Skip to content
Wisdom at the Wellhead

Author: Matt Wiles

This author has written 36 articles
  1. Home>
  2. Matt Wiles>
  3. Page 3
Read more about the article The Lumpy Start: What a Kid Wiring Gas Turbines Can Teach You About Where Leaders Come From

The Lumpy Start: What a Kid Wiring Gas Turbines Can Teach You About Where Leaders Come From

  • Post author:Matt Wiles
  • Post published:January 23, 2026
  • Post category:Eric Fidler Podcast 1
  • Post comments:0 Comments

The careers that look the most impressive at the end almost never look impressive at the beginning.

Continue ReadingThe Lumpy Start: What a Kid Wiring Gas Turbines Can Teach You About Where Leaders Come From
Read more about the article Beyond the Drawing: How One Decision on a Shop Floor Built a Global Career

Beyond the Drawing: How One Decision on a Shop Floor Built a Global Career

  • Post author:Matt Wiles
  • Post published:January 22, 2026
  • Post category:Eric Fidler Podcast 1
  • Post comments:0 Comments

The moment Eric Fidler stopped following instructions and started understanding what he was building

Continue ReadingBeyond the Drawing: How One Decision on a Shop Floor Built a Global Career
Read more about the article The Inquisitive Engineer: When Fixing One Well Breaks the One Next to It

The Inquisitive Engineer: When Fixing One Well Breaks the One Next to It

  • Post author:Matt Wiles
  • Post published:January 21, 2026
  • Post category:Eric Fidler Podcast 1
  • Post comments:0 Comments

The most expensive problems in the oilfield don't live inside the equipment. They live in the space between it.

Continue ReadingThe Inquisitive Engineer: When Fixing One Well Breaks the One Next to It
Read more about the article The Data Trust Gap: Why Reams of Information Still Can’t Replace a Stack of Paper

The Data Trust Gap: Why Reams of Information Still Can’t Replace a Stack of Paper

  • Post author:Matt Wiles
  • Post published:January 20, 2026
  • Post category:Eric Fidler Podcast 1
  • Post comments:0 Comments

The problem in oil and gas has never been the amount of data. It's whether anyone believes it.

Continue ReadingThe Data Trust Gap: Why Reams of Information Still Can’t Replace a Stack of Paper
Read more about the article AI in Oil and Gas: Do More with Less, Not Less with Fewer

AI in Oil and Gas: Do More with Less, Not Less with Fewer

  • Post author:Matt Wiles
  • Post published:December 29, 2025
  • Post category:Philip Richard Podcast 1
  • Post comments:0 Comments

Why the companies getting AI right in the oilfield aren’t replacing their people. They’re finally giving them the tools to keep up.

Continue ReadingAI in Oil and Gas: Do More with Less, Not Less with Fewer
Read more about the article 16,000 Hours Back: Where Did the Time Go?

16,000 Hours Back: Where Did the Time Go?

  • Post author:Matt Wiles
  • Post published:December 27, 2025
  • Post category:Philip Richard Podcast 1
  • Post comments:0 Comments

How one company stopped bleeding time into spreadsheets and started getting it back where it belongs.

Continue Reading16,000 Hours Back: Where Did the Time Go?
Read more about the article How to Build an Oil & Gas Team from Scratch in 60 Days

How to Build an Oil & Gas Team from Scratch in 60 Days

  • Post author:Matt Wiles
  • Post published:December 26, 2025
  • Post category:Claude Thorp Podcast 1
  • Post comments:0 Comments

What Happens When a Two-Person Company Buys 400 Wells and the Clock Starts Ticking

Continue ReadingHow to Build an Oil & Gas Team from Scratch in 60 Days
Read more about the article The Under‑Managed Well Opportunity (Gulf Coast Edition)

The Under‑Managed Well Opportunity (Gulf Coast Edition)

  • Post author:Matt Wiles
  • Post published:December 12, 2025
  • Post category:Robert Wichert Podcast
  • Post comments:0 Comments

There Are Barrels Sitting in the Ground That Nobody Is Even Looking For

Continue ReadingThe Under‑Managed Well Opportunity (Gulf Coast Edition)
Read more about the article Two‑Track Growth: High‑Graded Prospects + Strategic Acquisitions

Two‑Track Growth: High‑Graded Prospects + Strategic Acquisitions

  • Post author:Matt Wiles
  • Post published:December 11, 2025
  • Post category:Robert Wichert Podcast
  • Post comments:0 Comments

What Happens When Capital Returns and You’ve Been Stacking Opportunities for Six Years

Continue ReadingTwo‑Track Growth: High‑Graded Prospects + Strategic Acquisitions
Read more about the article Build a Play‑Specific LLM: Practical AI for Field Decisions

Build a Play‑Specific LLM: Practical AI for Field Decisions

  • Post author:Matt Wiles
  • Post published:December 10, 2025
  • Post category:Robert Wichert Podcast
  • Post comments:0 Comments

Why the Smartest AI in Oil and Gas Won’t Come from Silicon Valley

Continue ReadingBuild a Play‑Specific LLM: Practical AI for Field Decisions
  • Go to the previous page
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • Go to the next page
Copyright - WordPress Theme by OceanWP