This week we worked the phones and caught up with quite a few contacts in frac supply chain to chat business trends, hear the voice of the industry, and take the pulse of the sand mining community. In this update we get in the weeds to give you insight on …
Read More »Frac Sand Is Busy And Boring Right Now
This week we worked the phones and caught up with quite a few contacts in frac supply chain to chat business trends, hear the voice of the industry, and take the pulse of the sand mining community. The bottom line is… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to …
Read More »Permian Sand Mine Exposure To DSL Hot Zones [Chart Of The Day]
Some of the mines in the hot zones have mitigated risk by participating in one of the State’s two conservation plans, but in the case of a listing, it will be important to… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update …
Read More »New App-Based Sand Hauler To Watch… Plus 6 Other Notable “Research Quick Hits” In The Frac Supply Chain…
We hear lots of things. Some of them bear repeating… 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 »Surging Midland Basin Seismicity Is An Underappreciated Oilfield Trend To Watch
80% of Midland Basin seismic activity recorded in the past three years occurred in the last three quarters. Despite a recent seismic surge, we haven’t heard very much talk about the consequences or mitigation. This matters because… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… …
Read More »A Dozen Or So Notable Frac Supply Chain Datapoints
We hear lots of things. Some of them bear repeating… 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 »10 Frac Supply Chain Trends To Watch As 2Q21 Begins
1Q21 was a whirlwind in the frac supply chain. We relived it here. Now it’s time to turn our eyes ahead to 2Q21, and we look forward to starting to do that this week at the in-person frac sand conference in Houston hosted by the Petroleum Connection. To gear up …
Read More »MORE 1Q21 Weather Issues Plague Frac – This Time Wicked Wind In West Texas
First the freeze. Then the wind. Lost days continue piling up for the Texas frac industry in 1Q21… feature image photo credit 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 »Exxon’s Latest Thinking On Permian Basin Development
Exxon held their annual analyst day in early-March and released a 75-slide IR deck for the event. After wading through the first twenty slides on “new energy” (hydrogen, carbon capture, solar, wind, climate change etc.), we did find some slides that shed new light on the oil major’s plans for …
Read More »Sanding Fracs Is Getting Easier But Still Not Easy
It’s been nearly three weeks since the Texas cold snap began and froze the oilfield. As Infill Thinking readers know, the frac sand supply situation in Texas went from bad to worse in a hurry during… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To …
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