What happens to land rig contractor market share when the rig count gets demolished? These visuals explain the company-by-company fallout. 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 …
Read More »The “Nowhere To Go But Up” Survey Results Are In!
We are excited today to share the results of our well-attended industry marketplace survey… 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 »Marcellus Drilling & Completion Trend Spotlight [Appalachian Chartbook]
There’s been a lot of focus on the Lower 48 natural gas plays as a source of relatively strong oilfield service demand in the oil crisis. This week, we took a data-driven look at a variety of activity metrics in the play – a “wellness check” if you will… There’s …
Read More »Eagle Ford Drilling Demand Blows Through Prior Cycle Lows In A Fraction Of The Time
From peak to trough, last cycle’s X% rig count in South Texas decline took X months. This cycle, a X% drilling decline has played out in just X months…. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research …
Read More »As The Texas Frac Fleet Sinks, Local Sand Capacity Rapidly Goes Offline [Chart Of The Day]
We estimate the active frac fleet count across the two big Texas oil plays has fallen from up near X crews in 1Q20 down to only about X active fleets today. This is now old news, but it still takes our breath away to see that in print. Obviously, nobody’s …
Read More »For The Permian Basin… Good News & Bad News
This update offers up a mixed bag to the many good Infill Thinking members whose economic interests lie in the oilfields of Midland, Carlsbad, Kermit, and the surrounding area. Feature image taken by the Infill Thinking team on a recent trip to gather in-basin market intel for members… There’s a …
Read More »Oilfield Water M&A Charts Suddenly Awash In White Space [Charts Of The Day]
Like with most sectors of the US economy in the Covid-19 world, dealmaking has gone silent in the oilfield water sector. There are three reasons that the recent lack of transactions in this oilfield niche is especially noteworthy: … There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the …
Read More »Shatterproof
In the wreckage of the land drilling market, there’s a clear bifurcation of fortunes. 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 »Preparing For The Next DUC Hunting Season By Dissecting The 50% Drilling Decline Across The Permian
The Permian Basin rig count is down 50% from March, with little variance in the percentage decline between the Midland and Delaware Basins. But the downtrend does vary county by county… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive …
Read More »US Rig Count Is Cut In Half Already. How Low Can It Go? Here’s A Stab At Answering That…
Three land drillers have given rig count guidance for how far their rig counts are expected to fall by the end of 2Q20 so far. While we await the other four or five land drillers we track to report, the sum of rig count guidance so far tells us some …
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