The US land rig count had one of its best weeks of the year this week for change, adding 13 rigs (best week since January). Interestingly, the gains didn’t come from the typical places… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this …
Read More »The Past 2 Weeks Don’t Make A Trend, But 2 More Will…
Are we there yet? To the bottom of the worst downturn ever? 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 »Where Exactly Are The First Signs Of Life Appearing In Rig Land?
Finally! Rigs are going back to work here and there… 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 …
Read More »Historical Context As The Rig Count Slide Continues
Rig count remains under pressure, slipping AGAIN this week, down five and now threatening to move down into the 220s next week. Here are two… 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 …
Read More »Drilling Market Share Changes From Top To Covid Bottom
This week we take stock of market share evolution in the US onshore drilling business during these crazy Covid times… 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 …
Read More »In March, Two Land Drillers Had More Active Rigs Than The Entire US Does Today & They Agree There Is Still Downside
In this week’s rig count update, we shine a spotlight on a squishy bottom and lack of visibility in the US land rig market where two contractors took a different tone to discussing the bottom than one of their peers’ bolder statement several days earlier… There’s a lot more to …
Read More »The SCOOP/STACK Rig Count Just Hit A Record High. Meanwhile, Mid-Con Sand Is Top Of Mind For Our Industry Contacts
In basin sand for the Mid-Con seems to be coming up more frequently in our conversations with industry contacts. Here’s three recent examples followed by analysis of SCOOP/STACK drilling rig activity trends. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and …
Read More »Ghosts Of Frac Sand Past, Present, And Future [Rigs vs. Mines Maps]
Since April, the geo-transformation of the frac sand business has accelerated. In the following charts, we’ve taken our previously published rigs vs. mines cartographical analysis a step further. In the slideshow below, we’ve included a map of historical frac sand supply sources, the new map with three West Texas in-basin …
Read More »Permian Drilling Permits Finally Falter. Signal Or Noise?
We take a look at drilling permit demand in the hottest oilfield in the world. What does it mean for what comes next? Also, our regular weekly tables and charts derived by applying a little infill thinking and elbow grease to Baker Hughes rig count data. There’s a lot more …
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