By The Numbers – Membership Resources Provided During 1Q24 In the ~90 days ending March 31, 2024, the Infill Thinking research team: published 69 independent research updates, emailed 27 original Infill Thoughts newsletters to active members, conducted 2 Permian field trips to gather market intel regularly updated Lium Database Downloads …
Read More »Permian Local Sand Supply Update [Data Alert]
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. …
Read More »A Proppant Producer’s 2nd Damp Sand Plant Appears In State Records
Public record searches make good on an Infill Thinking prediction from a couple weeks ago, as we’ve been able to officially confirm a new mine that we’ve been anticipating… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research …
Read More »Trends In U.S.A. Local Sand Supply Growth Part I – Splintering Not Flooding [Chart Of The Day]
Analysis and context for US frac sand supply 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 email …
Read More »A New Permian Damp Sand Plant Preparing For Imminent Launch
We had a chance to learn directly from management about a new damp sand plant project we’ve been writing about from our own observations for a couple of months now… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our …
Read More »A Chat About Frac Sand Strategy With Debt-Free Black Mountain’s C-Suite
Impressions, takeaways, and observations from phone time with Black Mountain Sand this week discussing their platform and latest strategic thinking 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. …
Read More »Where Will The Permian Pile Count Go From Here? [Pile Thoughts Part 2]
After a recent report, we got some inbounds from multiple readers asking the same question, so here you go! 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 …
Read More »How Many Damp Sand Pile Systems Are On Permian Pads Today? [Pile Thoughts Part 1]
After a recent report, we got some inbounds from multiple readers asking the same question, so here you go! 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 …
Read More »A Look Behind The Gate At Vista Minerals’ First Damp Sand Plant [Mine Tour Notes & Photos]
Last week, we put boots on the ground in the Permian for a mine tour. Here are some takeaways… 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 …
Read More »Frac & Wellsite Pile Storage Notes From The Road [Permian Field Trip]
Last week, we put boots on the ground in the Permian for a mine tour and a wellsite storage demo. We also put some miles on the truck driving out to some interesting sites to get eyes on some cutting edge activity. Here are some takeaways and photos from that …
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