
Oil and Gas Startups Podcast
The Oil and Gas Startups Podcast showcases emerging technologies and tells the stories of founders, investors and industry leaders.
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Mar 13, 2023 • 60min
The Future of Land and Title on Oil and Gas Startups
This episode discusses the future of land and title in tech in oil and gas with Adam, Ricky, Ashley, Britton, Whitney, and Mac. They talk about the changing landscape post-COVID-19, the role of technology in the mineral space, and the potential for AI and blockchain in the industry.Digital Wildcatters brings the energy community together through events, cutting-edge content, and powerful tools. Join our online community at collide.io. Engage with experts, level up your career, and ask Collide AI your toughest technical questions.Click here to watch a video of this episode.
00:00 - Intro01:06 - Mineral Buying Market Changes Post-COVID01:59 - Technology Evolution in Mineral Buying Post-COVID06:07 - Current Tech Stack for Land and Mineral Buying10:21 - Tracts: Role in Land and Mineral Buying Workflow17:23 - Understanding Blockchain in Land Transactions18:00 - Future of Blockchain for Land and Title20:24 - Value Proposition of Data Sharing in Blockchain23:20 - Benefits of Blockchain Technology24:10 - MPRI: Floating vs Fixed Pricing Models26:30 - Blockchain Applications for Title Management31:08 - Reducing Friction in Land Transactions32:10 - ThoughtTrace: Innovations in Title Management36:48 - AI in Title Running Processes41:11 - Introduction to GPT Technology46:00 - Tracks' Implementation of GPT49:20 - Ensuring Accurate Payments in Transactions52:20 - Comprehensive Workflow Process in Mineral Buying56:40 - Role of a Landman in Transactionshttps://www.instagram.com/digitalwildcattershttps://www.tiktok.com/@digitalwildcattershttps://www.facebook.com/digitalwildcattershttps://twitter.com/DWildcatters

Feb 27, 2023 • 44min
EnergyX on Oil and Gas Startups
The podcast discusses the shift towards distributed modular data centers for high-performance computing, reducing latency and increasing performance. It covers personal anecdotes, challenges in Bitcoin mining, lessons from investing in Gigawatt, diverse computing solutions, immersion cooling for heat management, comparison with big cloud providers, and concerns around censorship in the digital age.

Feb 20, 2023 • 35min
ProLytX on Oil and Gas Startups
ProLytX serves as a bridge between major engineering companies and owner-operators in the oil and gas industry by bringing together engineering, IT, and consulting services to increase operational efficiency and functional safety.Digital Wildcatters brings the energy community together through events, cutting-edge content, and powerful tools. Join our online community at collide.io. Engage with experts, level up your career, and ask Collide AI your toughest technical questions.Click here to watch a video of this episode.
00:00 - Intro01:28 - What is Prolytics03:02 - Blake’s background04:04 - What is an EPC11:16 - What do EPCs do15:47 - Prolytics in Workflow18:04 - Origin of Blake19:24 - Journey into Oil and Gas22:40 - Importance of Continuous Learning25:53 - AI in Oil and Gas Industry28:04 - Understanding Digital Twins32:04 - Finding Prolyticshttps://www.instagram.com/digitalwildcattershttps://www.tiktok.com/@digitalwildcattershttps://www.facebook.com/digitalwildcattershttps://twitter.com/DWildcatters

Feb 8, 2023 • 42min
HData on Oil and Gas Startups
Regulatory data, sounds boring, doesn’t it? In this show, we talk with the founder of HData, Hudson Hollister, about the platform they’re building to bring business intelligence and insight to FERC regulatory data. You’ll see that regulatory data doesn’t have to be boring!Digital Wildcatters brings the energy community together through events, cutting-edge content, and powerful tools. Join our online community at collide.io. Engage with experts, level up your career, and ask Collide AI your toughest technical questions.Click here to watch a video of this episode.
00:00 - Digital Wildcatters00:25 - What is HData02:01 - Hudson’s Background04:34 - FERC Modernization10:01 - FERC Data Transformation11:16 - Why is it Called H Data11:42 - What H Data Does13:36 - Public Data Scraping & Analytics16:28 - Big Bet on Filing & Analytics17:58 - Challenges of Building a Startup24:01 - How Techstars Changed Colin’s Life25:53 - Generating Optimism in Tough Times28:44 - Risk Averse Founders31:27 - Importance of Co-Founders33:30 - Team Size Considerations39:30 - Where to Find H Datahttps://www.instagram.com/digitalwildcattershttps://www.tiktok.com/@digitalwildcattershttps://www.facebook.com/digitalwildcattershttps://twitter.com/DWildcatters

