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An important E&P capex update this week reads distinctly negative for anyone hoping for an oilfield spending increase in 2020. Here’s the relevant excerpt: 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 …

Our channel checks reveal some interesting things happening towards the commoditized end of hydraulic fracturing 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 to Infill Thinking, …

We are still waiting on a few more companies to report earnings in the oilfield; however, the lion’s share of the results are out and most calls are now behind us. So we went digging for the latest round of simulfrac talk, and we found new converts… There’s a lot …

What’s going on with the oilfield service addressable market defined by E&P capex budgets? Data-driven insights 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 …

A data-driven look at operating activity trends for the South Texas local frac sand mining industry. 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, …

A data-driven look at operating activity trends for the West Texas local frac sand mining industry. 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, …

Infill Thinking keeps members abreast of drilling trends with our weekly rig count analysis – unique takes and presentation on otherwise pedestrian rig count 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 …

US Silica provided their 1Q21 results and rest of year outlook this morning. Here is a digestible bullet point summary of the key market intel they shared… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you …

Why it matters: Aggressive recruitment from new entrants in the frac supply chain can signal shifts in the competitive landscape and rate/cost structures. Drivers are a hot commodity and in short supply. What’s New: Several weeks ago, we flagged a new entrant in sand hauling: 5f. The app-based hauler was …

Over the past couple of days, we’ve listened to the conference calls of Liberty, Patterson-UTI, RPC and Calfrac (together we estimate these pumpers have X% market share in Lower 48 frac market). Here are the key datapoints that have read-through to the broader frac market… There’s a lot more to …

Three weeks ago, we wrote about a new Permian sand mine opening. Now we know the rest of the story…. 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 …

A data-driven look at operating activity trends for the West Texas local frac sand mining industry. 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, …

Today we continue our simulfrac series with a fourth installment discussing implications for bundling vs. unbundling. Previously on the simulfrac series: “why it matters” and a thematic primer, before diving into E&P spending pattern implications. When it comes to direct sourcing… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to …

Infill Thinking keeps members abreast of drilling trends with our weekly rig count analysis – unique takes and presentation on otherwise pedestrian rig count 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 …

On their earnings call this week, Halliburton stated that rebalancing underway in the frac market right now is setting up a price recovery for pressure pumping in 2022. Absent some big shift in the current trajectory, we aren’t so sure… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see …

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 …

Halliburton’s conference call this week confirmed an Infill Thinking exclusive from six months ago… 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 …

We hear lots of things. Some of them bear repeating… 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 …

Infill Thinking keeps members abreast of drilling trends with our weekly rig count analysis – unique takes and presentation on otherwise pedestrian rig count 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 …

The simulfrac trend is spreading fast in shale, and rightly so. Whatever frac efficiency metric you look at – whether it’s stages/crew day or stimulated feet per month or pumping hours per quarter or time on location – the step changes simulfracs are delivering are disruptive and mindblowing. The implications …

80% of Midland Basin seismic activity recorded in the past three years occurred in the last three quarters. Despite a recent seismic surge, we haven’t heard very much talk about the consequences or mitigation. This matters because… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  …

Sure, companies have developed coping mechanisms, but it’s still a big risk in the medium- to long-term outlook for U.S. oil production… 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 …

As most Infill Thinking readers know, E&P operators often require their pressure pumpers to use multiple size grades on shale / tight oil wells. In fact, several grades are often used in the same stage. Is that about to change?   There’s a lot more to this story… Login to …

Infill Thinking keeps members abreast of drilling trends with our weekly rig count analysis – unique takes and presentation on otherwise pedestrian rig count 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 …

We hear lots of things. Some of them bear repeating… 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 …

Infill Thinking keeps members abreast of drilling trends with our weekly rig count analysis – unique takes and presentation on otherwise pedestrian rig count 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 …

This week, we launched a new research series covering the implications of simulfrac adoption across the completions market. The series kicked off with thoughts on why it matters and future thought pieces will trace the trend’s ripples into specific niches of the US shale value chain (like sand and water …

The simulfrac trend is spreading fast in shale, and rightly so. Whatever frac efficiency metric you look at – whether it’s stages/crew day or stimulated feet per month or pumping hours per quarter or time on location – the step changes simulfracs are delivering are disruptive and mindblowing. The implications …

