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 …
Read More »How Does A $1.9 Billion Dollar Sand Deal Happen?
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 …
Read More »If You Are A Frac Sand Producer, Why Dig A Hole Just To Dig A Hole?
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 …
Read More »The Latest On A Two-Plant Privately-Held Permian Frac Sand Producer [Field Check Notes]
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 …
Read More »Invitation To Think With Us – Our Mid-Year US Oilfield Market Survey Is Live
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 …
Read More »With Big Savings In The Bag, Truck Customers Should Take The Win And Reconsider Values Before It’s A Pyrrhic Victory – Lowball Loads Aren’t Safe, Reliable, Or Sustainable
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 …
Read More »Why Are Sand Haulers Exiting? Here’s Some Math That Every Trucking Customer Should Consider
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 …
Read More »Sand Hauling Carriers Start Tapping Out Amid Rate Pressure, Higher Costs
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 …
Read More »Which Permian E&Ps Should Worry More About Their Frac Supply Chains Post-DSL Listing?
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 …
Read More »Kermit Frac Sand Fatality
This is the kind of update we hate to write. 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 …
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