I consider myself fortunate to have gotten to know Brent Halldorson, a tenured oilfield water expert, over the past couple of years. He’s a passionate student of our industry. About this time last year, I was in a conference hall listening to him speak on the history of the produced …

An interesting development in the last mile caught our attention this week… here’s what we know and what we are looking into… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If your free trial has expired, renew here. (Current …

Two new developments crossed the transom in ongoing frac sand restructuring cases that are worth a mention over the past week or so…. Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If your free trial has expired, renew …

+10. Flat. Flat. -2. Those are the weekly changes the US land rig count has posted for the past four weeks. Not bad! A couple weeks ago – after the first two datapoints in the pattern above – we wrote “The Past 2 Weeks Don’t Make A Trend, But 2 …

Since the Liberty / Schlumberger transaction was announced, the direct sourcing trend has become a hot topic again. I don’t know about you, but it’s nice to be talking about something other than bankruptcy and downturn trends again! Unbundling in the completions supply chain has gone mainstream over the past …

After publishing our deep dive piece on the Liberty / Schlumberger transaction’s implication for the frac supply chain last week, we heard from many Infill Thinking members. This piece from an unbundling expert/entrepreneur is the result of one of those conversations… Login to see the full update… To read this …

In addition to the in-depth updates published during another interesting week in the frac life, these 9 quick hits also crossed our desk and are worthy of a mention… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If …

Our Friday’s in September guest post series starts off with a bang today. We are always excited when Susan stops buy, and her data driven insight continues to shed light on an opaque oilfield niche market… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research …

Are we there yet? To the bottom of the worst downturn ever? Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If your free trial has expired, renew here. (Current members login here.) Members get Exclusive research update newsletters High-caliber, data-driven analysis and commentary …

Unsurprisingly, lawyers and restructuring advisors are the biggest winners in this mess. They are making out like bandits and harvesting a massive payday from the industry’s financial predicament. Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If your …

Finally! Rigs are going back to work here and there… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If your free trial has expired, renew here. (Current members login here.) Members get Exclusive research update newsletters High-caliber, data-driven analysis and commentary New angles …

Similar to another completions player a few days ago, another sand producer has come out with some revealing financial disclosures… And this one appears to have skirted a liquidation event. Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. …

Individuals are often overlooked in this asset-intensive sector, but talent shifts can have big implications for value creation, oilfield trends, sales and competitive dynamics. Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If your free trial has expired, …

An important E&P capex update this week reads distinctly negative for anyone hoping for an oilfield spending increase in 2020. Here’s the relevant excerpt: Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If your free trial has expired, …

We dug and dug and dug… and we dug up some estimates… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If your free trial has expired, renew here. (Current members login here.) Members get Exclusive research update newsletters High-caliber, data-driven analysis and commentary …