Boots on the ground report from the heart of northeastern shale… 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 »Takeaways From Industry Conversations In Fort Worth Today
This week, we attended the large oilfield conference in Ft Worth. We enjoyed seeing industry friends and here is some of what we heard… 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 »How Much Sand Will EOG Need In Their New Appalachian Play? Who’s Frac’ing For Them & Where? We’ve Got Some Answers…
EOG’s entrance into the Appalachian market could help to tighten proppant market conditions in a railed sand stronghold. 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 …
Read More »BIG News For The Marcellus Shale Frac Supply Chain
Way back in March 2018, we speculated in this piece that Antero might be looking to vertically integrate sand mining, predicting that their most likely path forward would be building a regional / in-basin 2-2.5mmtpa greenfield mine (read more). It only took 3.5 years, but fast forward to today and …
Read More »An Interesting Will Power Test Emerges For Gassy E&Ps [D&C Activity Channel Checks]
In several posts this week (on frac crews and rigs), we’ve highlighted the natural gas upstream industry’s apathy to a substantial natural gas price move since 2Q21. How long will this go on? Our channel checks and public E&P commentary suggest… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to …
Read More »There Is A Bright Spot In The Gloomy Lower 48 Oilpatch [Chart Of The Day + Macro Thesis Highlights]
“Give me some good news for a change,” you say? Our pleasure! Here is a chart you cannot miss because it’s all anyone’s going to be talking about as tight oil gets shut in. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this …
Read More »Sahara Wellsite Storage System Up Close And Personal [Appalachian Site Visit]
Last week, our team had a chance to spend a little time in the Marcellus/Utica. In addition to gathering some general observations about the market, we visited a Sahara wellsite storage system and spent some time talking with management. Here is what we learned about the system and management’s deployment …
Read More »About That Busy Northeast Pilot Express… Here’s Why It’s So Busy.
Earlier this week, we published some notes from the road after spending time in the Marcellus/Utica frac supply chain last week. If you read that piece, you probably remember the section on the extremely busy Pilot Express fuel station near Steubenville, OH where we saw dozens of frac sand trucks …
Read More »Firsthand Observations On The Marcellus Frac Supply Chain [Notes From The Road & Photos]
A contingent of the Infill Thinking team ventured into the heart of the Marcellus/Utica play last week to gather some boots on the ground intelligence. Here are some of the things we saw, heard and learned on our trip. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the …
Read More »Appalachian Drilling & Completions Activity Trends – Better In 1H19 Than 2H18
Following our Appalachian oilfield trip last week, we are shining a spotlight on Marcellus / Utica drilling and completions trends in this edition of our regular weekly rig count. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our …
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