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 »Pressure Pumper Talks About Big Downtime From Frac Supply Chain Shortfalls (Sand, Water, Trucking)
Sand, water and trucking aren’t easy and multiple pressure pumper have been fighting an uphill battle on these fronts. One pumper talked about the challenge this 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 …
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, …
Read More »Every Grain Counts Now – Insandity Continues, Especially In The Permian
We continue to hear some mindblowing market anecdotes in frac sand. Here are some fresh off our research desk this 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 …
Read More »Sand Is So Tight It’s Now Influencing These 6 Pressure Pumping Market Trends
Tight sand is becoming a major factor in the pressure pumping market. Here are 6 ways this is playing out: 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 …
Read More »Universal Pressure Pumping Rips E-Frac Marketing Hype; Says They Won’t Reactivate Any More Fleets In 2022
Here are some things we picked out of the Patterson-UTI earnings call this 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 …
Read More »Freeze Fall Out – A Quick Update On Sand Mine Recovery
Today we have prepared the following bullet point summary to update readers on the frac sand situation following last week’s winter weather event in the southwest… 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 »TX & OK Frac Freeze – Weather Impact Anecdotes In Pumping, Sand & Water
The Permian frac sand market is very tight. How tight? Here’s a couple anecdotes we heard just this morning: 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 »Sand Icicles & Frozen Hoses? The Super Tight Permian Sand Market Braces For Big Test This Week…
The Permian frac sand market is very tight. How tight? Here’s a couple anecdotes we heard just this morning: 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 »10 Frac Supply Chain Predictions For 1H2022
Happy New Year! Oil prices firmed up over the holiday break, putting the 4Q21 flash crash scare firmly in the rearview mirror. Here’s some thoughts on what’s coming next in the oilfield market place… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this …
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