After writing here about Liberty’s announcement last week that they have been working on a slurry solution for wet sand’s last mile, we have heard from multiple Infill Thinking members looking to learn more about the solution and its implications. In this report, learn more about the concept… There’s a …
Read More »Liberty Boxes Up The PropX Platform
What Happened: Yesterday evening, Liberty announced they are buying out PropX for $90mm. Here are our quick thoughts on the deal. 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 …
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 »Wet Sand Direct To Blender Might Be Music To Our Fracing Ears [Guest Post]
In addition to the personnel exposure benefit, the elimination of the drying process has a very real impact on energy consumption and the resulting emissions. Converting an annual operation that pumps 360,000 tons of sand dried by natural gas to a wet sand operation would reduce CO2 emissions by at …
Read More »Press Release From The Defendant Confirms Analysis Of The Case Docket Last Week
Last Thursday, Infill Thinking broke the news about a ruling in a key last mile logistics battle after digging through court records to uncover an unsigned order from a judge. Today, other channels are also reporting this news as one of the parties involved has spoken out. There’s a lot more …
Read More »Permian Frac Sand Truck Demand And 6 Factors That Could Reduce The Need [Chart Of The Day]
So how many trucks will West Texas frac sand require in the last mile? We have 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 …
Read More »PropX: 6,000 Boxes And Counting
PropX is growing and they are growing fast. In this update, read exclusive details we learned in a recent meeting with management about the company’s build cadence, trends in box per crew, business model, adoption rates, and the impacts of steel tariffs and OSHA regs. There’s a lot more to …
Read More »Nameplate Kermit Sand Trucks Would Circle The Earth – Drive Time Rankings & Capacity Distribution [Part II]
A year from now on the Kermit blacktop, it will be 110° Fahrenheit with a 90% chance of gridlock. We believe competitive advantage will increasingly be tied to location and logistics as in-basin mines battle for market share. In this update, we rank each of the hopeful new mines based …
Read More »A Massive Paradigm Shift In Frac Sand’s Last Mile Is Happening Now
Retail giant Amazon and the hydraulic fracturing business have something in common: costly and complex last mile logistics. Distributing proppant requires just as much sophistication as distributing Echo Dots, Yeti Tumblers, and Kleenex. In 2017, more truckloads of sand per well will be pumped than ever before. The frac industry is trying …
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