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5 Big Picture Impressions From “Sand Antonio”

This week we and about 300 other folks attended the biggest frac sand conference of the year. Hat tip to our friends at Petroleum Connection for bringing the industry together successfully once again. Infill Thinking founder Joseph Triepke and Lium senior analyst Alex Meleshko moderated two great panels at the …

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What’s Left In The Tank For 4Q24? [DATA ALERT]

This week, we have an update on E&P spending 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 has expired, please …

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First Look At 2025 Public E&P Budget Plans

Important addressable market update on the Lower 48 OFS sector. 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 …

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Silica Valley: Digitalizing Wet Sand Piles

    Back in 2018 / 2019, Infill Thinking featured a series called Silica Valley in which we profiled emerging software platforms in frac sand logistics / wellsite storage. At the time, different firms were developing and rolling out proprietary digital systems for last mile optimization and inventory tracking. The software …

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Lower 48 Frac Sand Supply Trends [Data Alert]

Some big picture takeaways for all Infill Thinking members from another important data release provided to Lium data clients. 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 …

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Liberty’s Outlook Confirms That It’s Gonna Get Worse Before It Gets Better In OFS. Oh And They Are Also Working On A Sand Slurry Last Mile Pipe System!

Infill Thinking covers read-through and takeaways from LBRT as they kick off another OFS earnings season… 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, …

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9 Years Way Up, 3 Years A Bit Down… Permian Productivity Is A Key Industry Debate [20 Years Of Shale Data Series]

As shale turns 20 years old, we are examining and commeroating a variety of historical trends to illuminate big structural changes in shale’s history (including some ongoing themes that continue reshaping the industry). Our goal with this new series is several-fold: provide data-driven context for key multi-cycle themes (including several …

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3Q24’s Top 15 Research Reports & Key Themes

By The Numbers – Membership Resources Provided During 3Q24 In the ~90 days ending Sept. 30, 2024, the Infill Thinking research team: did two field trips – one to the Eagle Ford, one to the Haynesville – to gather carpet-level intelligence for members met with E&P operators to gather intel …

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Defragmenting The Frac Fleet [20 Years Of Shale Data Series]

As shale turns 20 years old, we are examining and commeroating a variety of historical trends to illuminate big structural changes in shale’s history (including some ongoing themes that continue reshaping the industry). Our goal with this new series is several-fold: provide data-driven context for key multi-cycle themes (including several …

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