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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 …

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 …

A variety of datapoints crossed our desk and surfaced in client meetings this week that didn’t warrant a full update but are certainly worth a mention and impact the frac supply chain. Here are the nuggets that stood out to us…. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to …

Mine-gate prices have been a source of inflation in well costs this year, but the mine-gate might not be where customers experience the next round of pain… 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 is a developing story… 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 …

Halliburton’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 …

Ever wonder what the actual capex, cash operating cost, sales price at the mine-gate, volume forecast, etc. looked like for one of the nation’s biggest frac sand mines? Wonder no more, constant readers, wonder no more…. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To …

Today we follow up on a series of recent reports on Eagle Ford sand market chaos (including this one from mid-March and this one from early-April) with the latest crazy datapoints… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive …

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 efficiency has stagnated over the past several quarters…. 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 …

A little Friday fun to make you smile before the week is out… 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 …

In a separate report this morning, we wrote about the conservative approach that local sand producers in the Permian are taking in response to strong market signals. In that report we mentioned two key trends in the supply base and here we discuss an example of both… There’s a lot …

In the Permian Basin, frac sand production capacity growth has been… 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, …

About three weeks ago, we penned this report on the challenges of finding sand in the Eagle Ford shale, a basin that is near the top of the U.S. shale plays for drilling activity increases so far this year. Here’s what’s new… There’s a lot more to this story… Login …

An innovation in last mile logistics for frac sand comes to light 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 …

What’s the Baker Hughes rig count missing during 1Q22? Oh, and the top basins by rig count… 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 …

By The Stats – Membership Resources Provided During 1Q22 In the 90 days ending March 31, 2022, the Infill Thinking research team: published 76 independent research updates, emailed 24 original Infill Thoughts newsletters to active members, regularly updated Lium Database Downloads for data clients, moderated a frac sand panel discussion …

Sand, water and trucking aren’t easy and multiple pressure pumper have been fighting an uphill battle on these fronts. One pumper talked about the challenge 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 …

We are planning a Haynesville completions supply chain field trip. Ahead of that, we provide an update on market conditions and new mines in the basin in this report. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research …

There’s some new buzz building 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 expired, please email us …

With contacts in the Haynesville telling us how busy they’ve been, we take a look at gas v oil drilling trends in 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 …

What happens in the Permian makes it to the Infill Thinking newsletter, especially when we drive 1,200 miles across the basin in two days gathering intel for readers! Check out an update on a sand plant in this post. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the …

This week in the Permian, we laid eyes on the frac sand industry’s newest plant… 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 last mile system design new to the Lower 48 but experienced abroad made its Permian debut and we think about clues around the “who”… 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 …

Unbundling works until it doesn’t. And some E&Ps are finding that it doesn’t right 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, …

With the news last week that Black Mountain Oil and Gas spud their first Eagle Ford well, we went into our own dat well to find… 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 …

South Texas frac sand market has taken a turn for the worse if you are buying 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 …

A last mile system design new to the Lower 48 but experienced abroad makes it’s Permian debut… 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 …

Access to OCTG has become a critical concern in today’s oilfield. When OCTG issues or concerns come up, we know just who to call to get answers… In this update, see five key OCTG market questions answered by the leading independent market researcher in this oilfield category… There’s a lot more …

2022 budget analysis… 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 …

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 large NWS player had some interesting things to say 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 …

We had a great experience at the IN-PERSON 2nd Annual Oilfield Water Markets Conference this March 10-11 along side over 300 of the industry’s movers and shakers. Here’s a few takeaways… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive …

“There decades when nothing happens; and there are weeks when decades happen.” – Vladimir Ilyich 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 …

Although the mainstream press will focus on the massive spot oil price spike (shock and awe of $130/bbl post Biden’s Russian oil embargo today), it’s important to keep in mind the context of the… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this …

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 …

The Sea Change Is Happening Lightning Fast On Friday afternoon we wrote about the beginning of a great sea change in sentiment towards oil and gas – a sea change that will challenge the capital discipline theme in a way that no oil price, no matter how high, ever could. …

We continue to hear some mindblowing market anecdotes in frac sand. Here are some fresh off our research 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 …

A powerful narrative shift is underway with big implications for U.S. oil and gas production, producers, and enablers… 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, …

Tight sand is becoming a major factor in the pressure pumping market. Here are 6 ways this is playing out: 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 …

The world is a mess. The tyranny of an evil man is on full display, disrupting world order, and it won’t be soon forgotten as an uncertain globe witnesses unprovoked civilian devastation from the biggest military action in Europe since WWII. The ripple effects could obviously be profound. As a …

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 …

What E&Ps are telling their investors is changing – the changes so far are subtle, but they are firm evidence that cost inflation has been underappreciated. 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 …

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 here is the latest intelligence sand buyers and sellers need to know… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To …

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 …

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 …

Today we have updated our Permian sand plant database for several new in-field facilities. Here are key takeaways… 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, …