For all of 2022, frac crews had no trouble finding work. Is that changing now? 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 …
Read More »Is The Pressure Pumping Pricing Pendulum Swinging Backwards?
For all of 2022, we wrote at Infill Thinking about how net pricing in frac services had been going up. Is now when that changes? 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 »Pressure Pumpers Step Up Rebundling Pressure
We talk through some of the latest bidding strategy we are hearing about from industry checks… 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 »Eagle Ford Sand Buyer Pain Returns After A Breather In 2Q…
The Eagle Ford this year has been hot and cold at various points in time. Currently, it’s hot… here’s what we are hearing! 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 »An Uptick In Frac Sand Prices Next Month Is Coming. It Has Nothing To Do With Mines [Chart Of The Day]
Mine-gate prices have been a source of inflation in well costs this year, but the mine-gate might not be where customers experience the next round of pain… 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 »Eagle Ford Sand Buyers Face More “Pain At The Gate”
Today we follow up on a series of recent reports on Eagle Ford sand market chaos (including this one from mid-March and this one from early-April) with the latest crazy datapoints… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive …
Read More »Stagnant Sand Pumped Per Crew Day Exacerbates Well Cost Inflation Pain [Chart Of The Day]
Frac efficiency has stagnated over the past several quarters…. 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 …
Read More »Conservative Permian Frac Sand Producer Behavior Suggests The Market Stays “Higher For Longer”
In the Permian Basin, frac sand production capacity growth has been… 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 »The Eagle Ford Sand Situation Is Getting Worse Before It Gets Better
About three weeks ago, we penned this report on the challenges of finding sand in the Eagle Ford shale, a basin that is near the top of the U.S. shale plays for drilling activity increases so far this year. Here’s what’s new… There’s a lot more to this story… Login …
Read More »A More Effective Rebundling Catalyst Than Pressure Pumper Marketing? Unbundling Can Increase “Bungling” Risks In This Sand Market
Unbundling works until it doesn’t. And some E&Ps are finding that it doesn’t right now… 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, …
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