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A fresh take on predictive data for the oilfield… 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 …

Data Alert: today our data clients are invited to download our latest slides on oilfield data trends (here). Titled The Struggle Is Real, the presentation documents current conditions, recent trends, and the 2026 outlook from our many industry-leading data products covering shale OFS supply, demand, activity indicators, and pricing. Some …

Vital frac supply chain data for buyers and sellers and capital allocators. 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 …

A fresh take on key oilfield data… 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 …

  We are looking forward to getting a read on how the US shale industry is responding to higher oil prices when oilfield service 1Q26 earnings calls kick off next week…   There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and …

We are participating in two upcoming oilfield industry events that we think many Infill Thinking members would benefit from attending. Each will give us a chance to get a read on how various segments of the US O&G industry is responding to the sudden increase in oil prices. In this …

Lateral lengths are not all created equal in the Marcellus, and there is an interesting divide… 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, …

Scanning the channels for signs of a “change moment” in shale activity trends… 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 …

The question is becoming “When”, not “If”, for shale activity increases… 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, …

Today we have an update on a key hidden cost inflation item in well AFEs… 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 …

Forget the old boom-and-bust oil game… in 2026 the Public E&Ps aren’t chasing barrels (yet), they’re printing cash. 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 …

We did a new round of channel checks in one of the Texas Big 2 tight oil basins 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 …

1Q26 Summary Infill Thinking members received 23 e-newsletters We published 75 new original research reports on Infill Thinking during the past 90 days (the top twenty of which are highlighted below) For Lium data plan clients, we updated dozens of data products during the quarter As ranked by the number …

We caught up with a private sand mine operator… 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 …

Since no one knows exactly where oil prices are headed next, we’ve been talking with folks about the goldilocks zone for OFS and E&P… 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 …

Since no one knows exactly where oil prices are headed next, we’ve been talking with folks about the goldilocks zone for OFS and E&P… 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 …

Inventory has become a must-have KPI for screening E&P companies — and for good reason. 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 …

Since no one knows exactly where oil prices are headed next, we’ve been talking with folks about the goldilocks zone for OFS and E&P… 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 …

Do you like real-world, real-time market anecdotes that you can’t get online (or with AI)? You’ve come to the right place! 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 …

In this data alert, see an interesting observation from a new data release just added for data subscribers… 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 …

Quick hits from conversations with industry contacts in Houston this morning…   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 …

Over the weekend, it felt like oil was going to $200 as President Trump escalated. And Monday morning, WTI was down 10% to $88 as President Trump de-escalated. It’s gotta be real tough to make a living predicting geopolitics these days! It’s also gotta be tough for E&Ps to make …

In this data driven post, we discuss the trend in Permian simulfrac activity. 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 …

Today we wanted to follow up on two key trends we’ve been researching and writing about with new data. 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 …

As oil prices surge, we ran another round of field checks to check on E&P D&C appetite… 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 …

On Tuesday next week, we look forward to seeing many Infill Thinking members in person again for the Petroleum Connection’ 11th Annual Frac Sand Industry Update at the Houston Petroleum Club. Our Lium Research / Infill Thinking team is excited about several discussions we’ll participate in on the conference stage, …

This week, we have an update on local sand mining activity… 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, …

Will this oil price rip trigger a margin expansion story in oilfield service? Here we discuss some recent data points we’ve collected from the field, plus context from many years of covering OFS cycles – we’ve seen this movie before! There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see …

Some key points about the state of play in the power gen industry with a focus on data centers after catching up with industry friends at a conference… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, …

What’s up with the weather? 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 …

You need to see this leading indicator data for drilling. 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 …

Login to see data takeaways from another collection effort by our top tier data team! 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 …

As oil prices surge, we ran another round of field checks to check on E&P D&C appetite… 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 …

As oil prices surge, we ran another round of field checks and there’s one word on the tip of everyone’s tongue at this point in the post-war shock… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, …

In this data driven post, we discuss the trends in a key oilfield activity driver. 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 …

Who’s working what where? 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 current …

As oil prices surge, we ran some field checks to see how US onshore activity is responding. 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 …

You need to see this leading indicator data for drilling. 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 …

The geopolitical risk premium is back in crude oil markets. Where do we go from here if we are an oilfield market participant? Initial thoughts and analysis… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you …

The geopolitical risk premium is back in crude oil markets. Where do we go from here if we are an oilfield market participant? Initial thoughts and analysis… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you …

The geopolitical risk premium is back in crude oil markets. Where do we go from here if we are an oilfield market participant? Initial thoughts and analysis… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you …

The geopolitical risk premium is back in crude oil markets. Where do we go from here if we are an oilfield market participant? Initial thoughts and analysis… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you …

We digest new datapoints from a NWS leader… 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 …

In this data alert, see interesting observations from a new data release just made for data subscribers… 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 …

A novel last mile concept in the works? 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 …

Here are some interesting things operators are saying about their frac supply 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 must be a member. If you are new to Infill Thinking, or your membership …

Sand market takeaways we learned from the latest Atlas earnings report… 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, …

This week, we have an update on local sand mining activity… 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, …

Get the latest market outlook for a key Permian frac player. 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, …

This week, we have prepared for you a data-driven analysis on MidCon E&P buyer behavior and scale… 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 …