In this week’s regular rig count update, we put the spotlight on… 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 »Back To 300 By Thanksgiving? It’s Not Too Soon To Put The Impressive Rig Rebound Since August In Context
Although the oilfield is still dragging bottom and the capacity overhang will linger on for a while, it’s not too early to begin thinking about recovery trajectories. To do that, we turn to…. Patterson-UTI yard in the Permian Basin in October 2021 – feature image photo credit: Red Wing Aerials, …
Read More »Drilling Trends North Of The Border – Our Quarterly Glance At The Canadian Rig Market
As bad as things have been in the US drilling market, Canada has been a real slog this year. In this update, we provide a short briefing on trends there and what could come next… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read …
Read More »ESG Rigs – A Chat With The CEO Behind The World’s First Hybrid Rig
After writing about so called “ESG land drilling rigs” several times in recent rig count updates, we had a chance to catch up with a pioneer at the cutting edge of the ESG rig technological push this week. Here’s what we learned… There’s a lot more to this story… Login …
Read More »Buzz Builds Around “ESG-Rigs”
A couple weeks ago, Infill Thinking published an update on grid-powered rigs picking up steam as operators seek to cut emissions. Subsequently, the topic became a central point of interest during…. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive …
Read More »In The Best Week For US Drilling Since January 2020, The Gains Came From Some Surprising Places
The US land rig count had one of its best weeks of the year this week for change, adding 13 rigs (best week since January). Interestingly, the gains didn’t come from the typical places… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this …
Read More »Grid-Powered Rigs Set To Gain Steam In The Next US Onshore Upcycle
There’s been a great deal of talk about e-frac fleets for several years, but what about drilling rigs moving to alternative power sources like grid-derived utility provided electricity as their primary power source? This is a trend that started prior to the downturn, and adoption is likely to become more …
Read More »Haynesville Strength Spotlight After Industry Talk Of An Uptick
Talk amongst our Haynesville friends about Louisiana fracs picking up a little steam over the past several weeks inspired this week’s rig count 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 …
Read More »Visualizing Lower 48 Drilling Footprint Evolution
In this week’s rig count update, we thought we’d put the spotlight on geo-region shifts in drilling activity as the rig count has undergone a massive compression since year-end 2018. How has the market share of various basins fared during the rig count carnage? There’s a lot more to this …
Read More »Interesting Trend Budding In Eagle Ford Data
In this week’s US drilling trends update, we shine a spotlight on… 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 …
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