Analysis and context for sand supply growth 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 us …
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A Sand Hauling Leader Goes All-In On CNG Fleet Recapitalization
We had a chance to learn about a cutting edge emissions reduction / cost out strategy in frac sand’s last 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 be a member. If you …
Read More »Trends In U.S.A. Local Sand Supply Growth Part I – Splintering Not Flooding [Chart Of The Day]
Analysis and context for US frac sand supply 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 »A New Permian Damp Sand Plant Preparing For Imminent Launch
We had a chance to learn directly from management about a new damp sand plant project we’ve been writing about from our own observations for a couple of months now… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our …
Read More »A Chat About Frac Sand Strategy With Debt-Free Black Mountain’s C-Suite
Impressions, takeaways, and observations from phone time with Black Mountain Sand this week discussing their platform and latest strategic thinking in 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. …
Read More »Where Will The Permian Pile Count Go From Here? [Pile Thoughts Part 2]
After a recent report, we got some inbounds from multiple readers asking the same question, so here you go! 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 …
Read More »How Many Damp Sand Pile Systems Are On Permian Pads Today? [Pile Thoughts Part 1]
After a recent report, we got some inbounds from multiple readers asking the same question, so here you go! 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 …
Read More »More Gas Cuts And Some Context For Northeast Drilling & Completions [Chart Of The Day]
Analysis and context for Marcellus drilling and completions demand as another operator cuts back. 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 »Here Are The Latest Frac Crew Counts By Pumper After 4Q23 Earnings Season
A round up of fleet counts… 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 »ProFrac Throws Down The Gauntlet, Going After Market Share
ProFrac was the final pressure pumper to report 4Q23 earnings this week. And there were fireworks. Analysis, data, and context on why what they said matters so much in frac. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our …
Read More »A Look Behind The Gate At Vista Minerals’ First Damp Sand Plant [Mine Tour Notes & Photos]
Last week, we put boots on the ground in the Permian for a mine tour. Here are some takeaways… 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 …
Read More »Frac & Wellsite Pile Storage Notes From The Road [Permian Field Trip]
Last week, we put boots on the ground in the Permian for a mine tour and a wellsite storage demo. We also put some miles on the truck driving out to some interesting sites to get eyes on some cutting edge activity. Here are some takeaways and photos from that …
Read More »Sand Mine Notes & Photos From The Road [Permian Field Trip]
Last week, we put boots on the ground in the Permian for a mine tour and a wellsite storage demo. We also put some miles on the truck driving out to some interesting sites to get eyes on some cutting edge activity. Here are some takeaways and photos from that …
Read More »Shale Capex Trends For 2024 [Chart Of The Day]
A look at the addressable market for oilfield services, equipment, supplies, and consumables. 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 Mines Slow Down In Gas Crash, But A New Plant Is Coming… [DATA ALERT]
Important sand supply update in a Lower 48 nat gas basin. 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 »Fila-Mar’s K2 Sands Wet Pile System Field Demonstration Takeaways [Notes From The Road]
We traveled into the heart of the Permian to see a new wet sand pile system 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 …
Read More »Thinking About Timing And Magnitude Of Looming Nat Gas Rig Releases As Shut-Ins Begin
Here we think ahead about what the gas rig count could do… 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 »Getting More For Less Is A Prominent 2024 Shale E&P Theme As Operators Focus On “Capital Efficiency”
We analyze what will be one of the top E&P themes of 2024 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 …
Read More »Rigs & Crews By Operator As Another E&P Adopts Trimul-fracs And Multiple Teams Integrate After Recent M&A
Who’s working what where? 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 »Hate To Sound Like A Broken Record… But… +2 Permian Sand Plants… Again [Data Alert]
Important sand supply update in the Lower 48’s largest frac sand market. 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 »Industry Reaction To Atlas / Hi Crush
Ruminations and musings after we’ve had a chance to discuss the huge M&A deal news in frac sand this week with many contacts… 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 »US Silica’s Thoughts On The Atlas / Hi Crush Deal Plus Their Frac Sand Market Outlook
US Silica provided their outlook this morning and here’s what we took away… 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 »Atlas Conference Call Takeaways
Elaboration from conference call on breaking M&A deal news in frac sand 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 …
Read More »The Permian’s Two Largest Frac Sand Suppliers Combine
Thoughts, data, analysis and context on the breaking M&A deal news in frac sand 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, …
Read More »Oilfield Water Growth And Sustainability Progress [Datapoint Roundup]
Several quick but big items caught our attention 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 expired, …
Read More »ProPetro Expects Flat 2024 Frac Activity, Not Losing Sleep Over Depressed Diesel Fleet Spot Market
From ProPetro last week, we heard … 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 »People On The Move In The Frac Supply Chain
Individuals are often overlooked in this asset-intensive sector, but talent shifts can have big implications for value creation, oilfield trends, sales and competitive dynamics. Here we discuss some recent changes across various companies in the frac supply chain. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full …
Read More »In Other News… Wet Sand Revolution Follow-Up, CHK Cuts Deep, +1 E&P Deal, Well Soaking, & More…
Several quick but big items caught our attention 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 expired, please …
Read More »Your Eyes And Ears On The Frac Sand Stage — Mapping The Mines [DATA ALERT]
Today we have added a new resource for clients of our premium data service 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 »+2 Permian Wet Sand Plants & 4Q23 Activity Update [Data Alert]
Important sand supply update in the Lower 48’s largest frac sand market. 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 »Another New Permian Sand Mining Entrant Coming In With A Kermit Production Facility…
We learned about another new damp frac sand plant in the Permian Basin coming online in 2024. 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 »Celebrating Our 700th Newsletter Edition And 6 Years Of Independent Research. Have You Ever Wondered How Infill Thinking Got Its Name?
