Infill Thinking Lifting the O&G knowledge curve

Water remains a hot topic as Permian volumes increase and recycling is a key focus for E&Ps there. This week, one large Permian E&P went into detail on their water strategy during an investor conference in NY. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  …

A deep dive on an evolving last mile logistics / well site storage system. 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 …

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 recent changes across various companies in the frac supply chain. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full …

The public comment section of the DSL listing (which closes this week) has become a hot mess of non-incremental submissions… 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 …

In this data alert, see an interesting observation from a new data release just added for data subscribers… 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 …

More folks are looking at a new approach to wellsite storage… here are some things to consider as we look at the new tech. 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 …

We offer Infill Thinking members some valuable context around recent mobile-mini frac sand plant headlines. 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 …

Shortly after our data-driven look at ESG fleet trends earlier this week comes a big headline from the courtroom. 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 …

Lots going on with local sand supply in the Bakken/Rockies these days! Here’s an 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. If you are new to Infill Thinking, or …

Thoughts on wet sand usage by operators. 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 …

Shortly after our data-driven look at ESG fleet trends earlier this week comes a big headline from the courtroom. 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 …

We went digging on a new frac sand location that’s been making some noise… here’s what we found. 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 …

With yet another big E&P M&A headline, we refresh our M&A 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 …

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 …

A round up below of fleet counts… 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 …

We’ve looked a lot at mines vs. lizard in recent research, but what about D&C activity vs. the lizard? 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 …

An update from location on a brand new Eagle Ford frac sand mine… 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 …

We digested new datapoints from ProFrac and ProPetro over the past couple weeks… 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 …

It’s still pretty early for Public E&Ps to give formal 2024 budgets, but over the past several weeks, we’ve gotten ‘soft guidance’ on about a dozen E&P earnings calls. As a key takeaway, 2024 capex is… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To …

If you missed the big produced water conference in Pittsburgh this week two things – check out our takeaways and don’t miss the next Oilfield Water Connection event in Houston November 2nd (link). Read on for key Marcellus takeaways… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the …

We expected E&Ps would talk more specifically about service cost deflation 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 …

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 …

Data 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 …

Some of the mines in the hot zones have mitigated risk by participating in conservation plans, but in the case of the listing decision becoming effective, it will be important to… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive …

Our conversation with Chris Jensen, manager of one of two leading conservation plans relevant to the DSL, was much scarier than we expected going in as it pertains to what things will look like after a listing becomes effective (which Chris thinks is highly likely, but isn’t sure when…). There’s …

We caught up on how E&Ps see frac sand trending… 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 …

Our public record mining reveals that another new entrant is entering the 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, …

We caught up with U.S. Silica’s O&G team to learn more about a new technology they are introducing at the wellsite… 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 …

Data on differences in rig trends by operator type… 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 …

Market takeaways we learned from the second 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 …

What’s Exxon going to do with their sand strategy? The discussion continues 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 …

US Silica provided their outlook and some big new disclosures 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 membership has …

Here’s what we learned from the latest round of pressure pumpers commentary (last week we covered takeaways from HAL here and LBRT 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. …

Last week, we spent a couple days traipsing around the Eagle Ford. This resulted in two boots on the ground reports last week: a) new mine and b) new wellsite solution. Today we conclude our field trip takeaways with a couple more market intel bullets and pictures from the road… …

A sand mine is making a bold and unprecedented play in the Northern Delaware… and we’ve got another exclusive scoop ahead of open season officially beginning tomorrow… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you …

This week, we updated several proppant market data files for Lium data clients. Here are key takeaways…   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 …

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 …

This week, we had an opportunity to visit a NexTier damp sand frac job in the Eagle Ford where the company had deployed their new wet sand pile solution. Here is what we learned about this new approach to wellsite sand management which is novel to frac but leverages proven …

Their press release confirms our expectations into this earnings season of sliding frac activity during 2Q23…   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 …

We think ahead about what we might hear with oilfield earnings reports and calls just around the corner… 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 drove out to the site of a brand new Eagle Ford frac sand mine this week… here’s what we know about this location. 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 …

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 …

We caught up with a Bakken new entrant and learned a lot of new details 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 …

Our public record mining reveals new details on a new entrant we’ve been monitoring since May… 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, …

Reaction to news on the regulatory front pertinent to frac sand… 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, …

A sand mine is making a bold and unprecedented play in the Northern Delaware… and we’ve got an exclusive scoop with all the deals ahead of them opening up capacity to the market in an ‘Open Season’ marketing process that is not typical of this sector… There’s a lot more …

DSL update after following up with a variety of industry contacts post-USFWS decision… 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 …

DSL 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. If you are new to Infill Thinking, or your membership has expired, please email us to discuss our current subscription options …

By The Numbers – Membership Resources Provided During 2Q23 In the 90 days ending June 30, 2023, the Infill Thinking research team: published 70 independent research updates, emailed 23 original Infill Thoughts newsletters to active members, conducted a survey collecting responses from nearly 100 members (see results) regularly updated Lium …

OCTG outook… 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 options …