This week, we digested an update from a frac market leader… 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, …

We examine data on the outlook for completions in 2H24… 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 …

We put on our detective hats to explore an unsolved mystery in the biggest frac sand deal 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. If you …

10 quick (but notable) items worth of Infill Thinking members’ attention 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, or your membership has …

Important frac supply chain update for the Lower 48’s largest frac sand market – data takeaways and download link in the full report. 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. …

A potentially big development is brewing in the wet sand pile game… 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 covers read-through and takeaways from LBRT as they kick off another 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, …

HAL earnings hit the newswire today and we highlight key points of interest to the broader completions market here after listening to this morning’s conference call… 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 …

Some big picture takeaways for all Infill Thinking members from another important data release provided to Lium data clients. 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 …

Insight on a less-talked about aspect of the E&P consolidation wave sweeping 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 …

We think ahead about what we might hear with oilfield earnings reports and calls just around the corner… 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 update on the regulatory situation in NM as it pertains to water disposal… 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 …

Insight on a less-talked about aspect of the E&P consolidation wave sweeping 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 …

Some quick follow-up thoughts / corrections to a datapoint we discussed earlier 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 …

In this data driven post, we discuss frac sand price 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, …

We share company specific details after catching up with another private frac sand company’s management team. 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, …

A quick hit and chart from our big data update last week on D&C trends and forecasts… 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 …

10 quick (but notable) items worth of Infill Thinking members’ attention 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, or your membership has …

We digest two recent deals in shale E&P, thinking through some of the potential implications for suppliers / supply chain and providing data-driven insight… 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 …

  By The Numbers – Membership Resources Provided During 2Q24 In the ~90 days ending June 30, 2024, the Infill Thinking research team: published 76 independent research updates, emailed 26 original Infill Thoughts newsletters to active members, spoke at the premier industry conferences in the frac sand and oilfield water …

  We dig into one of the biggest frac sand stories of the year, with a look back behind the scenes at how the deal came together… 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 recently checked in with the co-founders of a wet sand pile system provider and here is what we learned… 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 quick update on how OFS industry expectations have been evolving 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 …

We are excited today to share the E&P portion of 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 …

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

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 …

Infill Thinking members are smart! In this post, you can read their answers to one of two open-ended questions asked in mid-year 2024 outlook survey. 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 members are smart! In this post, you can read their answers to one of two open-ended questions asked in mid-year 2024 outlook survey. 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 …

    Last week, we wrote about how some last mile customers have started demanding zero or negative margin rates from trucking service providers (see here). Now Permian frac sand suppliers are getting similar requests. In this post we discuss how price gouging at the high and low points of cycles …

We caught up with a privately-held frac sand supplier this week… here’s what we learned. 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 …

Data trends for frac 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 expired, please email us to discuss our …

By putting our heads together as a group, Infill Thinking members will establish an important baseline for understanding the “what next”. 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 …

Data-driven context for OFS implications in the MTDR/Ameredev M&A deal. 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 …

Data trends for drilling 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 expired, please email us to discuss our …

Thoughts on buyer behavior in frac supply chain – take the win, don’t turn it into a pyrrhic victory! 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 …

Math to illustrate why quality carriers are dropping out of the 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 …

  New disclosures shed light on an interesting concept in oilfield water management. 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 …

Supplementary details to add context for a recent M&A deal 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. If you are new to Infill Thinking, or your membership …

New datapoints extend a trend we warned about a couple months ago… 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 …

7 quick (but notable) items worth of Infill Thinking members’ attention 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, or your membership has …

Ever wonder how different pressure pumpers approach frac sand supply chain and what assets they have at their disposal to bundle frac jobs? Here we provide analysis on how pumpers that provide 80% of the frac service in the U.S. approach frac sand integration… There’s a lot more to this …

Info on a new M&A deal 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. If you are new to Infill Thinking, or your membership has expired, please email …

Refreshing our upstream consolidation monitor after COP/MRO, 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 …

More context for frac supply chain risk after recent regulatory changes around species protection… 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 …

Data-driven context for this week’s M&A deal that all sand suppliers and OFS providers should see… 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, …

Restructuring returns… 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 options …

This week, we have an update on E&P spending 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 …

Data context for sand mine impacts of recent regulatory changes 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 …

Roundup of reactions to the news of the DLS listing… 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 …

After the DSL listing, some readers are asking us about E&P impacts. Here’s some map and data analysis / context to help with that question and more… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you …