Do you have access to the sand price benchmark data that your competitors are using to judge the market? 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 …
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Who’s Moving The Frac Sand And How Much Are They Moving? [Chart Of The Day]
Here is a look at how proppant moves in the completions industry and who is moving it. 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 …
Read More »Retribution Sands. Is A SCOOP/STACK Sand Project About To Rise From The Ashes?
Could a frac sand greenfield project stalled by financial distress in the last cycle finally come full circle and serve the SCOOP/STACK frac market? 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 …
Read More »Eagle Ford Well Permits Cooling Too…
What to expect in rig count going forward? We discuss… 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 …
Read More »Quarter In Review: Infill Thinking’s Top 10 2Q22 Updates
By The Stats – Membership Resources Provided During 1Q22 In the 90 days ending March 31, 2022, the Infill Thinking research team: published 76 independent research updates, emailed 24 original Infill Thoughts newsletters to active members, regularly updated Lium Database Downloads for data clients, moderated a frac sand panel discussion …
Read More »Firsthand Confirmation: Nomad’s 1st Plant Is Operational, Shipping Imminent [Site Visit Report / Pics]
We drove out to several in-field frac sand mines and this is what we saw and learned… 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 …
Read More »OnCore Processing’s 2 Big Spring In-Field Plants Look Busy [Site Visit Report / Pics]
We drove out to several in-field frac sand mines and this is what we saw and learned… 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 …
Read More »Rig Count Up Again, But Permian Leading Indicator Dips…
What to expect in rig count going forward? We discuss… 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 …
Read More »The Landowners’ Voice: Let’s Clean Up Our Legacy Before It Becomes An Albatross Around Our Neck [Guest Post]
Guest Contributor Introduction From Joseph Triepke: Long time Infill Thinking readers may recall several guest posts from their fellow member Schuyler Wight over the years. He first wrote in back in 2017 when local sand mines were becoming his new neighbors left and right. He wrote in again in 2018 …
Read More »Getting A Better Handle On The Latest Novel, Niche Wet Sand Logistics Innovation
There’s a fascinating niche / novel approach to wet sand management on the wellsite happening in the Permian right now… We break down the project in some detail to better understand how widespread this could become in the future… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the …
Read More »Proppant Loading Trends Around The Lower 48 [Chart Of The Day]
Here is a look at how proppant intensity is trending in completions around the U.S. shale patch. 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 …
Read More »New Pressure Pumper vs. Sand Producer Lawsuit #2
Sand litigation is back. We analyze the new suits and implications here… 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 …
Read More »New Pressure Pumper vs. Sand Producer Lawsuit #1
Sand litigation is back. We analyze the new suits and implications here… 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 …
Read More »Frac Sand Contract Disputes Return To The Courtroom In Mid-2022 With Two Lawsuits Now In The First Inning
Sand litigation is back. We analyze the new suits and implications here… 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 …
Read More »Sand M&A Comes Back With A Big Permian Deal…
Sand mine M&A is back! We analyze the new deal and implications here… 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 …
Read More »Permian Rig Count Closing In On Cyclical Ceiling?
What to expect in rig count and DUCs going forward? We discuss… 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 …
Read More »More Horsepower – Watch Auction This Week For More Frac Fleet Expansion
Frac HHP continues to come into the market. Here’s what to watch this coming 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 new to Infill Thinking, or …
Read More »Positive Read-Through For Frac From ProFrac’s First Earnings Call As A Public Company
We digested new datapoints from ProFrac 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 expired, please email us …
Read More »A New Hire Datapoint Seems Consistent With The Frac Sand IPO Rumor Du Jour
We are tracking a developing story with corporate finance implications in the frac sand space… 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 …
Read More »Shale E&P Capex Follow Up – A Forward Thinking Data Update
E&P spending plans are evolving rapidly and in this update we think ahead to 2H22 and 2023… 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 …
Read More »No Deal… Quick Thoughts About U.S. Silica Maintaining Their Status Quo
We digest the news that U.S. Silica will not separate their industrial sand business from frac sand. 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 …
Read More »Permian DUCs Are NOT A Concern For Frac
What to expect in rig count and DUCs going forward? We discuss… 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 …
Read More »Macro Meltdown, But OFS May Be Best House In Bad Neighborhood! [Charts Of The Day]
Capital allocators have a tough job right now as the market focuses intently on discounting bigger risks into assets: inflation is terrible, more Fed rate hikes are coming, and recession fears loom large. Here are some reasons why we are still optimistic about oilfield investments. There’s a lot more to …
Read More »Only A Matter Of Time Until ALL U.S. E&Ps Hike Their 2022 Budgets? Some For The 1st Time, Some Again?
E&P spending plans are evolving rapidly… 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 …
Read More »Now Contested, A Big Water Diversion Project In The Delaware Basin Is Worth Watching
A water diversion project in Pecos, Reeves, and Ward counties is stirring up some opposition… 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 …
Read More »Reaction To Wednesday’s MSHA News On Respirable Silica Regulation – It’s An Initiative To Better Enforce The EXISTING Standard
Reaction to breaking news on the regulatory front in frac sand today… 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 …
Read More »As Expected, US Department Of Labor Is Taking Action On Silica Dust At Mines
Some breaking news on the regulatory front in frac sand today… 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, …
Read More »U.S. Rig Count Approaching Cyclical Plateau?
