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Permian Drilling Heat Map As Rig Count Rises

Infill Thinking keeps members abreast of drilling trends with our weekly rig count analysis – unique takes and presentation on otherwise pedestrian rig count 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 …

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Where Does Permian Rig Count Go If Oil Stays $90+?

Infill Thinking keeps members abreast of drilling trends with our weekly rig count analysis – unique takes and presentation on otherwise pedestrian rig count 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 …

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Sand Buyer Headaches Are Now Turning Into Migraines

Flash-back. Infill Thinking December 2, 2021: New Year Could Bring Bigger Headaches For Permian Sand Buyers… Yep, that happened. Fast forward to today… and the headache is turning into a migraine. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive …

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White Sand, Wet Sand, Railed Sand, What Sand?

Flash-back. Infill Thinking December 2, 2021: New Year Could Bring Bigger Headaches For Permian Sand Buyers… Yep, that happened. Fast forward to today… …and we’ve got some new information on wet sand and white sand to share! There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  …

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Mini-Mobile Teaser

One question we have been getting often from members in 1Q22 is… 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 …

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Tracking The Super Majors’ U.S. Land Rig Count Trends

Infill Thinking keeps members abreast of drilling trends with our weekly rig count analysis – unique takes and presentation on otherwise pedestrian rig count 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 …

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Gearing Up For E&P Budget News [Chart Of The Day]

A near perfect recipe for spending growth ($87 WTI, well cost inflation, slowing efficiency gains) is colliding with public Independent E&P capital discipline and maintenance mentality.   There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you …

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ESG Re-Fleeting Trend Update [Chart Of The Day]

In September 2021, we marveled at the arm’s race in US pressure pumping to re-fleet with emissions-friendly equipment. Today we explore the latest ESG fleet counts and discuss the state of the industry’s environmentally-friendly recapitalization trend… feature image photo credit: profrac tier iv pump – profrac has been an early …

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Key Market Takeaways From RPC’s Frac Outlook & Results

RPC’s conference call this week echoed research presented in Infill Thinking’s recent stream on completions trends around pricing, materials and logistics… 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 …

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Frac Sand Pricing Momentum Continues To Build

For data clients, we have just posted bottoms-up analysis of nationwide frac sand mine activity for 4Q21 here. Some interesting high level takeaways have to do with NWS activity in the aggregate during the quarter…. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read …

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7 Key Oilfield Water Themes In 2022

We are looking forward to participating in the IN-PERSON 2nd Annual Oilfield Water Markets Conference this March 10-11 along side over 300 of the industry’s movers and shakers. If you care on water, this is the event to attend and the agenda is coming together nicely with speakers confirmed from …

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