A noteworthy point of contention in a big frac sand bankruptcy came to our attention this week… 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 …
Read More »A Plan For Stranded Sand… Plus Some Eye Opening Frac Sand Financials
With multiple large scale frac sand producers in the relatively early stages of CH 11 bankruptcy proceedings, we spent Thursday morning combing through court records for new market datapoints. The search was fruitful… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update …
Read More »A Career First For Us ALL… Plus, Three More Bankruptcy Bullet Points
Back on March 9, 2020, we wrote in the last sentence of this update: There comes a point in every oilfield cycle where things get Darwinian, and in this downcycle, that time is now. We own our mistakes, and the above point missed the mark on two fronts: i) early timing, …
Read More »The Rise & Fall Of In-Basin Sand Supply [Chart Of The Day]
Lower 48 local sand capacity peaked in 4Q19. Here’s what’s happened to this supply stack since then… 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 …
Read More »Drama In A Big Frac Sand Bankruptcy Case, As Unsecured Creditors Demand Liquidation – Hearing Set For August
There are some interesting new developments in a big frac sand bankruptcy proceedings worth noting as other companies fall into Ch. 11 proceedings… 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 »Frac Sand’s Downtrend Concisely Articulated
We believe this market color bears repeating verbatim here, and we quote: 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 »Hi-Crush Commences Chapter 11 Proceedings After Striking Productive Deals With Lenders & Lessors
Long awaited news materializes just before the deadline… 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 …
Read More »Potential Mobile-Mini Plant Deployments & Frac Crew Reactivations. Green Shoots Can Be Found If You Look Hard Enough!
News on the in-field sand production front could be brewing… Meanwhile a handful of crews are going back to work as the industry expects a couple dozen “fractivations” this quarter.
Read More »2 Smart Takes On The Latest Shots Fired In The White vs. Brown Sand Debate
A big study was recently released finding favorably for Northern White Sand vs. in-basin sand. See what some smart completions engineers with ties to in-basin sand think here… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, …
Read More »Frac Sand’s Biggest Name From The Northern White Era Files Chapter 11 And Abandons Thousands Of Rail Cars
This is a firm we’ve flagged as a potential restructuring candidate in several recent posts (most prominently in a newsletter last week when we wrote “all eyes turn to Covia to see if they announce restructuring”). Today, we provide analysis of the news… There’s a lot more to this story… …
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