Continuing our World Cup / drilling analogy theme from last week, in this week’s rig count update we take a look at the trend in drilled wells that have been suspended from the completions “field of play.” There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To …
Read More »It’s Halftime. Here’s The Scorecard In The Lower 48 Rig Market Year-To-Date
2018 is halfway in the books. In the first half of the year, the US unconventional rig count increased 105 rigs to 827, a 15% increase. In the second half, “Bench Basins” are going to have to step up due to takeaway injuries suffered by this game’s superstar. There’s a …
Read More »For The Permian Rig Count, Flat Is The New Up. Calling The Temporary Top
It seems odd to make the following statement right after a bullish OPEC meeting that sent WTI surging 5% higher on Friday: We believe that the Permian Basin rig count has very likely… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update …
Read More »A Quick Glance At Drilling Rig Productivity With The US Now Just A Tick Away From Cranking Out 11MMbpd
With crude poised to potentially overflow Permian installed takeaway capacity, we thought it’d be worth taking a look at some big picture production vs. rig trends as the feature of this week’s regular rig count update. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To …
Read More »In The Permian Pipeline Staring Contest, Frac Growth Just Blinked First
We discuss how upstream is reacting to the midstream crisis in the Permian basins. 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 …
Read More »A Look At How Permian E&P Spending Factors Into The Bigger Picture [Chart Of The Day]
Previously in our weekly rig count series, we noted that the Permian horiztonal rig count equals eight other large shale plays combined. Today, we extended this thought exercise to spending, dusting off our capex model to see how Permian drilling and completion budgets factor into total US and global E&P …
Read More »Some Mind-Blowing Arithmetic On The Permian Vs. The Other Big Shale Basins
In terms of the current unconventional drilling rig count, this formula works to within a rounding error. Although it’s probably not a huge surprise to most Infill Thinkers, it’s still some mind-blowing arithmetic: There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update …
Read More »Three Rig Contractors Drill More Than Half The Laterals You Frac [Charts]
In this week’s rig count update we take a look at who is drilling wells in the US with a market share pie chart and the trend over time. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research …
Read More »Differentials Be Darned. Permian Permits Pick-Up Anyway
Each week we cover a topical US weekly drilling trend, and provide in-depth analysis of the rig count and frac spread count. Here is this week’s installment… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you …
Read More »US Land Drilling Breaks Through The 1,000-Rig Barrier. How High Can Rig Count Go?
This is the latest edition of our regular weekly rig count update filled with charts and analysis on North America onshore drilling trends. 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. …
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