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********************* happy friday! oil hit $100 this week. tune into BDE ( https://app.collide.io/posts/collid= e-weekly-content-roundup-april-17-2026?utm_campaign=3Dicymi+%E2%80%94+april= +17+2026&utm_content=3Dicymi+%E2%80%94+april+17+2026&utm_medium=3Demail_act= ion&utm_source=3Dcustomer.io ) to see what it means for US producers.=C2=A0 we're also hosting a community call on april 30th, where john kalfayan (col= lide) and bobby neelon (drill down analytics) will get into what it takes t= o get enterprise data AI-ready. from classification, dedup, extraction pipe= lines, and validation, we'll discuss it all. make sure to secure your spot = here ( http://email.collide.io/e/c/eyJlIjoxNTg2NDksImVtYWlsX2lkIjoiZXhhbXBs= ZSIsImhyZWYiOiJodHRwczovL2x1bWEuY29tLzU3cG9xMzZqP3V0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1pY3ltaSs= lRTIlODAlOTQrYXByaWwrMTcrMjAyNlx1MDAyNnV0bV9jb250ZW50PWljeW1pKyVFMiU4MCU5NC= thcHJpbCsxNysyMDI2XHUwMDI2dXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbF9hY3Rpb25cdTAwMjZ1dG1fc291c= 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maturity, from "better google" to real orchestration across the stack. it= 's a vc vantage point, and he wants to know where this community thinks the= industry lands. worth adding your read to this one. share your take =E2=86=92 ( https://app.collide.io/posts/ai-maturity-in-o-g= ?utm_campaign=3Dicymi+%E2%80%94+april+17+2026&utm_content=3Dicymi+%E2%80%94= +april+17+2026&utm_medium=3Demail_action&utm_source=3Dcustomer.io ) // featured post 3 Thermal Thursdays: East Texas Gulf Coast joseph batir shifted the geothermal conversation away from the basin and ra= nge and into east texas. haynesville wells run hot, dry holes are a reality= , and the question is whether that heat can be put to use. he's been doing = this work since 2018 and wants to know if it's time to revisit. good thread= for anyone working the eastern gulf coast. read the breakdown =E2=86=92 ( https://app.collide.io/posts/thermal-thursda= ys-east-texas-gulf-coast?utm_campaign=3Dicymi+%E2%80%94+april+17+2026&utm_c= ontent=3Dicymi+%E2%80%94+april+17+2026&utm_medium=3Demail_action&utm_source= =3Dcustomer.io ) // member highlight lots of new members this week crystal tagged a big wave of new members in this week's welcome post. if yo= u're new, drop an intro in the comments and she'll send you 100 watts to ge= t started. if you've been around a while, go say hello to someone new. say hello =E2=86=92 ( https://app.collide.io/posts/welcome-new-members-4-14= -26?utm_campaign=3Dicymi+%E2%80%94+april+17+2026&utm_content=3Dicymi+%E2%80= %94+april+17+2026&utm_medium=3Demail_action&utm_source=3Dcustomer.io ) this was just a quick overview. there were plenty more conversations happen= ing across the platform this week, so log in and add your perspective. new content * BDE 04.14.26 | Iran Blows Up Talks, Oil Hits $100 & BP's London Problem E= xposed ( https://app.collide.io/posts/collide-weekly-content-roundup-april-= 17-2026?utm_campaign=3Dicymi+%E2%80%94+april+17+2026&utm_content=3Dicymi+%E= 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in case you missed it

happy friday!

oil hit $100 this week. tune into BDE to see w= hat it means for US producers.=C2=A0

we're also hosting a community c= all on april 30th, where john kalfayan (collide) and bobby neelon (drill do= wn analytics) will get into what it takes to get enterprise data AI-ready. = from classification, dedup, extraction pipelines, and validation, we'll dis= cuss it all. make sure to secure your spot here.

now let's get into it. here's what stood out in collid= e this week:

// featured post 1
#DroneShots
juan macias shared a photo of the rig that dr= illed the record-breaking well last year , 34,507 ft total depth, 27,657 ft= lateral, both records for the US. the operator is expand energy, the rig i= s expand 41, out of west virginia. worth a look if you haven't seen it. see the= shot =E2=86=92
// featured post 2
AI Maturity in O&G
alex gras laid out a four-bucket framework fo= r where o&g actually sits on AI maturity, from "better google" = to real orchestration across the stack. it's a vc vantage point, and he wan= ts to know where this community thinks the industry lands. worth adding you= r read to this one.
share your take =E2=86=92
// featured post 3
Thermal Thursdays: East Texas Gulf Coast<= /div>
joseph batir shifted the geothermal conversat= ion away from the basin and range and into east texas. haynesville wells ru= n hot, dry holes are a reality, and the question is whether that heat can b= e put to use. he's been doing this work since 2018 and wants to know if it'= s time to revisit. good thread for anyone working the eastern gulf coast. read the breakdown= =E2=86=92
// member highlight
lots of new members this week
crystal tagged a big wave of new members in t= his week's welcome post. if you're new, drop an intro in the comments and s= he'll send you 100 watts to get started. if you've been around a while, go = say hello to someone new.
say hello =E2=86=92

this was just a quick overview. there were plenty more= conversations happening across the platform this week, so log in and add y= our perspective.

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