Over the weekend we shared bad news about a large carrier closing shop. They weren’t the only sand hauler to call it quits last 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 …
Read More »Three Thought Provoking Things Pressure Pumpers Said About Sand Recently…
Catching up on frac sand mentions in pressure pumper market commentary over the past couple months, these three things stood out as some of the more interesting things pumpers said about their biggest consumable: 1.. 2.. 3… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… …
Read More »EOG Expects To Drive Sand Cost Down Further Through 2022. But How At Today’s Rock Bottom Prices?
Why It Matters: EOG’s outlook is closely watched as they are the shale bellwether – so here we summarize what matters for the D&C market from their call, starting with an interesting comment on sand… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read …
Read More »Photos From The Road – Permian Field Trip
It was great to be back out in the Permian Basin to meet with folks and visit various job sites this month. We posted 13 key observations in this recent post. Today, we wanted to share more boots on the ground insights from our trip and what better way than …
Read More »Limiting Factors For “In-Field” Mines – The Needful Boxes Aren’t Always Easy (Or Possible) To Check [Site Visit Addendum]
As an addendum to this week’s deep dive mobile-mini report from our site visit to see several in-field frac sand plants in person last week, we wanted to break out and highlight the limiting factors we see to this sand mining approach. There are some big insurmountable ones in our …
Read More »Notes From The Road – 13 Permian Field Trip Datapoints + A Fridge Status Update!
It felt great to be back in the Permian Basin this week. Special thanks to all of you who took some time to meet with us, take us out in the field to show us your operations, and attend our Member Meetup. We are humbled by just how incredibly smart …
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 »Texas Frac Sand Hauling Market Share [Chart Of The Day]
Want to know how many trucks are hauling Texas frac sand and who controls them? We don’t have all the answers, but we have some of them…. 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 »The Trucking Pain Point Is Officially A Major Oilfield Theme & A Key Shale Inflation Risk To Watch Into Mid-3Q21
An important E&P capex update this week reads distinctly negative for anyone hoping for an oilfield spending increase in 2020. Here’s the relevant excerpt: 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 …
Read More »How Many Meshes Do Shale Wells Really Need?
As most Infill Thinking readers know, E&P operators often require their pressure pumpers to use multiple size grades on shale / tight oil wells. In fact, several grades are often used in the same stage. Is that about to change? There’s a lot more to this story… Login to …
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