Get all the details on the Permian’s latest frac sand mine to be announced… 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 »Halliburton Has Begun Building Frac Horsepower And Hinted That Frac Sand Pricing Peaked In 4Q17
Here are our key takeaways in terms of general oilfield service market insights from the Halliburton conference call on Monday morning. 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 »In-Basin Sand Plant Construction Risk Fading… Most Permian Mines WILL Be Built. Focus On Production Risks Now [Chart Of The Day]
For over a year, we’ve heard all the reasons why the 23 planned in-basin sand frac sand mines in West Texas won’t get built (or why they will be delayed into perpetuity). We submit the conversation needs to change from construction risk to production risk. It’s time to change the …
Read More »Cherry Picked Datapoints From A Bevy Of New O&G Presentations This Week
Since New Year’s Day, ~40 fresh IR decks have hit the wires from the O&G industry… and that doesn’t even include downstream or midstream. The presentation dump came ahead of the year’s first significant O&G investor conference this week. We have cherry-picked the following datapoints with 2018 implications from public …
Read More »A Chat With Capital Sand Permian About The New Frac Sand Plant Catching Some Folks By Surprise Today [Exclusive Interview With Company President]
News of another Permian frac sand plant is starting to make the rounds this week. We had a chance to catch up with the company’s president by phone to hear exclusive details about the growth plans. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To …
Read More »Mapping The Dunes – 6 West Texas Frac Sand Plant Maps [PDF Download]
After recent requests from subscribers, we’ve refreshed several different looks at the West Texas frac sand scene. Subscribers are able to download maps in pdf form. 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 …
Read More »Revisiting Silicosis Prevention Resources After The 2017 Permian Frac Sand Rush [Guest Post]
The explosion of new industrial (silica) sand mining and processing operations in west Texas suggests the need for a review of one of the oldest known occupational diseases, silicosis, and the strategies that sand mining and processing operations can adopt to prevent the development of silicosis among their respective employees. …
Read More »Twenty Questions Set The Tone For The 2018 US Oilfield Service Marketplace
We believe the following 20 questions encapsulate the transcendent themes facing the US oilfield service market during 2018. These are not in any particular order. We have included plenty of context and background for each question, but we stopped short of answering them. As the new year begins, so much can still …
Read More »Atlas Sand Unveils Permian Buildout Ambitions That Would Make Them The Largest US Frac Sand Producer By Today’s Standards
Big news in the Permian Basin local sands story from a player that has remained under the radar. This will have everyone talking today… 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 »Cattle Guards Cause Permian Sand Truck Traffic To Reroute
In July, we wrote about the risk of hidden delays for trucks carrying locally sourced frac sand from new plants direct to wells, noting that some challenges are impossible to understand by simply looking at a map. These are things like stop lights, rail crossings, road quality, school zones, left …
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