Chuck Yates Got A Job

Go on vacation to Paris with Chuck. You'll hear some deep thoughts, laugh a little and see some amazing scenery from Normandy, Versailles, the Louvre, Jim Morrison's grave, and the Eiffel Tower. Join the conversation shaping the future of energy. Collide is the community where oil & gas professionals connect, share insights, and solve real-world problems together. No noise. No fluff. Just the...

What’s the first thing a London journalist writing a book on North Sea oil workers should do…have a torrid affair with her first interview subject!   Her book Sea State is a gripping tale of her break up, move to Scotland, the AFFAIR…all within the framework of interviewing the men of the rigs of the North Sea. And she’s cool enough to chat with Chuck about it all.   Join the conversation shaping...

Chuck and Collin discuss the convergence of energy and Bitcoin mining – Texas is the future, E&P’s will reign (at least the thoughtful ones) and the value is in the network. Join the conversation shaping the future of energy. 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...

Collin McLelland joins Chuck to discuss the past present and future of the commodities trading markets with the best oil trading advisor on the planet, John Saucer.  Things get really interesting when the talk turns to daily clearing of trades through block chain and potentially the Bitcoin network.  Join the conversation shaping the future of energy. Collide is the community where oil & gas p...

A missing piece of the story of this year’s Railroad Commissioner’s race is exactly how sharp and well informed Republican candidate Sarah Stogner is.  So Chuck put her to the test with The Five Questions. Join the conversation shaping the future of energy. Collide is the community where oil & gas professionals connect, share insights, and solve real-world problems together. No noise. No fluff...

Chuck and David Ramsden-Wood talk mental health.  Both dudes went through some real lows during quarantine.  Join the conversation shaping the future of energy. 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. Apply today at collide.io Click here to wa...

Two key people in Clayton Williams life - his CFO Mel Riggs and his widow Modesta - show Chuck around Claytie’s office which remains the same as the last day he was in it. Amazing stories about Clayton’s journey, the governor’s race, how he wooed Modesta and yes, Barbara Bush had a crush on him. Watch this one if you can, the video is priceless. Join the conversation shaping the future of energy....

Chuck visits Antina Ranch and expects to find an old oilfield and that ranch owner Ashley Watt and her lawyer Sarah Stogner were being overly dramatic about how Chevron is operating. Suffice it to say Ashley and Sarah aren’t crazy and Chuck does a simple experiment to prove it. Join the conversation shaping the future of energy. Collide is the community where oil & gas professionals connect, s...

Chuck chats the evolution of energy transition with Tudor Pickering Holt alum Deanna Zhang.  From being on John Gibson’s team, oilfield digitization, carbon and to her own transition…from banker to blogger.   Join the conversation shaping the future of energy. Collide is the community where oil & gas professionals connect, share insights, and solve real-world problems together. No noise. No fl...

Chuck and Will talk the past, present and future of energy private equity AND Will’s decision to run for the Texas State House of Representatives.    Join the conversation shaping the future of energy. 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. A...

Chuck and long-time energy investor / executive (Exxon, Goldman, Simmons, TPH, Apache) Mark Meyer chat the history of energy investing and get drawn into a deep discussion of the importance of data and its analysis to the future of the energy business.   Yeah, and of course, they start with sports analogies.   Join the conversation shaping the future of energy. Collide is the community where oil &...

Twas the Night before Xmas in the EFT house... Join the conversation shaping the future of energy. 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. Apply today at collide.io Click here to watch a video of this episode. 00:00 - Introduction to the Video...

Chuck, the bleeding heart Libertarian, chats politics with Democratic candidates Chase West and Larry Baggett. Wellsite Navigator is introducing the new technology you’ve been asking for: Lease Road Navigation. They’ve already mapped over 19,000 miles of oilfield lease roads that don’t appear anywhere else, and every week they are adding more! Try Wellsite Navigator for free and get a $10 Amazon G...