Big kudos to Pete Cook and the Petroleum Connection for hosting another great sand event in Houston this week. No one does it better than that team, and it was great to see everyone in person again. Here is some of what we learned… There’s a lot more to this …

Infill Thinking keeps members abreast of drilling trends with our weekly rig count analysis – unique takes and presentation on otherwise pedestrian rig count 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 …

1Q21 was a whirlwind in the frac supply chain. We relived it here. Now it’s time to turn our eyes ahead to 2Q21, and we look forward to starting to do that this week at the in-person frac sand conference in Houston hosted by the Petroleum Connection. To gear up …

1Q21 is in the books and what a quarter it was… we look back on one wild ride to start the new year in the 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, …

In 2021, NWS and out-of-basin regional sands are finding some pockets of opportunity for re-entry in the Texas market. And we believe this is almost entirely due to… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, …

Over the past week, we’ve been sharing a series of data-driven reports on Permian frac sand volume trends. First, this chart of the day showed Permian proppant consumption returning to peak. The peak Permian sand piece prompted good questions about how sand can return to prior highs in an environment …

Last week we shared a chart of the day showing Permian sand volumes returning to within 10% of the all-time best quarter in 2021 and breaking the record in 2022. That research prompted some rational thinking and questions, both from our members in the comments section and the EFT crew …

Infill Thinking keeps members abreast of drilling trends with our weekly rig count analysis – unique takes and presentation on otherwise pedestrian rig count 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 …

We are looking forward to participating in the simul-frac panel at the Frac Sand Industry Update in a couple weeks. It’ll be a great discussion with panelists from Chevron, Halliburton, Badger, and Sand Revolution discussing how this wellsite procedural change is rippling back up the frac supply chain. Here are …

First the freeze. Then the wind. Lost days continue piling up for the Texas frac industry in 1Q21… feature image photo credit 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 …

With oil prices where they are (well above expectations for the year) and frac sand hard to find in Texas for much of 1Q21, multiple Infill Thinking members have recently inquired offline about Infill Thinking’s sand demand estimates in the big two Texas basins. This chart provides a glimpse of …

Infill Thinking keeps members abreast of drilling trends with our weekly rig count analysis – unique takes and presentation on otherwise pedestrian rig count 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 …

In addition to in-depth updates published on Infill Thinking this week, some quick hits crossed our desk from contacts in the field and are worth a quick mention… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, …

Exxon held their annual analyst day in early-March and released a 75-slide IR deck for the event. After wading through the first twenty slides on “new energy” (hydrogen, carbon capture, solar, wind, climate change etc.), we did find some slides that shed new light on the oil major’s plans for …

Importantly as we listened to the oilfield’s commentary around energy transition this quarter, we were struck by the fact that oilfield management teams are optimistic not pessimistic about this. Remember SWOT analysis from business school? The oilfield is looking at energy transition as an “O” not a “T.” There’s a …

New bills proposed in the Texas legislative session have potentially massive implications for insurance and commerce in the oilfield trucking business (crude, sand, water, etc. hauling in the oilfield could all be impacted). There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update …

Here are three charts updating the public E&P spending situation for tight oil, nat gas, and total Lower 48 in 2021 leveraging the latest Lium data with almost all the publics having now firmed up 2021 budgets and given 2020 actuals. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to …

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 …

This earnings season, we’ve listened carefully as E&P operators and midstream/service firms talk about water on investor calls. We are gearing up for the Oilfield Water Markets 2021 Conference this May 12-13 in DFW. We encourage any Infill Thinkers interested in water to join us there… This conference is the …

Infill Thinking keeps members abreast of drilling trends with our weekly rig count analysis – unique takes and presentation on otherwise pedestrian rig count 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 …

Oil price momentum continues. Good news from OPEC yesterday buoyed WTI above $65. What might $70 oil bring for Permian oilfield activity? The data scientists at Lium Research, our affiliate, had actually run the numbers on that very question a week before this latest oil price spike for data clients …

A bunch of buyers are talking sand. Here’s what they are saying… 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 …