Welcome to Energy Bytes with John Kalfayan and Bobby Neelon. Your essential guide to the intersection of data and energy. This podcast dives deep into the world of energy, shedding light on how data, AI, and technology are revolutionizing this sector. Each episode equips listeners with insights into the most efficient tools and resources, paving the way for a data-driven future in energy. From technical nuances to broader industry trends, Energy Bytes offers an unparalleled perspective on the evolution of the energy industry. Join us as we decode the algorithms of energy, one byte at a time.
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Welcome to Energy Bytes with John Kalfayan and Bobby Neelon. Your essential guide to the intersection of data and energy. This podcast dives deep into the world of energy, shedding light on how data, AI, and technology are revolutionizing this sector. Each episode equips listeners with insights into the most efficient tools and resources, paving the way for a data-driven future in energy. From technical nuances to broader industry trends, Energy Bytes offers an unparalleled perspective on the evolution of the energy industry. Join us as we decode the algorithms of energy, one byte at a time.
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April 10, 2026
EP 83: Paul Brown from BDE Data
<p>Paul Brown, Founder and Principal Engineer at BDE Data, joins John and Bobby all the way from Scotland for a conversation that covers a lot of ground. From his days as an international drilling engineer dodging pirates off the coast of West Africa to building WellSchematic.com and tackling the nightmare of digitizing 50-year-old multilingual well files, Paul is the rare person who speaks both languages fluently.</p><p><a href="https://app.collide.io/content/5kp8Rdh">Click here to watch a video of this episode.</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Join the conversation shaping the future of energy.<br></strong>Collide is the community where oil & gas professionals connect, share insights, and solve real-world problems together. No noise. No fluff. Just the discussions that move our industry forward.<br><strong>Apply today at </strong><a href="http://collide.io/"><strong>collide.io</strong></a></p><br><a href="https://share.transistor.fm/s/a22b5e4e/transcript" title="Click here to view the episode transcript.">Click here to view the episode transcript.</a><br> <br>00:00 - Oil prices, energy costs, and life in Scotland vs Texas<br>01:50 - Paul's background and path from drilling to data<br>08:19 - WellSchematic.com and legacy well data as a service<br>10:52 - Drilling war stories: West Africa and the Falklands<br>15:00 - UK oil industry and energy policy<br>34:41 - Legacy well file digitization<br>38:06 - The PDF table extraction problem<br>42:22 - Open source models vs foundational models<br>44:31 - AI stack, data privacy, and cloud infrastructure<br>51:54 - AI's role in the upstream industry<br>56:04 - Getting tech adopted in the drilling world<br>59:06 - Coding journey: from PHP and Laravel to Python<br>1:02:22 - Advice for engineers getting into coding<br>1:09:38 - Programming languages and AI-assisted development<br>1:11:56 - Cursor and Claude Code<br>1:13:55 - Speed round: Scotland, whiskey, and cloud platforms<p>https://twitter.com/collide_ai</p><p>https://www.tiktok.com/@collide.io</p><p>https://www.facebook.com/collide.io</p><p>https://www.instagram.com/collide.io</p><p>https://www.youtube.com/@collide_io</p><p>https://bsky.app/profile/collide-ai.bsky.social</p><p>https://www.linkedin.com/company/collideai</p>
March 6, 2026
EP 82: John Ely, The Godfather of Frac
