News on the in-field sand production front could be brewing… Meanwhile a handful of crews are going back to work as the industry expects a couple dozen “fractivations” this quarter.
Read More »When Water & Sand Don’t Mix – A New MidCon “Permitatorium” To Monitor
We are keeping an eye on a new act that might have implications for future local frac sand capacity in Oklahoma’s SCOOP/STACK plays. 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 »MidCon Mine Permit Situation Report As Public Awareness Swells Up Around The Frac Sand Rush
We submitted a series of public record requests to Oklahoma mining regulators this week to learn more about pending frac sand mine permit applications in the MidCon. Even before we submitted our questions, we observed a notable development in motion regarding MidCon regulation… There’s a lot more to this story… …
Read More »A Regional Frac Sand Player Has Permitted Their Second STACK/SCOOP Mine
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 …
Read More »Is Dewey County Becoming The “Winkler County” Of The Mid-Con? Another Mine Plan Is Found…
Yesterday’s wildfire news caused us to revisit publicly available mine permit records for the Mid-Con. We have uncovered an additional large-scale sand mining plan in Oklahoma as the Mid-Con proppant market appears to be quickly moving in the direction of the Permian – becoming locally supplied. There’s a lot more …
Read More »STACK Threat Level Falling From The Oklahoma Wildfires That Raged Near Rigs & Greenfield Mines This Week
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 …
Read More »In Basin Sand Trend Jumps Plays, Follows An Infill Thinking Reader Survey Prediction
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 …
Read More »It Took Just Over 400 Frac Sand Trucks To Break A STACK Record [Follow The Leaders]
We did some math on the record breaking well announced by the STACK leader 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, …
Read More »A STACK / Delaware Leader Has Bought All Its 2018 Finer Mesh Sand From Southern Regional Mines
The unrivaled STACK E&P leader (and major Delaware player) said this Wednesday that they have contracted all of their 2018 frac sand requirements. This is newsworthy in and of itself, but more noteworthy is the geographical sourcing. We provide details and think through the market implications here. There’s a lot …
Read More »What’s Next For Devon After A Record-Setting STACK Well? Watch Showboat Spud [Follow The Leaders]
Record setting STACK well results announced by Devon on Tuesday morning bode well for what the operator has planned next – a transition to full field, multi-zone manufacturing starting at a nearby location. We share our cliff notes on Devon’s pivotal Showboat project, which spuds imminently. There’s a lot more …
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