Jan 30, 2023 • 48min
Oilfield Marketplace on Oil and Gas Startups
Buying and selling in the oil & gas industry can be a long, complicated and tedious process. Oilfield Marketplace is trying to bring the oilfield into the future with an online marketplace to speed up and simplify the buying and selling processes.Digital Wildcatters brings the energy community together through events, cutting-edge content, and powerful tools. Join our online community at collide.io. Engage with experts, level up your career, and ask Collide AI your toughest technical questions.Click here to watch a video of this episode.
00:00 - Introducing Jason Lorder with Oilfield Marketplace01:01 - What is Oilfield Marketplace05:52 - Challenges in Oilfield Industry Success11:25 - The Interlocking Issues in Oilfield Services16:55 - What's Stopping You from Succeeding19:20 - Understanding the Great Filter in Oilfield Market22:34 - Seller Expectations in Oilfield Marketplace24:55 - Race to the Bottom in Oilfield Pricing32:18 - Effective Inventory Management Strategies34:08 - Technology for Supply Chain Visibility34:25 - OFS Portal Value for Suppliers38:02 - OFS Portal Value for Buyers38:24 - Financing Options with RigUp40:26 - RigUp Payment Processing Explained41:52 - Future Prospects for RigUphttps://www.instagram.com/digitalwildcattershttps://www.tiktok.com/@digitalwildcattershttps://www.facebook.com/digitalwildcattershttps://twitter.com/DWildcatters

Jan 23, 2023 • 30min
Petrospects on Oil and Gas Startups
The last thing you want when you’re completing a well is any sort of frac hit that could mess up your wells, other operators’ wells or cause someone to get hurt. So how do you know who is frac’ing where and when? You’d think there would be some sort of centralized database for this but this is the oilfield. But don’t worry, the guys at Petrospects are solving this problem with their TracFrac product.Digital Wildcatters brings the energy community together through events, cutting-edge content, and powerful tools. Join our online community at collide.io. Engage with experts, level up your career, and ask Collide AI your toughest technical questions.Click here to watch a video of this episode.
00:00 - Intro00:38 - What is a frack hit05:32 - Petrospecs’ founding story09:43 - What is TrackFrac10:57 - How does FutureOn get their data12:47 - Adoption of fracking technology18:14 - Upcoming projects and innovations20:28 - Utilizing datasets effectively25:28 - Current status of PetroSpects26:36 - Future goals for PetroSpects27:47 - Contacting PetroSpectshttps://www.instagram.com/digitalwildcattershttps://www.tiktok.com/@digitalwildcattershttps://www.facebook.com/digitalwildcattershttps://twitter.com/DWildcatters

Jan 16, 2023 • 36min
IronSight on Oil and Gas Startups
The logistical complexity of oil & gas field operations makes it difficult to stay on top of who is where and doing what. IronSight empowers oil & gas with a single platform to take all of the guesswork out of field operations.https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawn-martens-8418255b/https://ironsight.app/Digital Wildcatters brings the energy community together through events, cutting-edge content, and powerful tools. Join our online community at collide.io. Engage with experts, level up your career, and ask Collide AI your toughest technical questions.Click here to watch a video of this episode.
00:00 - Intro01:33 - IronSight’s Inception, Origin Story05:43 - What is IronSight, Overview, Features07:24 - Sean’s and Adam’s Backgrounds, Founders’ Experience09:44 - IronSight’s Team, Key Members, Expertise13:09 - Back-end analytics, Data Insights, Performance Metrics15:10 - How does IronSight make money, Revenue Model, Monetization17:31 - Why didn’t this exist before, Market Gaps, Innovation17:33 - Adoption of the platform, User Growth, Market Penetration23:11 - What have been the challenges, Obstacles, Lessons Learned25:45 - How do you balance growth and customer success, Strategy, Best Practices28:20 - Can service companies work with all of their clients on the platform, Compatibility, Client Management33:03 - Where to find IronSight, Access, Contact Information34:05 - Leave us a 5-star review, Feedback, Supporthttps://www.instagram.com/digitalwildcattershttps://www.tiktok.com/@digitalwildcattershttps://www.facebook.com/digitalwildcattershttps://twitter.com/DWildcatters

