ProPetro Holding Corp.
39810cf7-3ec6-4994-8b4c-da05b084fb68
PRODUCTION_VERIFIED schema v3.0.0 Inferred last heartbeat: 2026-07-20T09:44:38.216786+00:00

Business Model Classification Tokens

contract_cycle_length
null
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Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run
enterprise_sales_motion
null
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Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run
procurement_complexity
null
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Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run
vendor_lock_coefficient
null
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Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run
consumption_unit_definition
null
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Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run
usage_billing_granularity
null
Inferred
Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run
overage_penalty_structure
null
Inferred
Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run
minimum_commitment_floor
null
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Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run
metered_margin_profile
null
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Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run
bundle_discount_depth
null
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Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run
cross_sell_attach_rate
null
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Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run
bundle_churn_vs_single_churn
null
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Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run
bundle_margin_blended
null
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Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run
upsell_pathway_architecture
null
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Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run

Business Model Archetype Classification

University of St. Gallen — 55 Business Model Navigator (Gassmann et al.)

SG-006 Cash Machine VALUE High
Direct: debt_leverage_profile=0.02x Total Debt / Equity (Conservative). Corroborated: revenue_model_type=~85-90% transactional (per-stage or day-rate contracts); ~10-15% quasi-recurring via master service agreements with Pioneer/PIOG and other anchor E&P clients
SG-024
Lock-in
WHO High
SG-036
Product to Capability
WHAT High
SG-049
Subscription
VALUE High
SG-001
Add-on
WHO High

Hybrid Combination

Cash Machine (SG-006) VALUE provides the core structure, combined with Lock-in (SG-024) + Product to Capability (SG-036) + Subscription (SG-049) to form the complete business model fingerprint.