Ever met a guy that played football with Odell Beckham and can wax poetically on Black Scholes and oh yeah has a petroleum engineering degree, Chuck has and you get to listen to his chat with that guy, Robert Smith of Donovan Capital. Wellsite Navigator is introducing the new technology you’ve been asking for: Lease Road Navigation. They’ve already mapped over 19,000 miles of oilfield lease roads...

This week you get a preview of our newest show Big Digital Energy Show with Collin McLelland and Chuck Yates. Catch the BDE Show every Tuesday live at 10:30 AM CST: https://www.digitalwildcatters.com/podcasts/the-bde-show/ Join the conversation shaping the future of energy. Collide is the community where oil & gas professionals connect, share insights, and solve real-world problems together. N...

Chuck chats with Alaskan Kelly Tshibaka and her bid for the US Senate. Join the conversation shaping the future of energy. 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. Apply today at collide.io Click here to watch a video of this episode. Click her...

Chuck talks shop with noted energy investor Brad Olsen. And asks the pertinent question:  are you Mr. Skilling? Join the conversation shaping the future of energy. 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. Apply today at collide.io Click here to...

Chuck chats with notable energy futurist Mark Mills on the day of his book release.  In The Cloud, Mark suggests that the 2020s will be the greatest decade we’ve ever had for economic development better than the Roaring 1920s because of developments in computing power, materials and and mechanical prowess. Join the conversation shaping the future of energy. Collide is the community where oil &...

Want to know what’s up with all things OPEC? Chuck did…so he chatted with Queen Anne’s Gate Capital Management’s Kathleen Kelley who has spent the last decade advising the highest powers at OPEC. Spoiler alert: oil’s going to rip. Join the conversation shaping the future of energy. Collide is the community where oil & gas professionals connect, share insights, and solve real-world problems tog...

Chuck shares his wit and wisdom to the Lafayette Geological Society in a speech titled “The Red and the Black (but unfortunately we have the Green too)”. And of course, the idiot got a speeding ticket on his drove over that morning. Join the conversation shaping the future of energy. Collide is the community where oil & gas professionals connect, share insights, and solve real-world problems t...

Chuck premieres the brand new podcast from Digital Wildcatters - the Big Digital Energy Show - where he and Collin McLelland give the week in energy a new twist - takes, opinions and facts not heard elsewhere. For people who think morning notes suck and Jim Cramer doesn’t know shit. Special treat this week legendary energy investor Dan Pickering guest hosts. Join the conversation shaping the futur...

Chuck totally geeks out on his love for Houston stand up comedy - a deep dive into its history, the science of the joke, the lifestyle of a performer - with local comedians Andy Huggins, Rob Mungle, Brian Gendron and Jamie Rowan. Join the conversation shaping the future of energy. Collide is the community where oil & gas professionals connect, share insights, and solve real-world problems toge...

Chuck and his priest Patrick Miller, the rector of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Houston, talk life and plans for their upcoming retreat in November.  Chuck and Patrick are hoping to create a deeper dive experience for retreat attendees - some laughing, maybe some tears, a lot of sharing and hopefully some tools and a new set of friends to deal with life. Join the conversation shaping the future...

Chuck chats with Chris Transier, Managing Partner at Bandera Group, about buying minerals, dealing with private equity, and receiving a smash in a smash co. Oh yeah, and Chuck got a new car. Join the conversation shaping the future of energy. Collide is the community where oil & gas professionals connect, share insights, and solve real-world problems together. No noise. No fluff. Just the disc...

Chuck deep dives COVID with the best doctor on the planet…his father, Dr. Charles Yates, Jr., a self proclaimed retired country doctor. Topics range from “why did it take six months to start talking about T-cells and B-cells” to “the vaccines work” to “natural immunity is the best defense” and oh yeah…”masks don’t work and neither does six feet spacing”. Join the conversation shaping the future of...