In this report we shift our gaze out a bit to the full 2022 picture and think through some supply/demand points that were not addressed in several recent Permian sand situation reports from Infill Thinking… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read …
Read More »New Year Could Bring Bigger Headaches For Permian Sand Buyers…
Thinking ahead about frac sand sourcing in 2022 for the Permian Basin. 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 …
Read More »Permian Sand Problems Are Piling Up Before The New Year
Frac sand situation report for the Permian Basin. 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 …
Read More »Pipe Problems: Here’s The Latest On Casing Constraints / Pricing From The OCTG Expert [Friday Guest Post]
Access to OCTG has become a critical concern in today’s oilfield and an operator said in our recent industry survey that they “might actually drop rigs due to casing shortage.” When OCTG issues or concerns come up, we know just who to call to get answers… In this update, see …
Read More »Pressure Pumping Pricing Premonition – The Pendulum Is FINALLY Swinging Back To The Pumpers
For most of 2021, we’ve written at Infill Thinking about how net pricing in frac services has been elusive despite the frac crew count climbing higher – it’s been a priceless recovery with pumpers receiving very few price increases outside of cost inflation pass throughs. Here’s why that may not …
Read More »From Bad To Worse For Eagle Ford Sand Buyers…
Things went from bad to worse for buyers in the Eagle Ford sand market this week… here’s the latest. 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 …
Read More »A Big Push On The Damp Sand Flywheel [Boots On The Ground Report]
We spent some time with industry friends at a sand plant open house in Caldwell TX this week and we learned a lot about wet sand… 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 …
Read More »As RFQ Season Approaches In Shale… Some Food For Thought
It’s almost that time of year again….. shale RFQ season is just around the corner. During October, vendor inboxes will fill with emails from customers asking for pricing / bid invitations and volume commitments if awarded. Here is some food for thought as this happens… There’s a lot more to …
Read More »EOG Expects To Drive Sand Cost Down Further Through 2022. But How At Today’s Rock Bottom Prices?
Why It Matters: EOG’s outlook is closely watched as they are the shale bellwether – so here we summarize what matters for the D&C market from their call, starting with an interesting comment on sand… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read …
Read More »OCTG 2H21: Much Ado About ‘Something’ [Friday Guest Post]
The OCTG market has a lot of crosscurrents swirling right now. And we know just the right expert to shed light on the 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 …
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