55 Archetypes Evaluated High: 5 Medium: 15 Registry: schemas/sg55_archetype_registry.yaml

Knowledge Graph — All Sections

debt_leverage_profile
0.02x Total Debt / Equity (Conservative)
High
SEC-XBRL
interest_rate_sensitivity
Variable-rate debt on ~$500M credit facility means 200bps rate rise adds ~$10M annual interest expense, compressing already thin margins
Inferred
Agent_Inference
geopolitical_supply_exposure
High intensity; OPEC+ supply decisions and Russia-Ukraine conflict drive price volatility.
Medium
GICS-commodity-overlay-v1
supply_chain_dependency
Permian Basin sand/proppant logistics and pressure pumping equipment manufactured in regions exposed to US-China trade tensions
Inferred
Agent_Inference
international_expansion_readiness
null
Inferred
Agent_Inference
geographic_footprint
Virtually 100% US domestic (Permian Basin); negligible sovereign currency devaluation exposure as all revenue is USD-denominated
Inferred
Agent_Inference
commodity_exposure_profile
High intensity; commodities: Crude Oil, Natural Gas, Coal, Refined Petroleum Products, Uranium, Steel (equipment); geopolitical: OPEC+ supply decisions and Russia-Ukraine conflict drive price volatility.
Medium
GICS-commodity-overlay-v1
vendor_lock_dependency_score
High dependency on a small number of OEM suppliers (e.g., Caterpillar, Weir Group) for pump engines and fluid-end components; substitution lead times 6-12 months
Inferred
Agent_Inference
business_model_type_primary
Cloud infrastructure termination would cause minimal operational disruption; core operations are field-based hydraulic fracturing with minimal cloud dependency
Inferred
Agent_Inference
business_model_type_secondary
ERP and back-office scheduling may use cloud services but field operations run on proprietary or ruggedized systems; 30-day notice manageable
Inferred
Agent_Inference
switching_cost_profile
Low API coupling risk; operations are physical oilfield services with minimal software API dependencies driving revenue
Inferred
Agent_Inference
howey_test_risk_index
Fails Howey Test; revenue model is direct fee-for-service hydraulic fracturing, not an investment contract; negligible securities law risk
Inferred
Agent_Inference
regulatory_burden_tier
High
Medium
GICS-regulatory-overlay-v1
data_sovereignty_risk
Minimal GDPR/CCPA exposure; operates B2B oilfield services in US with no material consumer personal data collection
Inferred
Agent_Inference
antitrust_exposure_flag
Moderate; Permian Basin pressure pumping market is consolidating; ProPetro plus top-3 peers control ~40% of basin capacity, drawing periodic DOJ scrutiny
Inferred
Agent_Inference
regulatory_exposure_profile
High burden; regimes: EPA, FERC, DOE, CFTC, OSHA, SEC; Accelerating emissions mandates and methane rules threaten capex economics.
Medium
GICS-regulatory-overlay-v1
revenue_model_type
~85-90% transactional (per-stage or day-rate contracts); ~10-15% quasi-recurring via master service agreements with Pioneer/PIOG and other anchor E&P clients
Inferred
Agent_Inference
monetization_vector
Fee-per-fracturing-stage and horsepower day-rate billing; secondary revenue from wireline and cementing ancillary services
Inferred
Agent_Inference
pricing_architecture
Day-rate and per-stage pricing tied to diesel/sand input costs; limited contractual price escalation clauses expose margins during commodity inflation spikes
Inferred
Agent_Inference
pricing_power_rating
Low-to-moderate; commodity-like service in competitive Permian market; e-fleet differentiation provides modest premium but price pressure intense in downturns
Inferred
Agent_Inference
target_gross_margin_bracket
4.6% Gross Margin (Thin (<20%))
High
SEC-XBRL
churn_vulnerability_index
No free-rider leakage; services are bespoke contracted engagements; churn risk is high due to E&P capital budget cyclicality and spot market re-pricing
Inferred
Agent_Inference
headcount_cost_structure
Revenue growth is largely headcount-linear; each additional frac spread requires ~40-60 field personnel; limited operating leverage in labor component
Inferred
Agent_Inference
marginal_cost_of_growth
High marginal cost of growth; adding frac spread capacity requires $30-50M capex plus proportional labor; no software-like scale economics
Inferred
Agent_Inference
franchise_compliance_risk
null
Inferred
Agent_Inference
customer_acquisition_metric
At 10x scale, Permian Basin addressable market would be saturated; geographic diversification to other basins required, increasing logistics cost and reducing unit economics
Inferred
Agent_Inference
network_effect_present
No meaningful network effects; oilfield services are non-networked physical assets; scale provides modest procurement leverage but no demand-side network benefit
Inferred
Agent_Inference
asset_efficiency_ratio
0.6% Return on Assets (Excellent)
High
SEC-XBRL
recession_resistance_tier
Tier 4 (highly cyclical); revenue closely tracks WTI oil price and E&P capex budgets; 2020 showed ~40% revenue decline during oil price collapse
Inferred
Agent_Inference
customer_segment_primary
Large Permian Basin E&P operators (Pioneer Natural Resources historically ~30-35% of revenue, now post-acquisition via ExxonMobil transition)
Inferred
Agent_Inference
customer_segment_secondary
Mid-size independent E&P operators in Permian Basin (Diamondback Energy, Coterra Energy, etc.) comprising remaining ~65% of revenue across diversified client base
Inferred
Agent_Inference
characteristic_occupations
["11-0000 Management Occupations", "13-0000 Business and Financial Operations Occupations", "15-0000 Computer and Mathematical Occupations", "17-0000 Architecture and Engineering Occupations", "19-0000 Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations", "23-0000 Legal Occupations", "41-0000 Sales and Related Occupations", "43-0000 Office and Administrative Support Occupations", "47-0000 Construction and Extraction Occupations", "49-0000 Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations", "53-0000 Transportation and Material Moving Occupations"]
High
SOC-2018/GICS-overlay
agent_automatable_labor_share
0.33 (HIL — ~33% of characteristic roles agent-automatable)
Medium
SOC-2018 + agentic-exposure-v1
capital_expenditure_profile
14.7% CapEx / Revenue (Moderate-CapEx)
High
SEC-XBRL
sec_cik
0001680247
High
SEC-EDGAR
ticker
PUMP
High
SEC-EDGAR

Business Model Components

Core Space

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Interaction Modes

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Product Matrix

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Live Operational Signals

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Evaluation Gate — Persona Stress Tests

SKILL_BUFFETT_VAL_03PASS2026-07-20no unmet atoms among this persona's authored questions
SKILL_LEGAL_SEC_01PASS2026-07-20no unmet atoms among this persona's authored questions
SKILL_SHORT_BEAR_01PASS2026-07-20no unmet atoms among this persona's authored questions
SKILL_MACRO_STRAT_01FAIL2026-07-201 authored question(s) unanswerable — e.g. QBANK_MACRO_003 n
SKILL_OPS_PARTNER_01FAIL2026-07-201 authored question(s) unanswerable — e.g. QBANK_OPS_002 nee

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