What’s the latest on that new local sand mine up in the Marcellus/Utica that opened in late-2021? In this update, we discuss… 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 »Texas Ice – Permian Frac Crews Lose Days And Eagle Ford Sand Mines Fall Behind
Today we have prepared the following bullet point summary to update members on the Texas frac market following this 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 »In Other News… A + For NWS? A Sudden Frac CEO Change, H2O Buyer Id?, Freeze Fizzles & more…
A variety of interesting shale datapoints and anecdotes popped up in our research this week that didn’t warrant a full Infill Thinking write-up but are none-the-less worthy of a mention. Here are several of them: There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read …
Read More »The Dallas Fracin’ Cowboys
A big Frac Franchise is teaming up with a big Football Franchise… some thoughts on yet-to-be-officially-announced deal. 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 …
Read More »2023 Shale Predictions
Happy New Year! Our 2022 predictions from a year ago did pretty well (link), so we are giving it a go again this year. Here are 10 predictions on what’s coming next in the oilfield marketplace… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To …
Read More »5 Shale Wildcards That Could Make 2023 Real Interesting
Next week, we’ll put our necks on the line by publishing predictions for the shale outlook in 2023. Admittedly, the outlook is a bit ho hum this year by oilfield standards. That’s not to say we won’t have some fireworks though. So to spice things up a bit before the 2023 …
Read More »Mineral Market Math: How Much Cheaper Is Damp Sand Than Dry Sand?
A question we get from industry contacts from time-to-time is “what’s the price spread between wet and dry Permian sand.” So here we did some math and reverse engineered a wet/dry price spread… interesting exercise, and we share it plus some implications. There’s a lot more to this story… Login …
Read More »In Other News… More ProFrac M&A, BP Budget Bulge, Permian Production Problems, Frac HHP Bottleneck, & more…
A variety of interesting shale datapoints and anecdotes popped up in our research this week that didn’t warrant a full Infill Thinking write-up but are none-the-less worthy of a mention. Here are several of them: There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read …
Read More »Havoc Ahead – Permian Road Project Could Impede Oilfield Traffic For 5+ Years (Starting This Month) Before It Makes Things Better
A massive highway improvement project in the Permian could create times of havoc for oilfield traffic over the next several years, potentially resulting in downtime, decreased efficiency, and higher well costs. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive …
Read More »How Much Sand Will EOG Need In Their New Appalachian Play? Who’s Frac’ing For Them & Where? We’ve Got Some Answers…
EOG’s entrance into the Appalachian market could help to tighten proppant market conditions in a railed sand stronghold. 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 …
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