In less than a week, we will participate in the final oilfield water management executive business conference of 2025 and it should be a doozy… check out our preview and grab a last minute pass! Event Info Date: October 30, 2025 (one-day) Location: Houstonian Hotel Details / Registration: http://oilfieldwater.com/owupdate7 …
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Select Frac Market Quick Hits… Spending Hike Punished, Counting Wet Sand Crews, A Team Is Back, People On The Move, Tough Trucking, & more…
Our desk is churning out the research this week full steam ahead… 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 …
Read More »Halliburton’s Power Business Grows Plus Their Latest Frac Outlook
HAL earnings hit the newswire on Tuesday morning, and we highlight key points of interest from their earnings material and conference call for the broader completions market here… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, …
Read More »In Other News… Sand People On The Move, A Power Sale, OFS Rides Power Wave, RFP Wait, Last Mile Gear, & More…
Our desk is churning out the research this week full steam ahead… 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 …
Read More »Frac Supply Chain Data Dims In The Government Shutdown. We Are Doing Something About It!
As your trusted data partner in the frac supply chain, Infill Thinking is embarking on a new effort to continue an aspect of frac market transparency lost in the government shut down. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and …
Read More »Frac Sand Buyers: Haynesville [Chart Of The Day]
Here we bring you a data-driven view of sand buyers. 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 …
Read More »Liberty Kicks Off OFS Earnings Season With A Power Surge
Infill Thinking covers read-through and takeaways from the first earnings release of 3Q25 OFS earnings season… 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, …
Read More »An In-Basin AI Data Center Lands In The Permian. This Could Change Everything…
Writing this report today reminds us of when we wrote this little report back in 2017 about the Permian’s very first in-basin sand mine. That was the start of the dune sand mine rush – a boom that saw 50 plants built over the next seven years. Are we now …
Read More »With WTI Back To The May 2025 Lows, The Reaction Of Some In OFS Might Surprise You
Some thoughts on the macro drivers for oilfield activity headed into 2026. 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 …
Read More »OFS Context For The Latest E&P M&A Speculation
Data context on the latest M&A rumblings… 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 …
Read More »Frac Sand Buyers: MidCon [Chart Of The Day]
Here we bring you a data-driven view of sand buyers. 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 …
Read More »Tracking Frac Fleets By Basin [CHART OF THE DAY]
Insight on frac crews… 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 options at [email protected]. (Current members login here.) Members get: Exclusive …
Read More »We’ve Got A Scoop On SCOOP/STACK Frac Sand
We learned something interesting about a new sand supply arrangement that has been struck in the MidCon. 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 …
Read More »Oilfield Earnings Season Starts Next Week… Here Are 10 Thoughts As We Prepare To Listen
Public Oilfield Service firms start talking to investors next week. Here are 10 things we are listening for… 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 …
Read More »Shale Is Not Immune To The Data Center Hype…
Tracking data center buzz in shale… 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 …
Read More »For Permian Frac Sand, This Is The 1st Step To Rebalancing
Any new mines among the dunes? 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 …
Read More »Frac Sand Buyers: Eagle Ford [Chart Of The Day]
Here we bring you an data-driven view of sand buyers. 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 …
Read More »Last Mile Fleet Responding To Low Prices & ICE? [CHART OF THE DAY]
In this data driven post, we discuss and chart some the trends in a key oilfield activity area. 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 …
Read More »Rig Count Decline Pauses While Frac Rides The Slide [Shale Monthly Activity Data Alert]
In this data alert, see interesting observations from a new data release just made for data subscribers… 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 …
Read More »10 Takeaways From This Week’s Permian Power Connection Conference
Takeaways from time well spent in Midland Texas this week at the big power conference. 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 …
Read More »See The Top 20 Oilfield Research Reports & Themes Of 3Q25 Here
3Q25 Summary Infill Thinking members received 22 e-newsletters containing 67 new original research reports during the past 90 days For Lium data plan clients, we updated dozens of data products during the quarter As always, thank you for reading – it is our great honor to write for you! In …
Read More »In Other News… Fake News Truck Crash, M&A Chatter, Driverless Trucks, Truck Tariff, Wet Sand Processing Sighting, Headed To Midland & more…
Our desk is churning out the research this week full steam ahead… 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 …
Read More »A Big Frac Efficiency Gain Datapoint With Additional Color On The Job From Our Field Checks…
Interesting datapoint this week, we break it down…. 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 …
Read More »Developmental Capex Is Not Keeping Up With Acreage Swelling Via M&A [CHART OF THE DAY]
In this data driven post, we discuss the trends in a key oilfield activity driver. 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 …
Read More »The E-Fleet Orderbook Finally Takes A Breather…[Data Alert]
