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Last week during our Eagle Ford market intel gathering trip (see big picture highlights here), we stopped by the Monarch Silica frac sand production facility situated about 20 miles due south of San Antonio. In our meeting with management at the location we learned that… Login to see the full …

Back in the heyday of the Permian local frac sand boom (2017), Infill Thinking was breaking news about an incremental Permian frac sand plant once a week it seemed. With the Permian now oversupplied, all’s been quiet on the greenfield construction front for the past year. Here lately, we’ve been …

In an exclusive series of updates over the past couple of weeks, we have been analyzing frac sand market conditions in the often overlooked Utah completions market where big changes are happening in the supply stack. In this third installment of the series, we shine a spotlight on one new …

The latest operator commentary on frac sand continues to underscore local sand adoption and cost savings – themes that have been consistent on E&P calls since early-last year. However, this may be one of the final earnings seasons where we see… Login to see the full update… To read this …

In a research update last week, we shared exclusive details on the local frac sand production scene in the state of Utah. In the second installment of our three-part series on local sand in the Uinta Basin, we discuss proppant demand and logistics in this unique completions market. Login to …

An important E&P capex update this week reads distinctly negative for anyone hoping for an oilfield spending increase in 2020. Here’s the relevant excerpt: 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, …

Earlier this year, Infill Thinking predicted that the Permian frac sand workforce would peak during 2Q19. Analysis of 2Q19 actual workforce trends confirms the prediction has panned out. Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If your …

During our recent field trip through the basin and many conversations with a variety of local market participants, we’ve managed to piece together some general market intel on the proppant market and supply chain conditions in this basin. There’s a lot more to this story… To read this update and …

We caught up with a sand producing management for an update on their Haynesville plant and the latest details on in-basin market trends. There’s a lot more to this story… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If your free trial has expired, …

It’s hard to believe that it’s been almost two years since we wrote the first “What Customers Say About Local Sand” piece! Anyone remember this little number? At the time of that writing, customers were starting to express their opinions on local sand for the very first time. Fast forward …