Tag Archives: SCOOP/STACK

Apline Silica today confirmed two previous Infill Thinking reports via a press release on their new projects. Previously On Infill Thinking: March 28, 2018: By way of an open records request filed back in March, we learned that Alpine Silica had initiated the permitting process on a new frac sand …

One month ago, Infill Thinking predicted that two to three more planned Mid-Con frac sand plants would be identified soon (see last section here). Since that prediction, three new plants have come to light. These include: There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read …

The Permian is the epicenter of the in-basin frac sand trend. Local sand sourcing is a trend that will be on display in full force in Ft Worth this week as upstream executives gather to talk all things Permian. But the magnitude of the trend’s reach into other geo-markets is …

We’ve uncovered another newbuild frac sand mine project in the Mid-Con, which is now the focus of an intense land-grab similar to what played out in the Permian and Eagle Ford over the past 12-18 months, but admittedly on a smaller scale. There’s a lot more to this story… Login …

Thoughts on the developing wildfire situation in the Mid-Con as it pertains to upstream activity. This is a fluid situation, and we’ll be adding updates to this post as events unfold.   There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and …

In basin sand for the Mid-Con seems to be coming up more frequently in our conversations with industry contacts. Here’s three recent examples followed by analysis of SCOOP/STACK drilling rig activity trends. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and …

There’s a new local frac sand mine in the works and it’s important because it marks the spread of the in-basin frac sand rush to a new play – a play our survey last year was very likely to attract new entrants. There’s a lot more to this story… Login …