On Thursday morning, news headlines suggest that a potential rail worker strike on Friday was averted at the last minute by negotiators. If the strike had happened, what would that have meant for frac sand? We discuss… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… …
Read More »Northern White Sand Market Outlook – Conference Call Highlights
A large NWS player had some interesting things to say last 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 Thinking, or your membership has …
Read More »Finding Favor In Frac Sand – Railed Tons Rising
We catch up with an old friend in frac sand to learn about what he’s up to and some new market insight… 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 …
Read More »The Top 10 Busiest Frac Sand Mines In The United States Of America
Who’s plant is the busiest plant? We ran the numbers and… 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, …
Read More »NWS Sand Plants Go On The Auction Block Thursday, And Bids Are VERY WEAK
Going once, going twice… 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 to discuss our current …
Read More »The Customer Is Always Right, And Here’s What Customers Are Saying About Local Sand In Mid-2019
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 …
Read More »Candid Covia CEO: “Oversupply Is Upon Us”
Candid is probably the best word to describe Covia’s conference call yesterday. Management owned up to the oversupply in the frac sand market – a reckoning our reporting has foreshadowed for more than 12 months now. Here’s what you need to know from the call. There’s a lot more to …
Read More »In-Basin Frac Sand Adoption Is Now In Full Swing, Held Up Only By Availability
We have sorted through 1,000+ pages of E&P conference call transcripts to come up with the most important things customers are saying about frac sand. 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 »5 Important Oilfield Market Takeaways From The Emerge Energy Services Call Monday
On the back of a strong conference call and roughly in-line 4Q17 results, Emerge Energy Services stock traded almost 7% higher yesterday. The following are some of our key takeaways from CEO Rick Shearer and his team’s commentary on the conference calls. These points include the latest progress on San …
Read More »Sand In The Wind: Charting West Texas Vs. Wisconsin Air Currents
Wind presents a big risk factor for West Texas mines. It’s a challenge that mine builders don’t have to design to in Wisconsin, so cookie cutter designs may face issues with open sand pile erosion. After a windy week in West Texas, we put pen to paper to chart the …
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