Insight on a key trend in frac hydraulic horsepower supply and mix. 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 …
Read More »The Next Big Thing In Energy Speculation Is Blurring Industry Sector Lines [Project Watch List]
An emerging trend focused on the data center buildout is blurring industry lines between: oilfield tech… … 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 …
Read More »3 Interesting Frac Market Wrinkles To Watch As The Cliff Looms
It’s hard to believe, but the fourth quarter is now less than 2 weeks away. We think through some important frac market trends as we head into it… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research …
Read More »Well At Least This Key Metric Isn’t Falling As Fast As Before… [CHART OF THE DAY]
You need to see this leading indicator data for drilling. 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 …
Read More »500+ Permian Power Players Will Meet In Midland In 10 Days [Event Preview]
A hot research topic at Infill Thinking this year has been the intersection of mobile power gen and oilfield service. We invite readers to join us at a new event coming up soon in the Permian that will dive deep into electrification trends, risks and opportunities. In this report, we …
Read More »ICE Is Cooling Capacity In A Key Frac Supply Chain Link – Another Datapoint In The Narrative Detering Drivers…
the latest in a new regulatory risk for a critical path labor pool that we have been monitoring in the oilfield this year… 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. …
Read More »2025 Is Still Missing Its “Signature Deal” In U.S. E&P [Data Alert]
Our data team shares a data tool for understanding consolidation. 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 …
Read More »How Big Can They Get? Thoughts On Yet Another Potential Permian E&P Takeover
In this update, we discuss the latest takeover talk of the town. 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 …
Read More »Some Notable Things Oilfield CEOs Said (And Didn’t Say) To Investors About The L48 Market
They talk, we listen… 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 …
Read More »Frac RFP Watch [Chart Of The Day]
In this update, we discuss Permian completion RFP 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 a member. If you are new to Infill Thinking, or your membership has expired, please email …
Read More »Pet Coke Well Update [Data Alert]
In this update, we’ve unearthed new data on the newest technical trend in proppant… 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 …
Read More »Permian Simulfracs Reach A New Milestone [CHART OF THE DAY]
In this data driven post, we discuss the trend in Permian simulfrac 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 …
Read More »A Frac Sand Defendant Fires Back…
Both sides of an important frac sand case are now public and will have their day in court. We discuss the latest details in the case… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you …
Read More »7 Frac Sand Quick Hits: People, Power, Prices, Production, Processing…
Our desk is churning out the research this week full steam ahead… 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 …
Read More »Friday Followup: Digging A Little Deeper On A Utah Sand Miner
We dig into a recent question about a mine on the move… 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 …
Read More »Sand Hauling Carrier Trends [Data Alert]
Today, we are updating another Excel download for data clients – this one tracks frac sand hauling fleets. Some key takeaways from the new data include: … There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, …
Read More »THE POWER PLAY: “Who’s Who In The Zoo”… A Quick Study Of Big OFS Relationships In Power
What’s shale doing around the hottest trend in the broader economy this year? 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 …
Read More »North And West Local Sand Activity Update [Data Alert]
If you work in the Bakken, Powder River, Uinta, DJ, or Scoop/Stack basins, you won’t want to miss this intel. 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 …
Read More »Reading Some Of The Tea Leaves On The Home Stretch Of 2025…
You need to see this leading indicator data for drilling. 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 …
Read More »The D&C Slowdown Is Becoming More Concrete [Data Alert]
Today, we refreshed a must-have shale database tracking some key metrics in the L48 shale surface markets. 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 …
Read More »Visualizing The Consolidation Of Kermit Sand [Map Of The Day]
Following through on something that resonated with us in our recent Permian travels… 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 …
Read More »A Case A Day In A Four-Pack Of Oilfield Legal Disputes: Today’s Case In Logistics… [Part 4 Of 4]
Who’s suing who in the oilfield? Why does it matter? We discuss the latest cases and their implications… 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 …
Read More »An IPO In Permian Produced Water As Volumes Rise…
Recent deal news equals +1, -1 public company in midstream of water! 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 …
Read More »Haynesville Sand Supply Update [DATA ALERT]
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, …
Read More »In Other News… A Closure In Frac?, New Last Mile Headache, Will Trucking Turnaround, Off-Grid Power BOOM, Carrier Exits, People, & More…
Our desk is churning out the research this week full steam ahead… 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 …
Read More »A Case A Day In A Four-Pack Of Oilfield Legal Disputes: Today’s Case In Water… [Part 3 Of 4]
Who’s suing who in the oilfield? Why does it matter? We discuss the latest cases and their implications… 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 …
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