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, …
Read More »The Most Important Things E&Ps Said Last Week…
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 …
Read More »The Most Important Things Pressure Pumpers Said This Week…
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 …
Read More »The Power Of Going All-In On Simulfracing [Simulfrac Series]
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 …
Read More »An Interesting Will Power Test Emerges For Gassy E&Ps [D&C Activity Channel Checks]
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 …
Read More »All Eyes On Haynesville & Appalachia Frac Fleet Count As Gas Prices Surge [Chart Of The Day]
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 …
Read More »Oxy’s D&C Trends In Focus [Operator Spotlight]
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 …
Read More »All Eyes On Halliburton’s Pricing Commentary – Digesting Big Red’s Frac Market Commentary & Outlook
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 …
Read More »In Other News… Eagle Ford Mine Reopens, Drop & Hook, Wet Sand, Hot Sand, E-Trucks, & More…
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 …
Read More »Limiting Factors For “In-Field” Mines – The Needful Boxes Aren’t Always Easy (Or Possible) To Check [Site Visit Addendum]
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 …
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