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Guest Contributor Introduction From Joseph Triepke: Long time Infill Thinking readers may recall several guest posts from their fellow member Schuyler Wight over the years. He first wrote in back in 2017 when local sand mines were becoming his new neighbors left and right. He wrote in again in 2018 …

There’s a fascinating niche / novel approach to wet sand management on the wellsite happening in the Permian right now… We break down the project in some detail to better understand how widespread this could become in the future… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the …

Here is a look at how proppant intensity is trending in completions around the U.S. shale patch. 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 …

Sand litigation is back. We analyze the new suits and implications 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 …

Sand litigation is back. We analyze the new suits and implications 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 …

Sand litigation is back. We analyze the new suits and implications 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 …

Sand mine M&A is back! We analyze the new deal and implications 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 …

What to expect in rig count and DUCs 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 …

Frac HHP continues to come into the market. Here’s what to watch this coming 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 …

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 …

We are tracking a developing story with corporate finance implications in the frac sand space… 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 …

E&P spending plans are evolving rapidly and in this update we think ahead to 2H22 and 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 …

We digest the news that U.S. Silica will not separate their industrial sand business from 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 …

What to expect in rig count and DUCs 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 …

Capital allocators have a tough job right now as the market focuses intently on discounting bigger risks into assets:  inflation is terrible, more Fed rate hikes are coming, and recession fears loom large. Here are some reasons why we are still optimistic about oilfield investments. There’s a lot more to …

E&P spending plans are evolving rapidly… 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 …

A water diversion project in Pecos, Reeves, and Ward counties is stirring up some opposition… 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 …

Reaction to breaking news on the regulatory front in frac sand 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 has …

Some breaking news on the regulatory front in frac sand 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 has expired, …

What to expect in rig count and DUCs 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 …

After talking with the creators behind it, we learned some interesting stuff about the frac sand supply chain’s second wet sand storage system for final mile… 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 …

We just got a massive download on the Lamesa mine owned by U.S. Silica… 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 …

All you need to get up to speed on the latest developments in the frac supply chain can be found here. Grab a cup of coffee and tuck into this report! There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive …

Some interesting last mile datapoints to know… 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 …

Some interesting market nuggets in pressure pumping crossed our desk 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 …

If you care about “unleashing US LNG”, natural gas production trends in general, or doing business in the Appalachian shale markets, then you should consider coming out to Pittsburgh with us this July 29th for the Oilfield Water Connection conference. Already, the vast majority of the region’s shale gas E&P …

This week, our Lium colleagues updated their quarterly data packet and D&C model with fresh forecasts for 2023 on a $100 oil base case – updated databases include D&C Model, E&P Spending, Rigs, Wells, Frac, Shale Fleets, Frac Sand, and sand prices. In this chart of the day, we share a snippet from the big …

Civil site work and prep is underway at the Basin’s newest in-field mine. This one will be… 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 …

Today we are in Houston meeting with oilfield market participants engaged in the industrial minerals supply chain for drilling and completions at the IMFORMED conference. Here is some of what we have learned at the event so far… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full …

This week, we are honored to be presenting the frac sand outlook for the IMFORMED Industrial Minerals conference in Houston (link) leveraging Lium data. Lium data clients are welcome to download the full presentation here. Here is are the themes we are addressing in the presentation outline followed by a “chart …

What to expect in rig count and DUCs 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 …

This week, we attended the large oilfield conference in Ft Worth. We walked in with 7 key themes in mind and tested these in conversations with industry contacts at the event. Here is what we learned about the tight oil narrative for 2H22+… There’s a lot more to this story… …

In this update, you’ll find key takeaways from the company’s earnings call that are relevant to the broader frac supply chain marketplace. 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 …

Latest tallies on frac fleet counts by operator… 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 …

Earlier this week, we wrote about sand mines coming to southeastern New Mexico. After some investigative journalism, we’ve learned a lot more than we knew 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, …

Looks like somebody’s gonna build a sand mine in New Mexico.. 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, …

E&P spending plans are evolving rapidly… 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 …

In this update we put two and two together to illuminate EOG’s new Permian sand procurement strategy to get sand closer to the wellhead. 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 …

In a related piece this morning, we discussed inflationary pressures and how E&P budgets are responding. Here are more specifics on the drivers of these inflationary pressures… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you …

E&P spending is moving… 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 …

There’s new disclosures on moving the efficient frontier higher in simulfrac world… 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 …

In March driving around out in the Permian, we laid eyes on the frac sand industry’s newest plant…Today, the E&P customer behind it talked all about it for the first time… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive …

An interesting / surprising inflection in the mainstream narrative around trucking is worth watching for everyone 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 you …

While OFS is getting credit for being disciplined and many companies across the oilfield value chain are echoing a chorus of “we are sold out”, some fleet expansion is still happening. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive …

We just got a massive download on the Alpine Silica mine owned by Profrac… 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 …

US Silica provided their positive results and outlook this morning. Here is a digestible bullet point summary of the key market intel they shared… 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 …

Thesis tracking on recent prediction about more NWS by rail challenges shows evidence piling up. Plus, are the silica dust rules for mines about to change? 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 …

This week, we have an update on local sand mining activity… 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, …

NWS is more expensive, but it’s more reliable and if you pay for it it will definitely be there on time. Right? Right guys? Hmm… 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 …

Liberty talked quite a bit about sand and logistics on their earnings conference call this week along with their usual airtime on pumping market fundamentals. After processing their remarks, here is what jumped out at us regarding the frac supply chain market outlook. As a general impression… There’s a lot …