Infill Thinking Lifting the O&G knowledge curve

US Silica provided their 2Q21 results and rest of year 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 …

Most of our simulfrac series to date (6 installments listed below) have focused on operations and market ripple effects. But there are constraints to consider as well…. More In This Series SimulFracs Will NOT Be A Rebundling Catalyst For Direct Sourcing E&Ps Vanishing Idle Time In Fracs – Breaking Down …

In several posts this week (on frac crews and rigs), we’ve highlighted the natural gas upstream industry’s apathy to a substantial natural gas price move since 2Q21. How long will this go on? Our channel checks and public E&P commentary suggest… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to …

Spot HHUB nat gas prices are north of $4. In fact, the whole natural gas curve has moved up pretty substantially since the start of 2Q21. The key question now is… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive …

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 …

Each week through the end of this month, we are illuminating the activity trend patterns of one large operator in the Lower 48 with hard data from Lium Research. While readers that provide services to these big E&Ps (or pay attention to company disclosures) might know their current rig count …

Nearly a year ago, we “guesstimated” (and then confirmed) that the first NOV SandBank deployed to Argentina’s Vaca Muerta Shale (here’s a link). 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 …

During our Permian Basin trip this month, we had an opportunity to spend the better part of an afternoon with H2O Midstream touring the company’s extensive Howard County water midstream infrastructure. H2O Midstream owns and operates the largest independent fully interconnected produced water disposal and recycling network in the Midland …

Halliburton’s conference call this week outlined… 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 …

It was great to be back out in the Permian Basin to meet with folks and visit various job sites this month. We posted 13 key observations in this recent post. Today, we wanted to share more boots on the ground insights from our trip and what better way than …

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 …

In addition to the in-depth updates published so far during this week in the frac research life, these 7 quick hits also crossed our desk and are worthy of a mention… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive …

As an addendum to this week’s deep dive mobile-mini report from our site visit to see several in-field frac sand plants in person last week, we wanted to break out and highlight the limiting factors we see to this sand mining approach. There are some big insurmountable ones in our …

Based on production run rates the day we visited, Hi Crush’s two mobile mini mines are producing enough sand to… 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 …

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 …

Each week through July, we’ll be illuminating the activity trend patterns of one large operator in the Lower 48 with hard data from Lium Research. While readers that provide services to these big E&Ps (or pay attention to company disclosures) might know their current rig count or fleet count, tracking …

With 2Q21 in the books, we are pausing to look back at the most read Infill Thinking research updates of the quarter. The activity recovery continued, but… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you …

It felt great to be back in the Permian Basin this week. Special thanks to all of you who took some time to meet with us, take us out in the field to show us your operations, and attend our Member Meetup. We are humbled by just how incredibly smart …

On the road in the Permian this week, we made first hand observations that confirm what our data has been suggesting since the oilfield began to recover from the pandemic downturn. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive …

Most of our simulfrac series to date (6 installments listed below) have focused on operations and market ripple effects. But there are constraints to consider as well…. More In This Series SimulFracs Will NOT Be A Rebundling Catalyst For Direct Sourcing E&Ps Vanishing Idle Time In Fracs – Breaking Down …

Each week through July, we’ll be illuminating the activity trend patterns of one large operator in the Lower 48 with hard data from Lium Research. While readers that provide services to these big E&Ps (or pay attention to company disclosures) might know their current rig count or fleet count, tracking …

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 …

A staggering look at frac efficiency gains leveraging Lium Research 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 expired, …

The OCTG market has a lot of crosscurrents swirling right now. And we know just the right expert to shed light on the key 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 …

This week, we had a chance to catch up with one of the largest frac sand storage/hauling solution providers in Texas. We learned that…   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 …

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 …

Each week through July, we’ll be illuminating the activity trend patterns of one large operator in the Lower 48 with hard data from Lium Research. While readers that provide services to these big E&Ps (or pay attention to company disclosures) might know their current rig count or fleet count, tracking …

You can file this update in “things we never thought we’d write when we started an oilfield research firm,” but there’s a must-read battle raging between a big Permian rancher and a super major. And it is playing out in real-time in a must-read Tweet-storm right now… There’s a lot …

Long-talked about regulations loom large with implementation finally happening next week… thoughts on what it means 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 …

Infill Thinking membership includes some of the smartest folks in the oilfield. Here’s what the real oilfield capital allocators are saying about the market they work in now… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, …

Member Meetups Are Back! Before the pandemic, our team hosted Infill Thinking members several times a year around the shale patch. Our informal popup meetings have no firm agenda, they are just gatherings of like minded oilfield decision makers to share ideas and discuss trends. Like many other vital aspects …

We are excited today to share the results of our well-attended industry marketplace survey about the year-ahead outlook… 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 are excited today to share the results of our well-attended industry marketplace survey about the year-ahead outlook… 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 …

Each week through July, we’ll be illuminating the activity trend patterns of one large operator in the Lower 48 with hard data from Lium Research. While readers that provide services to these big E&Ps (or pay attention to company disclosures) might know their current rig count or fleet count, tracking …

An interesting development / newcomer arrives in the sand hauler recruitment scene… 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 …

Infill Thinking membership includes some of the smartest folks in the oilfield. Here’s what the real oilfield capital allocators are saying about the market they work in now… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, …

By putting our heads together as a group, Infill Thinking members will establish an important baseline for understanding the “what next” on key oilfield trends into 2022. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you …

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 …

2Q21 is the busiest quarter for US E&P deal flow since we started keeping track of significant E&P M&A transactions in 2017. Not only are we already seeing new highs this quarter, but there are still three full weeks left in the quarter for bankers to add a few more …

This week we worked the phones and caught up with quite a few contacts in frac supply chain to chat business trends, hear the voice of the industry, and take the pulse of the sand mining community. In this update we get in the weeds to give you insight on …

This week we worked the phones and caught up with quite a few contacts in frac supply chain to chat business trends, hear the voice of the industry, and take the pulse of the sand mining community. The bottom line is… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to …

We are kicking off a new weekly data series this week. Each week through July, we’ll be illuminating the activity trend patterns of one large operator in the Lower 48 with hard data. While readers that provide services to these big E&Ps (or pay attention to company disclosures) might know …

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

Most of our simulfrac series to date (5 installments listed below) have focused on operations and market ripple effects. But there are ESG benefits to consider as well…. More In This Series SimulFracs Will NOT Be A Rebundling Catalyst For Direct Sourcing E&Ps Vanishing Idle Time In Fracs – Breaking …

Want to know how many trucks are hauling Texas frac sand and who controls them? We don’t have all the answers, but we have some of them…. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you …

In this update we tally up a bottoms-up look at Lower 48 frac activity company-by-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 Infill Thinking, or …

feature photo image is of our favorite TexMex joint to hit up when we are in Kermit TX (tell them Infill Thinking sent you, and no they did not pay for this plug… it’s a PSA for our members in the interest of great food!) Infill Thinking keeps members abreast …

The pursuit of sustainable well cost savings is alive and well, and it’s paying dividends in E&P land. Tight oil economics have never been better, not even at $100 oil, as E&Ps find ways to pound well costs into the ground. Here’s the latest… There’s a lot more to this …

After publishing a detailed update on the DSL situation earlier this week, we heard directly from the administrator of the Candidate Conservation Agreement With Assurances (CCAA), Chris Jensen. After several email exchanges, Chris graciously agreed to an interview to provide some follow-up details, clarification, and additional information to Infill Thinking …

We caught up with Detmar Logistics CEO Matt Detmar this morning to follow up on the Hylion press release and we learned the following:… 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 …