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In this update, we start with the new bankruptcies of the week before covering notable developments in several ongoing cases 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 …

Some things never change, and the persistent propensity to overbuild in the frac industry at large will outlive this Chapter 11 era. Twice last 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 …

In this week’s rig count update, we thought we’d put the spotlight on geo-region shifts in drilling activity as the rig count has undergone a massive compression since year-end 2018. How has the market share of various basins fared during the rig count carnage? There’s a lot more to this …

The Devon / WPX deal continues the theme of Lower 48 E&P consolidation and creates the fourth largest unconventional oil producer in the US (only behind Oxy, Conoco and EOG). In the sections below, we provide some customer behavior context for the Devon / WPX merger – viewing the big …

We are honored to carry this very important post from a supply chain strategist at one of the top three pressure pumpers in the US on a potential change in the oilfield marketplace – rebundling in the frac supply chain… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see …

Prior to the March 2020 oilfield crash, the in-field frac sand mining trend was poised for take-off, but the downturn obviously derailed this. Now 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 …

On September 16, Infill Thinking covered the deployment of an NOV SandBank system, writing that the system could be headed to Argentina’s Vaca Muerta Shale. At the time, the destination had not been publicized by the players involved and the origin was an Eagle Ford yard. Now about a week …

Individuals are often overlooked in this asset-intensive sector, but talent shifts can have big implications for value creation, oilfield trends, sales and competitive dynamics. People on the move also have implications for how business is conducted across the frac value chain. Here are some moves that matter… There’s a lot …

In this week’s US drilling trends update, we shine a spotlight on… 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 …

A long-marketed Northern White Sand asset package finally found a buyer last week…. for what we estimate is a penny on the dollar relative to invested capital. This deal… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research …

Relative to the lows of 2Q20, which basin will enjoy the best trends after the ball drops on a miserable 2020 and 2021 completions programs start to kick in? Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve touched base with a whole bunch of industry contacts in the process of…. There’s …

I consider myself fortunate to have gotten to know Brent Halldorson, a tenured oilfield water expert, over the past couple of years. He’s a passionate student of our industry. About this time last year, I was in a conference hall listening to him speak on the history of the produced …

An interesting development in the last mile caught our attention this week… here’s what we know and what we are looking into… 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 …

Two new developments crossed the transom in ongoing frac sand restructuring cases that are worth a mention over the past week or so…. 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. …

+10. Flat. Flat. -2. Those are the weekly changes the US land rig count has posted for the past four weeks. Not bad! A couple weeks ago – after the first two datapoints in the pattern above – we wrote “The Past 2 Weeks Don’t Make A Trend, But 2 …

Since the Liberty / Schlumberger transaction was announced, the direct sourcing trend has become a hot topic again. I don’t know about you, but it’s nice to be talking about something other than bankruptcy and downturn trends again! Unbundling in the completions supply chain has gone mainstream over the past …

After publishing our deep dive piece on the Liberty / Schlumberger transaction’s implication for the frac supply chain last week, we heard from many Infill Thinking members. This piece from an unbundling expert/entrepreneur is the result of one of those conversations… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to …

In addition to the in-depth updates published during another interesting week in the frac life, these 9 quick hits also crossed our desk and are worthy of a mention… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research …

Now that we’ve all had a couple days to process the biggest frac industry news in quite a while, what does the M&A transaction mean for the proppant supply chain? Specifically frac sand and last mile logistics pure-play vendors? We have some strategic recommendations and actionalbe analysis on the competition …

We hope everyone enjoyed the Labor Day holiday weekend despite the pandemic. For many oilfield business folks, this holiday traditionally marks the…. 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 …

Our Friday’s in September guest post series starts off with a bang today. We are always excited when Susan stops buy, and her data driven insight continues to shed light on an opaque oilfield niche market… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To …

Special Report From Our Analyst Plan Today we introduce a special three-part series unpacking the Liberty / Schlumberger M&A deal’s nuanced implications for frac’s critical path supply chain: proppant. Each installment offers in-depth analysis that can’t be found anywhere else, concluding with an executive summary of strategic recommendations and industry …

