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We are looking forward to participating in the Petroleum Connection’s 10th Annual Frac Sand Supply & Logistics Conference. In advance of the event, we tip our hat to our friends at the Petroleum Connection for a decade of fantastic events in this sector – that’s quite a milestone and this …

Halliburton held a webcast during the Barclays investor conference this week, and we analyzed the finer points around ESG-fleets here. During our viewing, we kept getting distracted by the captivating…  

This week, Halliburton talked about something we’ve been doing a lot of work on lately: ESG fleet trends. Here’s the key points and the key pieces from our archive to add context… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and …

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 …

An interesting photo from the last mile logistics business crossed our desk – and we think we have the explanation. Plus we follow up on a guest post from about a month ago with more information and a video… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the …

It’s almost that time of year again….. shale RFQ season is just around the corner. During October, vendor inboxes will fill with emails from customers asking for pricing / bid invitations and volume commitments if awarded. Here is some food for thought as this happens… There’s a lot more to …

In research posted earlier this week, we marveled at the arm’s race in US pressure pumping to re-fleet with emissions-friendly equipment. Today we explore the why… feature image photo credit: profrac tier iv pump – profrac has been an early mover in exploring the power of dual fuel conversion There’s …

Aside from the priceless activity recovery in pressure pumping this year, ESG fleet conversion is the sector’s biggest theme. The recap is happening extremely quickly. By year-end 2021, we estimate that nat-gas power capable units will comprise….   feature photo image is ProPetro’s new Tier IV Dynamic Gas Blend (DGB) pumps …

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 recent news that Select Energy Service is the stalking horse for Basic Energy Services’ water business (Agua Libre Midstream) in their bankruptcy was just the latest in a string of big growth moves for Select in water midstream. Here we analyze the moves and what they mean… There’s a …

How is local sand activity faring regionally? Find out 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 expired, please …

Leveraging work done by the data science team at Lium, we share a peek ahead at 2023 base case shale activity expectations for spending, frac and rigs. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you …

Who’s plant is the busiest plant? We ran the numbers and… 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, …

Catching up on frac sand mentions in pressure pumper market commentary over the past couple months, these three things stood out as some of the more interesting things pumpers said about their biggest consumable: 1.. 2.. 3… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  …

2Q21 was the busiest quarter for US E&P deal flow since we started keeping track of significant E&P M&A transactions in 2017. Here’s an update on what’s followed that in 3Q… 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 …

As we prep for the 3RD ANNUAL OILFIELD WATER INUDSTRY UPDATE at the Houstonian this fall, we are digging into what matters in produced water and water midstream. Here is what we found… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update …

A data driven look at why proppant is the best indicator of oil production known to the shale industry… 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 …

Another reason for belly-dumps to spread is explored in this post… 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, …

How much penetration could simulfracs get in the next couple years? Here’s the logic on setting sights on a target for 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 …

Our simulfrac series returns today (the 8 previous installments in this series are listed at the end of this report)… More In This Series SimulFracs Will NOT Be A Rebundling Catalyst For Direct Sourcing E&Ps Vanishing Idle Time In Fracs – Breaking Down The Next Big Step In Shale’s Efficiency …

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 …

Permian and Eagle Ford frac sand mines continue to be busy (and getting busier), with 2021 completions activity closing in on the peak for the year. 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 …

The oilfield service addressable market is defined by E&P capex budgets. Get data-driven insights on what that means for the rest of 2021 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 …

Orphan wells and groundwater pollution are hot button issues in the Permian these days, and likely to become even hotter topics in the days ahead. In that context, today’s guest post is extremely relevant… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this …

E&P earnings season is underway. Over the past few days, we’ve… One Key Underlying Theme: Public E&Ps are… 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 …

A data-driven look at operating activity trends for the South Texas local frac sand mining industry. 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, …

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 …

This week’s pumping commentary 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 …

Why It Matters: EOG’s outlook is closely watched as they are the shale bellwether – so here we summarize what matters for the D&C market from their call, starting with an interesting comment on sand… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read …

As most readers probably know by now, Alamo Pressure Pumping has sold out to Nextier in a big frac’ing deal announced late Wednesday afternoon. A public pumper takes out a large private pumper, adding to their foothold in the Permian while advancing the frac HHP consolidation narrative. This is good …

A data-driven look at operating activity trends for the West Texas local frac sand mining industry. 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, …

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 …

E&P earnings season is underway. Over the past few days, we’ve… One Key Underlying Theme: Public E&Ps are… 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 …

An important E&P capex update this week reads distinctly negative for anyone hoping for an oilfield spending increase in 2020. Here’s the relevant excerpt: 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 …

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 …