This week we and about 300 other folks attended the biggest frac sand conference of the year. Hat tip to our friends at Petroleum Connection for bringing the industry together successfully once again. Infill Thinking founder Joseph Triepke and Lium senior analyst Alex Meleshko moderated two great panels at the …
Read More »Notes From The Road In Permian Part II
Earlier this week, we invested time putting boots on the ground in the Permian Basin. Between meeting with contacts, field trips and yard demos and drive-bys, we learned a lot. Here are a second batch of takeaways from our time on the road… There’s a lot more to this story… …
Read More »Notes From The Road In Permian Part I [Quick Hits & Photos]
Yesterday and today, we are investing time in the Permian Basin, mostly on the Midland side. Between meeting with contacts, field trips and yard demos we also are driving past a few frac sites to get visual confirmation on our bottom-up frac fleet counts. Here are some first impressions… There’s …
Read More »In Other News – Frac Bankruptcies Loom? Wet Pile Push/Pull, Proximity Mining Harder Than It Looks, Sand & Logistics Pricing Trends, & More…
In addition to the in-depth updates Infill Thinking published this week, we hunted down a variety of miscellaneous datapoints from around the shale-patch that are deserving of a quick mention… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our …
Read More »3 Takeaways From Early Results In 2024 Outlook Survey
As more results flood in from our 2023 survey, we are starting to see some key trends… 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 »Frac Sand Scattershooting – Wet Sand Trimulfracs, Sand Consumer Report, and Free Water With Damp Sand…
In addition to the in-depth updates Infill Thinking published this week, we hunted down a variety of miscellaneous datapoints from around the sandpatch that are deserving of a quick mention… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our …
Read More »Notes From The Road In Eagle Ford [Quick Hits & Photos]
Last week, we spent a couple days traipsing around the Eagle Ford. This resulted in two boots on the ground reports last week: a) new mine and b) new wellsite solution. Today we conclude our field trip takeaways with a couple more market intel bullets and pictures from the road… …
Read More »Early Voting: Our First Impressions On Key 2023 Trends As Survey Results Pile Up
As more results flood in from our 2023 survey, we are starting to see some key trends… 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 »Early Voting: Our First Impressions On Key 2022 Trends As The Survey Results Pile Up
As more results flood in from our 2022 survey, we are starting to see some key trends… 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 »Things We Heard From Friends In The Sand Patch This Week
This week we worked the phones and caught up with quite a few contacts in frac supply chain to chat business trends, hear the voice of the industry, and take the pulse of the sand mining community. In this update we get in the weeds to give you insight on …
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