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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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 look forward to meeting up with industry friends next Friday in Houston for a sand market discussion here’s a preview on what we’ll be talking about. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you …

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 …

We take a look at the latest wet vs. dry sand trends in the Haynesville for 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. If you are new to …

After years of talk, there’s action on local sand in Colorado. 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, …

We estimate there are X-X fleets active in the U.S. market today. Here’s how that trend looks over time with a few thoughts on 1Q23 trends in completions… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, …

For all of 2022, frac crews had no trouble finding work. Is that changing now? 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 …

A data-driven look at demand trends for West Texas local damp 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 …

A data-driven look at capacity trends for the West Texas local frac sand mining industry. 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 …

By The Stats – Membership Resources Provided During 1Q23 In the 90 days ending March 31, 2023, the Infill Thinking research team: published 76 independent research updates, emailed 26 original Infill Thoughts newsletters to active members, regularly updated Lium Database Downloads for data clients. Login to see what your peers …

What to expect in rig count going forward? 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 …

For all of 2022, we wrote at Infill Thinking about how net pricing in frac services had been going up. Is now when that changes? 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 couple weeks ago on their earnings call, ProFrac said something important that may have been missed amidst the deluge of datapoints with their earnings release… so we wanted to linger on it here and feather in a little additional color from our sand mine data. There’s a lot more …

A data-driven look at capacity trends for the West Texas local frac sand mining industry. 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 …

We discuss how aggressively E&Ps will be as it pertains to developing their tight oil inventory in this piece… 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 …

This week, we had a chance to catch up with the owners of a Texas regional frac sand plant that is currently being marketed for sale, which gave us an insider’s view of their operations. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read …

What to expect in rig count going forward? 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 …

Thoughts on frac stock price performance… 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 …

We caught up with the newest name in the local frac sand game. 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 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 …

A data-driven look at operating activity trends for the West Texas local frac sand mining industry. 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 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 …

Amid recent volatility, our data team stress tested our predictive models and we share some insights on downside scenarios 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 …

A quick follow up on the tightness we wrote about earlier 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 …

This week, we have an update on supply/demand equilibrium in a key part of 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 you are new to …

In about two months, on May 17-18 at the Ft Worth Convention Center, US oil industry leaders and investors will gather to discuss oilfield water’s evolving business model, market structure, and the latest commercial trends. Chris Wright, CEO of Liberty Energy, is delivering the opening keynote on the future of …

How much sand are E&Ps are putting downhole in their wells? We take a look at hard independently formulated data showing that Permian completions engineers are increasing loadings on average. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our …

We caught up with the management team of a fast growing last mile service provider making a fresh strategic push into the last mile category in frac. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you …

OCTG was one of the AFE line items that ran the hottest on 2022 inflation. What’s the trend / expectations as 2023 begins? 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 …

Since giving our members the heads up about this new frac sand capacity in S TX several times since December, we connected with management to learn directly from them about the project and what else they’ve got in the works… and there’s quite a bit cooking here… There’s a lot …