Snow, trucking, and is there as much sand available as you thought??? We discuss all this and more with an update of the latest proppant market buzz. 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 »Sand Hauler Recruiting Is A Tougher Task In The Pandemic Era [Chart Of The Day]
This week, all the talk in frac sand insider circles has been about the sand hauling chaos. Here are three recent Infill Thinking pieces on this development: The Warning The First Signs The Story Continues Here we take a data-driven look at one of the culprits… There’s a lot more …
Read More »Last Mile Logistics As A Category [Friday Guest Post]
Wondering about how simulfrac trend factors into the last mile of the completions supply chain? We’ve got answers from an expert for you here today… 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 »Boots On The Ground Frac Hauling Thoughts From A Dusty Texas Lease Road [Friday Guest Post]
We are honored to carry this very important member guest contribution from… 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 membership has …
Read More »Solaris Estimates The US Frac Crew Count Can Rebound 35-45% In 3Q20
Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure hosted their 2Q20 call on Friday morning. On the call, we…. 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 »Will There Be Another Truck Shortage? [Guest Post]
Our guest author today formed a sand hauling outfit with just a couple trucks in early-2015, just as oil prices began to plunge. He has spent his entire life in and around trucks, and has a genuine passion for the trucking industry that is evident in the “state of the …
Read More »Read The Letter A Big Sand Hauler Sent To Permian Customers Drawing A Line In The Sand This Week [Exclusive]
This week, a very large carrier that hauls frac sand sent an important letter to customers. This has big market implications for the frac supply chain. In the letter, the company’s president…. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and …
Read More »Reports Of Schlumberger’s Hauling Demise Are Greatly Exaggerated…
What’s really going on with Schlumberger’s trucking unit? We discuss the story behind the story here… 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 »Railcars Full Of Local Permian Sand Begin Rolling East Into Big Spring… [Exclusive]
One of the key takeaways from our Permian Basin recon trip a couple months ago was that intra-basin railing of local sand was about to become reality. In this boots-on-the-ground piece in March, we wrote that first shipments could happen by the end of 1Q19. The timing of that prediction …
Read More »Permian Perspectives Part 5 – Last Mile & Wellsite Points
Our latest round of Permian market intelligence focuses on datapoints in frac sand’s last mile and wellsite handling market. 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 …
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