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Many Infill Thinking readers know Scott Pegram, and it is with a heavy heart that we write this post today. Scott spent four years at Halliburton on the front lines of the frac supply chain where he managed sand logistics in the good old days before local sand (2013-2015). Then …

Re-wording the holiday classics to reflect the latest oilfield trends is a Christmas tradition as old as Infill Thinking itself. Part market research, part holiday cheer; these songs capture the spirt of the season and the trends dominating the oilfield each year. This year’s Infill Thinking ballad is the sixth …

Here in about 3 weeks (May 12-13 in Frisco TX), the produced water industry will once again gather in-person to discuss market trends. Hosted by our friends at the Oilfield Water Connection, the fast approaching Oilfield Water Markets 2021 Conference is the first in-person oilfield water event in more than a …

Founder’s Message To Infill Thinking Readers We have some big news about the Infill Thinking research platform to share. Yesterday evening, we announced a business combination with Coras Research. Many of you are probably familiar with Coras Research, especially if you are an Analyst Plan member since we’ve collaborated with …

Adapting Christmas Carols to oilfield trends is a holiday season tradition as old as Infill Thinking itself. We just released our 2020 track for members, a riff on Holly Jolly Christmas titled Frac A DUC For Christmas. Current members can login here to take a listen to this year’s song, …

Happy Memorial Day Weekend! We wanted to flag a few of our more in-depth pieces published recently in case you missed them and have some downtime to catch up on reading during the long weekend. Here are five relevant reference pieces on the downturn from our research flow over the …

Unfortunately, thousands of extremely talented and dedicated oilfield business people are being let go right now through no fault of their own. So this week, Infill Thinking will begin offering 90-days free access to any oilfield business people let go from their position in these uncertain times. By offering furloughed …

On March 9, 2020, National Public Radio’s Marketplace show aired a segment across >800 US radio stations about the oil price fall-out’s impact on US oilfield activity. Their piece draws insights from our research update published for Infill Thinking subscribers earlier that day titled “On Black Monday, A Double Black …

On Tuesday, we hosted 50+ Infill Thinking members for coffee and conversation at one of our favorite Houston coffee houses. Special thanks to the Siphon Coffee team and patrons for letting us invade your space and putting up with us – we sort of took over the place! The event …

Each year, we celebrate the Season here at Infill Thinking by weaving oilfield trends into a Holiday Classic or two. Break out the egg nog because our songs are part parody, part market research. We enjoyed writing our Oilfield Christmas songs in 2017 and 2018, back when oilfield growth was …