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. Here we discuss some changes at a leading sand company. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this …
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A Penny For Your Thoughts? Our Mid-Year 2023 US Oilfield Outlook Survey Is Live!
By putting our heads together as a group, Infill Thinking members will establish an important baseline for understanding the “what next”. 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 …
Read More »Who’s Next? “Big 4” Frac Consolidation Puts Roll-up Pressure On Smaller Pressure Pumpers
Will industry consolidation stop with the NEX/PTEN merger? That seems unlikely to us… 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 …
Read More »Merger Thursday – NexTier / Patterson-UTI Wasn’t The Only Frac M&A Headline Today…
NEX/PTEN merger wasn’t the only M&A deal making ripples in frac today…. 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 …
Read More »Key Takeaways As NexTier / Patterson-UTI Combination Is Now Official
Thinking about market implications of the NEX/PTEN merger…. 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 …
Read More »Rig Count Roundup – How The Basins Are Faring On A Relative Basis In 2023
What are we seeing in drilling trends? We discuss… 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 …
Read More »Why Stop With Just One? Refracs Still A Marginal Trend But Are Commanding More Attention Especially In The Eagle Ford…
We’ve recently had a few inbound questions from Infill Thinking members about refracs. This is something that has always hung around in the background of the completions business – gets some buzz occasionally, but remains a relatively small (dare we say immaterial) part of the overall completions space. In this …
Read More »Thoughts On Rumored NexTier / Universal Combination + A Post-Deal Market Share Chart
In an Infill Thinking data update, we take a look at what’s left in the tank for 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 a member. If you are new …
Read More »Mobile Proppant Coating On-The-Fly May Be Coming To A Well-site Near You
In an Infill Thinking exclusive, we caught up with the team behind an interesting new wellsite innovation in the frac supply chain. 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 …
Read More »Mind The Gap – Thinking Ahead About 2023 E&P Program Cadence [Chart Of The Day]
In an Infill Thinking data update, we take a look at what’s left in the tank for 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 a member. If you are new …
Read More »A Look At Some Exxon Frac Ingredients As Folks Wonder How They Might Mix It Up
What’s Exxon going to do with their sand strategy? We continue the discussion from last week 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 …
Read More »Now The Oil Rig Count Tumbles….
What are we seeing in drilling trends? We discuss… 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 …
Read More »Is Exxon About To Shake Up Their Permian Proppant Strategy?
What’s Exxon going to do with their sand strategy? We discuss 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, or your membership has …
Read More »Are RIFs Returning In Frac?
Are RIFs returning to the oilfield? 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 …
Read More »In Other News – Elite Crews Crushing It, Big H2O Deal, Terminal Turnover, Wet Sand Waffling, CNG Stations, & more…
A bullet point roundup of miscellaneous odds and ends in the frac and water supply chain worlds 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 must be a member. If you are new …
Read More »How Do The U.S. Basins Compare On Completions These Days? [Chart Of The Day]
Here’s a good rule of thumb for thinking about geo-markets in the Lower 48 frac landscape. 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 »South Texas Frac Sand Spot Price Trends
A quick hit piece on frac sand price trends in the S TX spot market… 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 …
Read More »Eagle Ford Shale Frac Sand Mine Workforce Hits New All-time Highs [Chart Of The Day]
A look at the production driver data for South Texas Sand plants… 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 …
Read More »More Frac Sand Mines Enter The Eagle Ford Shale
We’ve identified new frac sand production facilities coming to market in the Eagle Ford… 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 …
Read More »Takeaways From Industry Conversations In Fort Worth Today
This week, we attended the large oilfield conference in Ft Worth. We enjoyed seeing industry friends and here is some of what we heard… 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 …
Read More »Thoughts On OFS Vendor Exposure To Monday’s Big E&P M&A Deal
When customers merge, it’s always good to know who’s been working for who…. 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 …
Read More »Speaking Of Conferences… See You Next Week Back In Ft Worth? [Market Intel Theme Preview]
After attending the big water conference in Cow Town this week (key themes recap), we are back in Ft Worth again next week for the “Super DUG” trade show. We look forward to seeing many of you there, and will have a recap of takeaways next week. Here are 10 …
Read More »What Did 350+ Oilfield Water Executives Talk About For Two Days In Fort Worth This Week?
This week, we joined more than 350 of the water midstream industry’s top pros for a productive couple day of learning and networking at the Forth Worth Convention Center during the 3rd Oilfield Water Markets Conference. It was great to see many Infill Thinking members there! The oilfield water industry …
Read More »Highlights From ProFrac’s Outlook & Market Commentary Provided With Earnings Last Week
We digested new datapoints from ProFrac last 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 must be a member. If you are new to Infill Thinking, or your membership has expired, please email us …
Read More »Biggest Weekly Drop In >7 Years…. Baker Hughes Gas Rig Count Finally Rolling Over?
