In April 2018, Infill Thinking’s research team had an opportunity to visit the new Emerge Energy Services plant in San Antonio and meet one-on-one with management to learn about operations there. Then in early-May, the company hosted their 1Q18 conference call. Blending what we learned from these two sources results …
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As First Reported Here, Black Mountain DID Announce New Eagle Ford And Mid-Con Expansion Plans Wednesday Morning
This is a developing story, check back for updates… 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 …
Read More »Three Rig Contractors Drill More Than Half The Laterals You Frac [Charts]
In this week’s rig count update we take a look at who is drilling wells in the US with a market share pie chart and the trend over time. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research …
Read More »Operators Concentrate On Cycle Times As Some Zipper Fracs Save Over A Million Bucks Per Well
2018 is the year of the zipper frac. Reducing completion cycle times is a key overriding theme in shale. Zipper frac are expanding both in use and definition. Check out how this trend is impacting completion programs in this update. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see …
Read More »In-Basin Mines To Supply 75% Of Permian Basin Proppant Demand Next Year [Chart Of The Day]
Following up on our plant-by-plant review of Permian Basin frac sand production last week, we’ve also updated our estimates for the play’s frac sand demand broken down by supply source. In this update, you’ll see the chart and a bullet point list of our latest thoughts as we look at …
Read More »Mark Papa Says Shale Pundit Projections Fail To Account For Parent-Child Well Issues [Frac Hit Fear Index Update]
If you came for Mark’s quote, it’s further down along with other recent operator remarks on frac hits and parent-child well production impacts. First, a brief word on the industry’s general tone on parent-child wells and what it means for oilfield service companies after digesting a large batch of recent …
Read More »Permian In-Basin Sand Production Blossoms In May 2018. Here Are Plant-By-Plant Updates
Six weeks ago, we assessed Permian in-basin frac sand production at an annualized rate of 15mmtpa coming from 7 operational facilities. This week, we updated our assessment, finding that local sand production has increased significantly in the past six weeks. In fact, daily local proppant availability is up X%, with the …
Read More »Differentials Be Darned. Permian Permits Pick-Up Anyway
Each week we cover a topical US weekly drilling trend, and provide in-depth analysis of the rig count and frac spread count. Here is this week’s installment… 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 »The Petition To List The Dunes Sagebrush Lizard As Endangered Is Live. So What, And What Next?
After the Dunes Sagebrush Lizard (DSL) petition was filed earlier this week, we had a chance to catch up with a subject matter expert on Texas environmental issues to learn a bit more about what matters in the petition and what to watch for next… There’s a lot more to this …
Read More »Frac Water Market Takeaways From The Select Energy Services Conference Call… [Live Blog Complete]
Live takeaways from Select’s 1Q18 earnings call… 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 …
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