<p>When you have 80 patents and a lifetime achievement award in hydraulic fracturing, you have seen some things. John William Ely, Founder of Ely and Associates Corp, and Jon Harper, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, talk frac history, pre-job diagnostics, the slick water revolution, geothermal, and why the industry keeps pumping the same thing and expecting different results.</p><p><a href="https://app.collide.io/content/z2HPibN">Click here to watch a video of this episode.<br></a></p><p></p><p><strong>Join the conversation shaping the future of energy.<br></strong>Collide is the community where oil & gas professionals connect, share insights, and solve real-world problems together. No noise. No fluff. Just the discussions that move our industry forward.<br><strong>Apply today at </strong><a href="http://collide.io/"><strong>collide.io</strong></a></p><br><a href="https://share.transistor.fm/s/720ebbb2/transcript" title="Click here to view the episode transcript.">Click here to view the episode transcript.</a><br> <br>0:00 - Intro and guest backgrounds<br>3:25 - John William Ely's origin story<br>7:45 - Offshore blowout and well control in the Middle East<br>11:25 - How fracturing has evolved over 50 years<br>19:30 - The slick water revolution and where we went wrong<br>27:40 - Pre-job diagnostics and what operators overlook<br>36:55 - Geothermal applications and completions challenges<br>43:50 - Parent-child well interaction and offset communication<br>47:00 - Refracing and diversion<br>54:15 - Increasing recovery factor<br>1:06:35 - Longer laterals, U-turn wells, and land-driven decisions<br>1:12:35 - Knowledge gaps in the next generation of engineers<br>1:25:20 - The untapped tight conventional opportunity<br>1:30:02 - Advice for young engineers entering the industry<p>https://twitter.com/collide_ai</p><p>https://www.tiktok.com/@collide.io</p><p>https://www.facebook.com/collide.io</p><p>https://www.instagram.com/collide.io</p><p>https://www.youtube.com/@collide_io</p><p>https://bsky.app/profile/collide-ai.bsky.social</p><p>https://www.linkedin.com/company/collideai</p>
February 27, 2026
EP 81: Deren, Dagen and Josh from Firm App
<p>Owner relations in oil and gas has been shoved in a corner forever, basically a "here's your check, don't call me" situation, and Deren Boyd, Dagen Boyd, and Josh Wright, co-founders of Firm App, are building the platform to fix that. These three started in oilfield safety software with iScout, got acquired by KPA, and now they're tackling the massive gap between operators and their surface and mineral owners with AI-powered multichannel communication. We're talking voice agents with adjustable accents, auto-responding emails, chat widgets that actually work, and an owner-facing app that puts payment info and well data in people's pockets. Plus the OKC crew gives their take on Devon and Expand relocating and what that means for the city.</p><p><a href="https://app.collide.io/content/VfGnaPC">Click here to watch a video of this episode.<br></a></p><p></p><p><strong>Join the conversation shaping the future of energy.<br></strong>Collide is the community where oil & gas professionals connect, share insights, and solve real-world problems together. No noise. No fluff. Just the discussions that move our industry forward.<br><strong>Apply today at </strong><a href="http://collide.io/"><strong>collide.io</strong></a></p><br><a href="https://share.transistor.fm/s/ea1ab06b/transcript" title="Click here to view the episode transcript.">Click here to view the episode transcript.</a><br> <br>0:00 Devon and Expand leaving OKC, what it means on the ground<br>4:42 What is owner relations and why has it been ignored<br>7:18 Timing and the generational shift driving tech adoption<br>10:10 How operators have been duct-taping owner relations together<br>12:05 The owner-facing app and multichannel approach<br>14:38 AI voice agents, email auto-response, and chatbot workflows<br>18:15 Building and rebuilding AI architecture every six months<br>21:29 Under the hood on voice AI, latency, and conversation nuance<br>26:37 School districts, 10,000 page websites, and unexpected use cases<br>34:58 The iScout origin story and oilfield safety software<br>42:17 Getting thrown in the penalty box and winning work back with data<br>46:13 Revenue statements, vendor portals, and what owners actually ask about<br>52:24 NAPE plans and the land community<br>54:48 Business model and implementation timeline<br>55:58 NIL, college athletics, and the dumpster fire<br>1:04:36 Dev tools, Claude Code, and the future of SaaS<p>https://twitter.com/collide_ai</p><p>https://www.tiktok.com/@collide.io</p><p>https://www.facebook.com/collide.io</p><p>https://www.instagram.com/collide.io</p><p>https://www.youtube.com/@collide_io</p><p>https://bsky.app/profile/collide-ai.bsky.social</p><p>https://www.linkedin.com/company/collideai</p>
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