Tag Archives: water

We believe a significant Private Equity deal today sets a new record while re-confirming our view that a new era in the evolution of water midstream model is beginning. The deal’s details also confirm several key thematic points made recently in an in-depth Infill Thinking water analysis. There’s a lot …

Oilfield water management is a complicated, volumetric business. Here is the oilfield water lifecycle in an easy to follow flowchart that explains this segment’s fast-evolving value chain. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you …

Two weeks ago in Midland, the Infill Thinking team accounted for 2 of the 513 attendees at the PBWIEC water conference. This was the second year in this event’s history, and conference attendance was up 17% y/y. The organizers of PBWIEC, a not-for-profit conference, are providing a much needed service …

Our team’s week in the Permian Basin is flying by, and our notepad is filling up with boots-on-the-ground research takeaways. Here is our first round of observations from the world’s busiest oilfield… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and …

The water recycling stigma in the frac supply chain has been pretty much squashed this year. 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, …

We take a look behind the curtain at some key trends in frac water. 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 …

The sand dune fields in Winkler County Texas that are now home to almost two dozen frac sand mining projects have historically been used for cattle ranching. Some of these cattle ranches have been owned by the same families for generations. For this guest post, we invited these long-time area …

Eagle Ford local sand update. 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 expired, please email us to discuss our …

One of the biggest challenges relative to Permian sand mine infrastructure, which is critical to the successful development of these facilities, is the availability of a viable supply of water for not only sand production, but potable use as well. A significant amount of effort has gone into finding reliable …

Epic quantities of frac sand and water will fracture a lot of low permeability rock in the Lower 48 this year. This same sand and water has also fractured the US oilfield supply chain. Conventional wisdom on market segmentation and task ownership is now being challenged. The chain of custody …