is more sand still to come? We take a look in this data-driven …
Read More »An Oilfield Water Stock Surged Friday Morning On M&A Chatter
Shares of XYZ water company are ripping Friday morning after… 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 »In Local West Texas News… This Permian Mini-Documentary Is Worth A Watch
We encountered a mini-doc on the Permian boom this week that is worth a watch if you haven’t seen it yet. Note the prayer before the left turn into 285 traffic at 5:30am… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update …
Read More »Two Notable Frac People On The Move
In this asset-intensive business, talent shifts are often ignored. But we believe people matter. We also believe that recruiting datapoints often carry implications for oilfield trends, value creation, and competitive dynamics. Here are two notable moves that caught our attention recently… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to …
Read More »Reports Of Schlumberger’s Hauling Demise Are Greatly Exaggerated…
What’s really going on with Schlumberger’s trucking unit? We discuss the story behind the story here… 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, …
Read More »An In-Basin Frac Sand Supplier Downsizes & Cuts Shifts. Not Closing The Door Though, Contrary To Rumor
Market intel on the local frac sand supply stack. 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 …
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