What to expect in rig count and DUCs going forward? We discuss… 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 …
Read More »Enter Prometheus – A New Final Mile Solution Purpose-Built For Wet Sand [Exclusive]
After talking with the creators behind it, we learned some interesting stuff about the frac sand supply chain’s second wet sand storage system for final mile… 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 …
Read More »Everything You Could Possibly Want To Know About The Midland Basin’s Biggest Sand Plant
We just got a massive download on the Lamesa mine owned by U.S. Silica… 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 »Quick Thoughts On Frac Sand: Seller’s Market But Calm, More Kermit Mines?, Wet Sand Ups & Downs, & more…
All you need to get up to speed on the latest developments in the frac supply chain can be found here. Grab a cup of coffee and tuck into this report! There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive …
Read More »Quick Thoughts On Last Mile: New Wellsite Storage Systems, Market Equilibrium, Throwing Shade, & more…
Some interesting last mile datapoints to know… 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 …
Read More »Quick Thoughts On Pressure Pumping: Small Frac Outfits Rise, Bids Strengthen, Old HHP Recycled, & more…
Some interesting market nuggets in pressure pumping crossed our desk 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 new to Infill Thinking, or your membership has …
Read More »7 Water Trends We’ll Be Exploring In Pittsburgh With Top Marcellus-Utica E&P Operators This Summer
If you care about “unleashing US LNG”, natural gas production trends in general, or doing business in the Appalachian shale markets, then you should consider coming out to Pittsburgh with us this July 29th for the Oilfield Water Connection conference. Already, the vast majority of the region’s shale gas E&P …
Read More »First Look: 2023 Frac Sand Demand If Oil Prices Are $100+
This week, our Lium colleagues updated their quarterly data packet and D&C model with fresh forecasts for 2023 on a $100 oil base case – updated databases include D&C Model, E&P Spending, Rigs, Wells, Frac, Shale Fleets, Frac Sand, and sand prices. In this chart of the day, we share a snippet from the big …
Read More »Our First Look At The Permian’s Next New Mobile-Mini Mine Site
Civil site work and prep is underway at the Basin’s newest in-field mine. This one will be… 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 …
Read More »All Those “Other” Oilfield Materials… Shale’s Industrial Mineral Supply Chain Takeaways From Houston
Today we are in Houston meeting with oilfield market participants engaged in the industrial minerals supply chain for drilling and completions at the IMFORMED conference. Here is some of what we have learned at the event so far… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full …
Read More »Frac Sand Trends, Data & Key Takeaways For Houston Oilfield Minerals Conference This Week [Chart Of The Day]
This week, we are honored to be presenting the frac sand outlook for the IMFORMED Industrial Minerals conference in Houston (link) leveraging Lium data. Lium data clients are welcome to download the full presentation here. Here is are the themes we are addressing in the presentation outline followed by a “chart …
Read More »Rig Dayrates Are Moving Up Faster Than Ever Before As Rig Count Pops Again
What to expect in rig count and DUCs going forward? We discuss… 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 …
Read More »Before… And …After. Tight Oil Thesis Testing In Ft. Worth This Week
This week, we attended the large oilfield conference in Ft Worth. We walked in with 7 key themes in mind and tested these in conversations with industry contacts at the event. Here is what we learned about the tight oil narrative for 2H22+… There’s a lot more to this story… …
Read More »Smart Sand’s Proppant Market Outlook
In this update, you’ll find key takeaways from the company’s earnings call that are relevant to the broader frac supply chain marketplace. 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 …
Read More »E&P Frac Fleet Counts, Operator-By-Operator
Latest tallies on frac fleet counts by 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 us …
Read More »Follow Up: Who Is Looking At Developing Frac Sand In SE NM? We Found Out! [Exclusive]
Earlier this week, we wrote about sand mines coming to southeastern New Mexico. After some investigative journalism, we’ve learned a lot more than we knew earlier 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, …
Read More »Here Comes MORE Delaware Basin Sand… Who Is This For??
Looks like somebody’s gonna build a sand mine in New Mexico.. 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, …
Read More »Upward Revisions To 2022 E&P Capex Programs Come Just A Few Months After Budget Announcements! [Shale Spending Stats]
E&P spending plans are evolving rapidly… 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 …
Read More »New Revelations About EOG’s Sand & Water Supplies In Texas
In this update we put two and two together to illuminate EOG’s new Permian sand procurement strategy to get sand closer to the wellhead. 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 …
Read More »What The E&Ps Are Saying About Sand & Pipe Constraints & Runaway Cost Mitigation
In a related piece this morning, we discussed inflationary pressures and how E&P budgets are responding. Here are more specifics on the drivers of these inflationary pressures… 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 »What The E&Ps Are Saying About Inflation & Capex Budget Hikes
E&P spending is moving… 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 …
Read More »The Power Of SimulFracs [SimulFrac Series]
There’s new disclosures on moving the efficient frontier higher in simulfrac world… 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 …
Read More »A Big E&P Discloses The In-Field Sand Mine We Visited In March. More Importantly, They Want To Deploy More Mini-Mobiles…
In March driving around out in the Permian, we laid eyes on the frac sand industry’s newest plant…Today, the E&P customer behind it talked all about it for the first time… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive …
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