Jan 9, 2023 • 33min
Iconic Air on Oil and Gas Startups
If you want to reduce your carbon footprint, first you'll have to quantify what your carbon footprint actually is. Iconic Air is helping the world's largest emitting industries decarbonize with its emissions intelligence platform.Digital Wildcatters brings the energy community together through events, cutting-edge content, and powerful tools. Join our online community at collide.io. Engage with experts, level up your career, and ask Collide AI your toughest technical questions.Click here to watch a video of this episode.
00:00 - Introducing Kyle Gillis, CEO of Iconic Air01:18 - How Iconic Air Works04:36 - Kyle’s Background09:51 - Iconic Air’s Partnership with Diversified Energy10:57 - Diversified Energy Overview14:03 - How Iconic ESG Works18:27 - Iconic ESG Update20:04 - Hiring Domain Expertise22:43 - Iconic's Customer Base25:18 - Working with Early-Stage Customers27:43 - Iconic Air: First Mover Advantage28:20 - Importance of Customer Feedback30:32 - Where to Find Iconic Airhttps://www.instagram.com/digitalwildcattershttps://www.tiktok.com/@digitalwildcattershttps://www.facebook.com/digitalwildcattershttps://twitter.com/DWildcatters

Jan 2, 2023 • 40min
Clean Energy Services on Oil and Gas Startups
Ahmad Atwan is the founder and CEO of both VC Fuel and Clean Energy Services. VC Fuel is a venture capital focused on investing exclusively in the energy transition. They also launch companies where they see an opportunity in the market, which is where Clean Energy Services was born. Clean Energy Services is to the renewable sector what oilfield service companies have been to the oilfield.Digital Wildcatters brings the energy community together through events, cutting-edge content, and powerful tools. Join our online community at collide.io. Engage with experts, level up your career, and ask Collide AI your toughest technical questions.Click here to watch a video of this episode.
00:00 - Ahmad introduces himself and VC Fuel05:42 - Clean Energy Services Overview09:47 - Building a Moat in Clean Energy Business12:39 - Future Aspirations of Clean Energy Services13:53 - Ahmad's Background and Experience20:35 - Life After Selling the Mill23:15 - Motivation Behind Starting CES28:30 - Aha Moment for Clean Energy Services32:17 - Challenges of the Venture Studio Model34:30 - Finding Management Teams for Companieshttps://www.instagram.com/digitalwildcattershttps://www.tiktok.com/@digitalwildcattershttps://www.facebook.com/digitalwildcattershttps://twitter.com/DWildcatters

Dec 19, 2022 • 40min
JetRock on Oil and Gas Startups
Data management is still one of the biggest issues facing our industry today. It’s hard to make sense of the data when it’s all over the place. The guys at JetRock help E&Ps consolidate various data sources into a centralized analytics-based data warehouse. This empowers E&Ps to make better data-driven decisions.Digital Wildcatters brings the energy community together through events, cutting-edge content, and powerful tools. Join our online community at collide.io. Engage with experts, level up your career, and ask Collide AI your toughest technical questions.Click here to watch a video of this episode.
00:00 - Intro00:40 - What is Jetrock Analytics04:19 - Getting into the Energy Industry06:38 - Journey into Oil and Gas09:46 - Early Days of Enverus12:17 - Growth of Enverus17:15 - Client Charging Models at Enverus17:50 - Challenges in Oil and Gas Industry22:46 - Emerging Technologies and Software23:40 - Understanding ESG in Energy26:00 - Satellite Imagery and Cryptocurrency27:45 - Bitcoin Mining Insights28:55 - Innovations in Accounting Systems32:04 - Jetrock's North Star Vision34:45 - Addressing Data Obesity37:26 - How to Find Jetrock38:20 - Share This Episodehttps://www.instagram.com/digitalwildcattershttps://www.tiktok.com/@digitalwildcattershttps://www.facebook.com/digitalwildcattershttps://twitter.com/DWildcatters