Special Report From Our Analyst Plan Today we introduce a special three-part series unpacking the Liberty / Schlumberger M&A deal’s nuanced implications for frac’s critical path supply chain: proppant. Each installment offers in-depth analysis that can’t be found anywhere else, concluding with an executive summary of strategic recommendations and industry …

Special Report From Our Analyst Plan Today we introduce a special three-part series unpacking the Liberty / Schlumberger M&A deal’s nuanced implications for frac’s critical path supply chain: proppant. Each installment offers in-depth analysis that can’t be found anywhere else, concluding with an executive summary of strategic recommendations and industry …

Going once, going twice… 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 …

As most readers know by now, Schlumberger sold their frac business to Liberty in a big deal announced this morning. The deal, code named “Project Stars” per the deck title, makes Liberty… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and …

In today’s bizarre world, so called “social media influencers” get millions of views for videos containing meaningless blather. On the other hand, we dug up a video posted about a week ago which everyone in the Permian oilfield should watch with rapt attention; however, it only had 25 views as …

Are we there yet? To the bottom of the worst downturn ever? 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 …

In addition to the in-depth updates published during another interesting week in the frac life, these quick hits also crossed our desk and are worthy of a mention… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, …

What does the future hold for the depressed local sand market out West? We blow the dust off our crystal ball and leverage some intel from our premium data service to try to provide some context here… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  …

An interesting datapoint gives a new dimension to the whole boxes vs. silos debate. 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 …

Unsurprisingly, lawyers and restructuring advisors are the biggest winners in this mess. They are making out like bandits and harvesting a massive payday from the industry’s financial predicament. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, …

It seems like every couple days another oilfield company declares Chapter 11. Against this bankruptcy backdrop, we consider the future of oilfield services… 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. …

Finally! Rigs are going back to work here and there… 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 …

Similar to another completions player a few days ago, another sand producer has come out with some revealing financial disclosures… And this one appears to have skirted a liquidation event. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our …

Individuals are often overlooked in this asset-intensive sector, but talent shifts can have big implications for value creation, oilfield trends, sales and competitive dynamics. 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 …

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 …

We dug and dug and dug… and we dug up some estimates… 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 …

Quick notes from yet another… 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 …

Here’s what we learned from a “repeat restructuring” E&P’s latest filings… 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, …

Rig count remains under pressure, slipping AGAIN this week, down five and now threatening to move down into the 220s next week. Here are two… 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 this update, we break down an obscure data set – a second order effect of the frac crash – to produce fresh insights on the depth and velocity of frac market contraction in West Texas… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To …

The future of the frac supply chain’s competitive landscape is being rapidly reshaped by restructuring activity. Maintaining situational awareness in multiple fast-moving cases is key. And 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, …

While the press always has a field day with the lizard headlines, oilfield customers are paying attention to listing and habitat exposure. And so we are too! Here’s what’s happening a level deeper than the media headlines in today’s oilfield marketplace… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to …

This week we take stock of market share evolution in the US onshore drilling business during these crazy Covid times… 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 …

Lots of analysts, ourselves included, are writing about the uptick in completions and frac crew count. But let’s be careful not to put the cart before the horse… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, …

We take a look at some notable comings and goings. The frac talent pool continues to play musical chairs. 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 …

Being a great analyst starts with being a great listener. So we listened… and listened… and listened some more! And here’s what we learned about frac plans… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you …

A great many analysts have opinions and prognostications. Forecasts for oilfield services are a dime a dozen. But who’s really listening to what your customers are saying? We are! And here’s what you should know about what they are telling investors about frac sand sourcing… There’s a lot more to …

A great many analysts have opinions and prognostications, which they broadcast loudly – predictions are a dime a dozen these days. Who’s really listening to what oilfield customers are saying? We are! And here’s what you should know about their oilfield water strategies… There’s a lot more to this story… …