Tag Archives: boots on the ground

From what we could see driving up to and around the property (it was raining hard during our site visit), the first northwestern Oklahoma frac sand plant looked substantially complete with just last minute connections remaining on the punch-list. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the …

In this update, we provide a firsthand update on the industry’s greenfield construction progress in Oklahoma. 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, …

The good old midwestern drenching we got in Oklahoma this week did not deter our mission of gathering firsthand intelligence on the Lower 48’s second largest drilling and completions market. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our …

We had a full schedule of meetings with industry leaders during our recent trip to Fort Worth, including a well attended reader meetup. 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. …

Six weeks ago, we assessed Permian in-basin frac sand production at an annualized rate of 15mmtpa coming from 7 operational facilities. This week, we updated our assessment, finding that local sand production has increased significantly in the past six weeks. In fact, daily local proppant availability is up X%, with the …

Several weeks ago, Infill Thinking’s research team had an opportunity to visit the Twin Eagle Mission Park transload terminal near Elmendorf, Texas. In this post, check out our drone photos and key takeaways on Twin Eagle operations and their latest developments including an important strategic shift. There’s a lot more …

This month in South Texas, we spent the better part of a week meeting with industry contacts, touring facilities, and combing the field for interesting angles. In this update, we’ve distilled our yellow pad full of random notes into the following digestible bullet points. Please stay tuned for several more …

Liberty Oilfield Services may be the new kid on the pressure pumping block in the Eagle Ford, but they aren’t wasting time making a name for themselves here. Last week, we put boots on the ground in the Eagle Ford, gathering firsthand market intelligence on the local moves Liberty is …

The following report was filed in our email newsletter on April 6, 2018. We were just wrapping up a productive week in the Eagle Ford. In fact, just before sitting down to write this report, we climbed 15 stories up onto the silo roofs of one of the major area …

We spent the first week of February on location in the Permian Basin gathering market intelligence on the completions supply chain. In addition to taking it all in from the road this week, we have met with a variety of management teams and visited operations in the field. During our …