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Although E&P management teams continue to spike the football about their capital discipline on earnings calls, capital budget and spending data tell a different story in shale. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you …

How much sand is moving these days? A lot – find context and timeline for shale consumption over a decade long view 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. …

A massive highway improvement project in the Permian could create times of havoc for oilfield traffic over the next several years, potentially resulting in downtime, decreased efficiency, and higher well costs. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive …

We have refreshed our Permian frac sand mine data (download link for latest database). Here are a few data takeaways from this update… 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. …

Over the past couple weeks, the Eagle Ford frac sand market has gotten tight. Real tight. In fact, it is so tight that…. 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. …

We very much enjoyed interacting with everyone in San Antonio for the Petroleum Connection’s sand conference this week. Congrats to the organizers on another great event and we look forward to seeing you at the next one… here are a few quick thoughts from our time here this week. There’s …

Developing news about a big issue for the Eagle Ford 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 …

While OFS is getting credit for being disciplined and many companies across the oilfield value chain are echoing a chorus of “we are sold out”, some fleet expansion is still happening. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive …

We had a chance to get to know the latest new entrant in the Permian frac sand market a little better. Here’s what we learned… 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 …

Over the past month or two, we’ve been writing about a new mini frac sand plant in the Midland Basin. Although we haven’t been able to get into contact with the plant’s owners, we have managed to… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  …

We look forward to meeting up with industry friends later this week in San Antonio at the big sand conference hosted by the Petroleum Connection. Here’s a quick event preview… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our …

Over the past couple of weeks, posts have surfaced on LinkedIn showing a novel approach to wet sand container management from PropX (like this one, this one, and this one). Below is a slideshow with some of the videos and still shots we have seen surfacing online, followed by the …

We digested new datapoints from ProFrac this 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, or your membership has expired, please email us …

More sand hyper-local sand capacity is in the works, but it might stay in the works for a while… 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 …

EOG’s entrance into the Appalachian market could help to tighten proppant market conditions in a railed sand stronghold. 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 …

Last week, we published two datapoints separately. Today, new revelations show that they go together… 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 …

How do the inflation expectations being outlined by E&Ps this earnings season compare to our recent survey results? We discuss along with company-specific datapoints in the full update… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, …

We have rounded up a series of operator-by-operator fleet data…. 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 …

Over the past week, multiple datapoints materialized in our channel checks, online, and in the news that extend threads begun in previous Infill Thinking research reports. We dig into some of these with quick hits here… Some, like the evolving Pioneer fleet turnover situation (which we predicted in advance) were …

Headed into 2023, the big fleet turnover changes we wrote about earlier this week have subsequently been announced. Now who will fill the void? We discuss our channel checks on the transition and why the hard part is just beginning here… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to …

Headed into 2023, big changes are brewing in the 6-frac crew fleet that XYZ pumper runs for ABC operator (read full post for names 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, you must …

A big article on wet sand and “mini-mobile mines” in the press this week drove inbound from Infill Thinking members seeking data clarification on the trends. Some context on mobility and adoption rates / volume is needed here… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full …

Cost pressure in OCTG has already been a topic of interest…. there is a key datapoint to watch in this story headed into 2023…   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 …

Headed into 2023, big changes are brewing in the 6-frac crew fleet that XYZ pumper runs for ABC operator (read full post for names 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, you must …

As M&A rumors swirl, we take a look at some recent disclosures that offer some interesting clues about future announcements… 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 …

US Silica provided positive earnings and outlook this morning. Here are 5 key points… 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 …

New last mile system spotted… 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 …

With damp sand usage increasing and operators exploring novel logistics / storage concepts (example), an emerging concern is rocks and debris getting in the product, finding their way into the blender, and then breaking or wearing out frac pumps. In this update, we sat down with a new team bringing …

Although the mainstream press will focus on the massive spot oil price month move (shock and awe of $130/bbl post Biden’s Russian oil embargo today), it’s important to keep in mind the context of the…. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read …

Halliburton’s conference call this morning lines up well with some of our recent research and presents a positive fundamental framework for OFS into next year (albeit with growth coming at a slower pace now)… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this …

After some chatter about shale labor pressure easing a bit, we turned to the hard data for indications of workforce size and cost trends. 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 …

This week, Liberty talked quite a bit about.. As a general impression… 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 …

Chatter about potential deals is heating up… 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 …

A series of negatives for an E&P raises some red flags along the Permian’s oil production development path. 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 …

We isolated just the E&P responses in our recent 2023 oilfield outlook survey to focus on what the customer expects next year… 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 …

We are excited today to share the results of our well-attended industry marketplace survey about the year-ahead outlook… 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 …

As more results flood in from our 2023 survey, we are starting to see some key trends… 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 …

Infill Thinking membership includes some of the smartest folks in the oilfield. Here’s what the real oilfield capital allocators are saying about the market they work in now… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, …

By putting our heads together as a group, Infill Thinking members will establish an important baseline for understanding the “what next” in the new year. 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 …

This year, sand producers are mostly demonstrating a focus on returns and capital discipline over growth. This behavior mirrors what we are seeing in E&P and drilling and completions. We discuss how this is translating into pricing, supply and demand fundamentals and provide numbers in this post. There’s a lot …

In today’s data exercise, we reflect on some Q3 activity growth data trends. 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 …

On Wednesday, Oct. 5th, we spent the day with the water midstream industry at the Houstonian… here is some of what we learned. CONFERENCE WEBSITE> 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 …

On Wednesday, Oct. 5th, the who’s who of the water midstream and produced water sectors will converge at the Houstonian Hotel for a day of networking and knowledge sharing. We are excited to be participating and look forward to seeing many of you there. The delegate list is full of …

There once was a project idea, radical and transformational, based on disruptive thinking in sand transportation. It was put on hold. But will that always be the case? There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, …

About 5 weeks ago, we wrote about a rumored new sand plant in the Midland Basin. Here’s the latest… 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 …

In today’s data exercise, we think ahead about the outlook for 2022 in shale… 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 …

As in-field frac sand mining proliferates around Midland, sand traffic is declining. In this post we do some math on how much… 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 …

By The Stats – Membership Resources Provided During 3Q22 In the 90 days ending Sept 30, 2022, the Infill Thinking research team: published 67 independent research updates, emailed 23 original Infill Thoughts newsletters to active members, regularly updated Lium Database Downloads for data clients. Login to see what your peers …

In today’s data exercise, we ranked all the Permian Basin counties by sand demand and we share the top five in this update… 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. …

We talk through some of the latest bidding strategy we are hearing about from industry checks… 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, …