After a relatively quiet couple of weeks in the frac sand marketplace, chatter in the channels we check has picked back up a bit. Here are five things that matter that we’ve heard this week… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read …
Read More »A(n Underground) River Runs Through It [Guest Post]
Water supply is a critical component of all Permian Basin proppant sand mine operations. Assuming that demand for and production of sand remain high many of the basin mines will need to extend excavations below the water table and consequently address aquifer dewatering issues. In this guest post, three experts …
Read More »While Mining Frac Sand In The Dusty Dunes, You’ve Got To Stay Hydrated… [Chart Of The Day]
Today’s chart of the day sits at the intersection of water sourcing and frac sand mining. 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, …
Read More »The Cost Of Doing Nothing. Zooming In On Permian Infrastructure [Guest Post]
In today’s guest post, James offers a unique perspective on the economic impact of under-developed road-ways and key insights on transportation infrastructure development in West Texas. 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 »“Propveyor” – Plans For A New Permian Sand Midstream Solution Unveiled Thursday [Exclusive]
Infill Thinking learned about a new midstream concept for Permian Basin frac sand logistics that was later discussed publicly for the first time. 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. …
Read More »A Dozen Firsthand Observations From The Dune Sand Production Corridor [Permian Perspective Part 2]
Our series of takeaways from a week invested in the Permian Basin gathering firsthand intel continues with this update. 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 …
Read More »Our Dallas Members-Only Meetup
About 50 Infill Thinking members came out for our first meet-up of 2019 in Houston in early February. It was a great time. Now we have two more exciting member networking events on the schedule: Permian and Dallas! Login to get the details… There’s a lot more to this story… …
Read More »Permian Perspective Part One: Where We’ve Been, Thank Yous, & Full Throttle Local Sand Consumption
Our team’s week in the Permian Basin is flying by, and our notepad is filling up with boots-on-the-ground research takeaways. Here is our first round of observations from the world’s busiest oilfield… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and …
Read More »Railing Local Sand Within Basin – We Continue Along This Train Of Thought
A couple weeks ago, we broke in with exclusive details on the first ever intra-basin rail movements of locally-mined Permian frac sand. In this post we take the analysis a step further as our prior reporting has triggered exploratory interest from many of our readers. There’s a lot more to …
Read More »High Roller Keeps Rolling… Meet The New Old Permian Dune Sand Miner
Construction is in the advanced stages on two new High Roller Sand plants, a story that broke first here back in September. This week, we got the latest scoop on this outfit that keeps rollin’ rollin’ rollin’ rollin’… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full …
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