Tag Archives: frac

Our channel checks reveal some interesting things happening towards the commoditized end of hydraulic fracturing market. Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If your free trial has expired, renew here. (Current members login here.) Members get Exclusive research update newsletters …

We are still waiting on a few more companies to report earnings in the oilfield; however, the lion’s share of the results are out and most calls are now behind us. So we went digging for the latest round of simulfrac talk, and we found new converts… Login to see …

Over the past couple of days, we’ve listened to the conference calls of Liberty, Patterson-UTI, RPC and Calfrac (together we estimate these pumpers have X% market share in Lower 48 frac market). Here are the key datapoints that have read-through to the broader frac market… Login to see the full …

Today we continue our simulfrac series with a fourth installment discussing implications for bundling vs. unbundling. Previously on the simulfrac series: “why it matters” and a thematic primer, before diving into E&P spending pattern implications. When it comes to direct sourcing… Login to see the full update… To read this …

On their earnings call this week, Halliburton stated that rebalancing underway in the frac market right now is setting up a price recovery for pressure pumping in 2022. Absent some big shift in the current trajectory, we aren’t so sure… Login to see the full update… To read this update …

Halliburton’s conference call this week confirmed an Infill Thinking exclusive from six months ago… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If your free trial has expired, renew here. (Current members login here.) Members get Exclusive research update newsletters High-caliber, data-driven analysis …

We hear lots of things. Some of them bear repeating… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If your free trial has expired, renew here. (Current members login here.) Members get Exclusive research update newsletters High-caliber, data-driven analysis and commentary New angles …

The simulfrac trend is spreading fast in shale, and rightly so. Whatever frac efficiency metric you look at – whether it’s stages/crew day or stimulated feet per month or pumping hours per quarter or time on location – the step changes simulfracs are delivering are disruptive and mindblowing. The implications …

As most Infill Thinking readers know, E&P operators often require their pressure pumpers to use multiple size grades on shale / tight oil wells. In fact, several grades are often used in the same stage. Is that about to change?   Login to see the full update… To read this …

We hear lots of things. Some of them bear repeating… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If your free trial has expired, renew here. (Current members login here.) Members get Exclusive research update newsletters High-caliber, data-driven analysis and commentary New angles …