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Why Big Tech is Building On-Site Gas Power Plants in Texas
Peter talks with Julie Thompson of Halper Strategies, whose background runs from produced water in midstream oil and gas to signing clean energy deals with hyperscalers.
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Notes and write-ups from Local Energy episodes.
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Why Oil & Gas Professionals Are Canceling SaaS and Building Their Own AI Tools
Peter and Wade compare how they use Claude Code, with Peter building a WordPress plugin for his team and a tool that turns non fillable insurance applications into fillable PDFs.
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Mapping Ancient Sands: Dylan Morton on Mid Con Geology
Dylan Morton of MidCon Energy describes switching from marketing to geology at Oklahoma State University and working at Reagan Smith, an environmental and regulatory consulting firm.
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Propane Well Stimulation and Building a Downturn-Proof Oilfield Service Company with Tadd Wallace
Peter and Wade talk with Tadd Wallace of C3 Oilfield Services, who came from GasFrac and built a company that injects propanes and butanes to stimulate and remediate wells with non-damaging fluids.
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Why Oil & Gas Companies Take 120 Days to Pay (And How Oilfield Contractors Survive It)
Calyn Taylor tells Peter and Wade how factoring works, with a company buying a contractor's invoices and advancing money up front for a small fee.
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How to Make $80:MCF Mining Bitcoin on the Oilfield
Peter and Wade talk with Paul Cockerham of Verde Mining, an engineer who began mining Bitcoin on flare gas in Midland in 2020.
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Inside the Oil Patch: Zipper Fracks, Hot Stacks, and Why Raptors Matter
Peter and Wade record a recap episode with no guest, covering the Raptor index of used Raptors for sale near Midland and the possible effect of Venezuelan oil.
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2026 Oil Price Forecast: Venezuela, US Shale, and OPEC with 30-Year Chevron Veteran Chris Hedge
Chris Hedge describes 30 years at Chevron, then six years at WoodMac, and now consulting and writing.
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How Acoustic Fluid Level Measurement Works: Inside Echometer with Justin Bates
Peter and Wade talk with Justin Bates of Echometer, which Jim McCoy started in 1962 as a manufacturer of acoustic fluid level instruments.