This Tuesday, Infill Thinking’s twice-weekly newsletter celebrates a nice milestone. We are shipping our 700th edition! Issue #1 was sent to a handful of early subscribers way back on October 21, 2016. 699 editions, thousands of readers, over 2,300 research reports published, and 6 years later, Infill Thinking is still …
Read More »A ‘Coming Soon’ Sign, A Surprise Phone Call, And Revelations On A New Permian Frac Sand Miner [EXCLUSIVE]
We caught up with the team behind a new frac sand mining initiative in West Texas to learn more about their growth plan… 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 »Nat Gas E&Ps Lighten Up Their 2024 Programs As The Commodity Price Flounders
Here we catch up on how gas-focused E&P plans are adapting to the rapid collapse of natural gas prices so far 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 »“Relatively Steady” Is Patterson-UTI’s Drilling & Completions Outlook
Read-through to the D&C market from a leading player in both rigs and frac crews 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, …
Read More »Alpine Silica Spinco… Standalone Frac Sand Going Public Again?
Quick thoughts on a potential new ipo in the proppant 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 your membership has expired, …
Read More »South Texas Sandemonium Continues…
Today an update on a tough situation for pumpers and E&Ps in the South Texas market… 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 »E&P M&A Off To A Rip-Roaring Start In 2024 [Chart Of The Day]
Refreshing our upstream consolidation monitor after FANG/Endeavor, a few thing stand 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 has …
Read More »Oilfield Service Read-Through In The Latest E&P Mega-Merger
The great Permian E&P consolidation spree continues with another big deal… Here are some quick thoughts on OFS implications in the transaction: 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 …
Read More »Blue Diamond Proppants Report
This week, we learned more about new local frac sand mines planned for a basin in the Lower 48 and updated an Excel database for clients to download. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research …
Read More »XCL SandCo Report
This week, we learned more about new local frac sand mines planned for a basin in the Lower 48 and updated an Excel database for clients to download. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research …
Read More »Utah – Get Me Two! [NEW MINES & DATA UPDATE]
This week, we learned more about new local frac sand mines planned for a basin in the Lower 48 and updated an Excel database for clients to download. 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 »Frac Conference Quick Thoughts
This week, we are attending a large industry event, and here are some things that stood out to us from our conversations there. 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 »South Texas Sand Update [Quick Hits & Data Downloads]
This week, we are catching up on sand trends in south Texas and documenting what we have uncovered… 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 »Super Majors Need To Build More Permian DUCs In 2024
How are two of the biggest oil companies in the world thinking about shale development programs 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 …
Read More »A Look At Permian Seismicity Trends As Delaware Spike Causes More Aggressive Regulatory Response [Chart Of The Day]
Something to keep an eye on in the Permian 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 has expired, …
Read More »Update On Permian Sand Scramble – Situation Better But Still Not Normal
Field checks on seasonal sand struggles… 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 »In Other News… Midland Over Riyadh, Cudd Comeback & New Fleet, Cold Weather Scapegoat, & more…
Some big (and small) public companies have made announcements over the past few days that you should know about if you work in OFS, sand or other shale supply chain roles. Here’s a quick rundown of 8 key company disclosures: Midland Over Riyadh Today, Saudi Aramco press released a …
Read More »Infill Thinking 2024 Predictions For The U.S. Onshore Oilfield
Happy New Year 2024! Our 2023 predictions from a year ago didn’t do too badly (link), so here we go again peering into the crystal ball. Here are 10 predictions on what’s coming next in the oilfield marketplace… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full …
Read More »Scrambling For Permian Sand
Field checks show seasonal struggles with… 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 …
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