What are we seeing in drilling trends? We discuss… 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 …
Read More »1Q Frac Sand Mine Trends [Data Of The Day]
How busy are sand mines these day? Very busy! 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 …
Read More »Shale E&P Capex Shape Curve Skews Front-End Loaded In 2023 [Chart Of The Day]
Thoughts on E&P spending for 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 a member. If you are new to Infill Thinking, or your membership has expired, please email us to discuss …
Read More »Rigs & Frac Crews Operator-By-Operator – 2Q23
Who’s working where? 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 current subscription …
Read More »Another Permian E&P Has Adopted Open-Air Wet Sand Stockpiles At The Wellsite
A second E&P has adopted a fascinating novel approach to wellsite sand storage… 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 …
Read More »Catching Up On Earnings… ProPetro Takeaways For The Frac Market
On ProPetro’s conference call last week, we heard … 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 …
Read More »Keep An Eye On These Two NEW Midland Basin Sand Mine Sites
Our public record mining reveals that another new entrant might be entering the frac sand supply stack soon… 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 …
Read More »Growth & Logistics Take Center Stage In Atlas Energy Solution’s First Report As A Public Company
Market takeaways we learned from the first earnings report Atlas Energy Solutions has provided as a public company… 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 …
Read More »Haynesville E&Ps Are Getting A New Local Sand Mine
We caught up with the owners of a new local sand plant 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 must be a member. If you are new to Infill Thinking, or your …
Read More »E&P Talk Heats Up On Service Cost Relief [Part 2]
E&Ps have been quick to talk about service cost expectations this quarter…here’s what we’ve heard so far. 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 …
Read More »DJ Basin Operator Talks About Local Sand Adoption
After years of talk, there’s action on local sand in Colorado. We wrote about it a month ago and now E&P early adopters are starting to talk about it too… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our …
Read More »Public Pressure Pumper Points – Takeaways From Last Weeks Calls (NexTier, Universal, & Cudd)
Here’s what frac market participants need to know from the latest round of disclosures… 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 …
Read More »Getting The Rocks Out – New Damp Sand Equipment Deploys To Permian
With damp sand usage increasing, a growing 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 follow up on a new system we profiled last year that is working to address this …
Read More »US Silica Launches Damp SandBoxes & Adds 1mm Tons Of Marketed Wet Sand Supply In Permian
US Silica provided their outlook and some big new disclosures last 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 must be a member. If you are new to Infill Thinking, or your membership has …
Read More »E&Ps Talk About Service Cost Relief
E&Ps have been quick to talk about service cost expectations this quarter…here’s what we’ve heard so far. 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 …
Read More »Land Drillers Feeling The Pressure – Rig Counts & Dayrates Declining
Here’s what to know about the current state of the rig market in the Lower 48… 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 »Intrigue: Who Is NexTier’s Next M&A Target In The Well Site Integration Service Biz?
NexTier’s CIG acquisition last year looks likely to be followed by another vertical integration acquisition in the supply chain… 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 …
Read More »Land Driller Warns Of A Steeper Rig Count Decline Than Consensus Expectations For 2Q23
What are we seeing in drilling trends? We discuss… 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 …
Read More »Q&A Undertones Are Shifting On Oilfield Earnings Call [Chart Of The Day]
Something we are watching this earnings season in light of recent field checks and the nat gas crash is the… 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 …
Read More »Halliburton Newbuild Strategy Pivots To Replacement From Expansion. Also Mobilizing Multiple Gas Fleets
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 …
Read More »Frac Market Takeaways From Liberty’s Conference Call
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 …
Read More »Talking Trends In Frac And Sand At The Petroleum Connection’s Houston Conference
We very much enjoyed interacting with everyone in Houston for the Petroleum Connection’s sand conference today. 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 today. There’s a lot more …
Read More »A Super Major Would Still Add Permian Rigs & Frac Crews Over The Next Couple Years At $60 Oil
We digest big plans from a big E&P pertaining to the Permian into a digestible summary… 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 »Frac Company Gives Update On The Loosening In Spot Frac Market; Shelves Expansion
After a recent idling in South Texas, a similar issue is confirmed in… 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 …
Read More »Haynesville Drilling Finally Responding To Gas Prices?
What are we seeing in drilling trends? We discuss… 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 …
Read More »Rig Preview: 4 Red Flags In March Permit Data
On the surface, things look calm and steady but the devil’s in the details… 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 …
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