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This week, we had a chance to catch up with the owners of a Texas regional frac sand plant that is currently being marketed for sale, which gave us an insider’s view of their operations. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To read …

It’s been nearly three weeks since the Texas cold snap began and froze the oilfield. As Infill Thinking readers know, the frac sand supply situation in Texas went from bad to worse in a hurry during… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  To …

As of Thursday Feb 25, frac demand is… 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 …

We estimate the active frac fleet count across the two big Texas oil plays has fallen from up near X crews in 1Q20 down to only about X active fleets today. This is now old news, but it still takes our breath away to see that in print. Obviously, nobody’s …

With a shareholder meeting to pick the next TPL Trustee one month away, the activist investor’s pick for the vacant seat has launched a video campaign in which he questions the Trust’s land and water strategy. The vote for this seat has big implications for the Permian land and water …

After seeing a social media post about another Texas frac sand startup, we were able to contact management to learn a whole lot more about the newest kid on the sand block. Check out our exclusive here… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update…  …

Rumblings are growing louder about a potential new Texas law that could carry some weight in how sand travels in Texas’s last mile market (pun intended). In this exclusive report, check out what we’ve learned about the potential legislative change. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see …

With the Midland crude basis differential widening to as much as $15/bbl, we’ve received inbound questions from quite a few supply chain subscribers (and Bloomberg News too) asking about the impact on oilfield service activity and logistics. Here is an executive summary of the Permian producers’ view, our view, and …

This is our fourth installment of Permian Points – quick notes from our time on the road in West Texas in February. Permian Points 1 touched on the local sand business, including pricing and construction status updates; Permian Points 2 hit oilfield activity levels and labor; Permian Points 3 covered issues we …

Despite the potentially wide ranging impact on industry activities next year, the lizard’s crawl back into the spotlight has been accompanied by very little fanfare. Outside of a few plugged-in Permian E&P leaders and some of the more cerebral in-basin sand producers, we don’t believe this topic has gotten the …