Back in the heyday of the Permian local frac sand boom (2017), Infill Thinking was breaking news about an incremental Permian frac sand plant once a week it seemed. With the Permian now oversupplied, all’s been quiet on the greenfield construction front for the past year. Here lately, we’ve been …
Read More »Look For Another Mid-Con Mine Permit Soon From New Entrant Omega Sands [Exclusive CEO Conversation]
We caught up this week with Jason Holton, CEO of Omega Sands. Omega is a new entrant frac sand producer focused on a 1Q19 Mid-Con launch. Omega Sands has been flying under the radar planning their frac sand industry debut in Oklahoma… until now. During a phone conversation Monday afternoon, …
Read More »Meet The Next Big Eagle Ford In-Basin Frac Sand Player [Exclusive Conversation With Management]
We have the very latest on another new Eagle Ford frac sand mine after an exclusive conversation with the team backing the project this morning. This sand story is moving fast folks, and Infill Thinking is the original source of real-time coverage on the latest developments in the in-basin saga. …
Read More »War On West Texas Sand Talent Heating Up: Job Fair Tomorrow
Tomorrow another new area sand producer will host a job fair in Odessa. We expect there will be quite a few more of these job fairs at area hotels before year-end. See what some local mines are doing to recruit staff and also the competition and challenges for talent that …
Read More »As Super Spec Land Rig Dayrates Surge, Patterson-UTI Dips A Toe Back Into Newbuild Construction
On Thursday, Patterson-UTI said it will take delivery of newbuild rigs again during 2017. In the downturn, Patterson-UTI suspended their newbuild program and last took took a delivery in 4Q15. 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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