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  1. 6d ago

    Argentina's Vaca Muerta Is Just Getting Started

    Argentina’s Vaca Muerta is emerging as one of the world’s most promising unconventional oil and gas plays. In this episode of ComboCast, hosts Dylan Breaux, Ben Gonzalez, and Ross Harrison are joined by Alexander Slight and Raphael Salles to explore the geology, production growth, and investment opportunities fuelling Argentina’s shale boom. With billions of barrels of recoverable resources and record-breaking production, the team examines what makes Vaca Muerta a major player in global energy markets.Using ComboCurve, the team breaks down production trends, oil and gas windows, and the basin’s long-term development potential. They also discuss the major operators driving growth, the infrastructure challenges shaping expansion, and how lessons from U.S. shale development are influencing investment strategies in Argentina. As international interest continues to grow, could Vaca Muerta become the next global hub for unconventional oil and gas production? Learn more about ComboCurveBook A Demo: https://combocurve.com/book-a-demo/Be A Guest: marketing@combocurve.comLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/combocurve/

  2. Oct 14

    Breaking Down the Haynesville Shale’s Top Wells

    In Episode 11 of ComboCast, the team takes a deep dive into the Haynesville Shale, exploring the surge in drilling activity, major acquisitions, and renewed investment in one of North America's most active natural gas plays. From international investors and LNG demand to rising development costs and evolving well economics, the team breaks down what's driving interest in the basin and why operators continue to invest despite fluctuating natural gas prices.The team also breaks down ComboCurve's latest Haynesville Top Wells Report, analyzing more than 2,000 wells to uncover production trends, well performance, and key economic metrics across the basin's major subplays. They explore the impact of modern completion techniques, redevelopment opportunities, and the factors influencing IRR and well profitability. Plus, the team answers a question from a Texas A&M engineering student about what a career in petroleum engineering looks like and the opportunities available in the industry. Learn more about ComboCurveBook A Demo: https://combocurve.com/book-a-demo/Be A Guest: marketing@combocurve.comLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/combocurve/

  3. Sep 30

    Why the Permian’s Next Big Play Is Deeper

    As Tier 1 acreage in the Permian continues to tighten, operators are looking deeper for the next generation of inventory. In Episode 10 of ComboCast, the team explores the Barnett and Woodford formations, where operators including Oxy, Continental, Diamondback, ConocoPhillips, and others are testing whether deeper targets can compete with the Permian’s established benches.Using ComboCurve, the team breaks down development trends, operator activity, drilling costs, type curves, breakevens, and the economics behind both plays. They also examine the growing Woodford opportunity in the Delaware Basin, recent M&A activity, infrastructure advantages, and why these deeper formations could become an increasingly important part of the Permian’s future. Learn more about ComboCurveBook A Demo: https://combocurve.com/book-a-demo/Be A Guest: marketing@combocurve.comLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/combocurve/

  4. Sep 16

    Is the Dean the Next Big Permian Play?

    In this episode of ComboCast, the team takes a deep dive into the Dean Formation in the Midland Basin, breaking down well performance, activity across Dawson County, how the Dean compares to the Wolfcamp, and why some of the strongest wells are showing up in a relatively narrow sweet spot.Using ComboCurve, the team analyzes public well data, production trends, heat maps, and economics to see whether the hype around the Dean is justified. They also look at EOG’s recent Dean asset divestiture, Laguna Texas Resources, and what future development could mean for the play. Learn more about ComboCurveBook A Demo: https://combocurve.com/book-a-demo/Be A Guest: marketing@combocurve.comLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/combocurve/

  5. Sep 2

    The New Playbook for Mineral Investors

    In this episode, we sit down with Tim Pawul, President of Minerals & Royalties Authority, to break down the mineral rights market and why the opportunity can look very different depending on your size, strategy, and access to capital.We cover what makes minerals an attractive investment, how smaller shops can compete with larger buyers, and how technology and better data are helping lean teams evaluate more opportunities and move faster.We also get into where the market could be heading next. From refrac opportunities to shifting fund structures, Tim explains why scale is becoming harder to build and why, in some cases, playing “small ball” with more of your own capital could create better economics.Learn more about ComboCurveBook A Demo: https://combocurve.com/book-a-demo/Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/combocurve/Find Tim PawulMinerals & Royalties Authority: https://www.mineralsauthority.com/Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-pawul-54aa9526/

  6. Aug 19

    How ABS Is Changing the Oil & Gas Acquisition Game

    In this episode, we sit down with Ian Myers of Kalibr Partners to break down the rise of asset-backed securitization (ABS) in oil & gas and why cost of capital is becoming an increasingly important competitive advantage.We cover how an ABS actually works, why producing assets can be attractive to institutional capital, and how these financing structures can allow buyers to compete differently for PDP assets.We also get into the operational side of the equation. When cash flows are heavily underwritten and hedged, OPEX reduction and operational efficiency become some of the biggest levers available to create value. Learn more about ComboCurveBook A Demo: https://combocurve.com/book-a-demo/Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/combocurve/Find Ian Myers:Kalibr Partners: https://kalibrpartners.comLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ianjmyers/

  7. Aug 5

    Inside the Midland Basin

    In this episode of ComboCast, the ComboCurve team takes a deep dive into the Midland Basin, exploring Andrew Corman’s basin study and what it reveals about well performance across one of the Permian’s most active regions.Andrew, Ben, Ross, and Dylan discuss how geology, completion design, lateral length, and public production data shape forecasts and economics and why having a basin study on hand can help A&D teams compare forecasts with seller cases, evaluate PDP and upside, and screen deals more efficiently. Website: https://combocurve.com/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/combocurve/

  8. Jul 22

    What Makes an Oil & Gas Deal Worth Buying?

    In this episode of ComboCast, we sit down with Michael Tanner, Director of Engineering & Finance at Shale Haven Partners, to discuss today’s oil & gas acquisitions market.Michael shares how shifting commodity prices, geopolitical uncertainty, and widening bid-ask spreads are changing the way investors evaluate assets and why finding great deals has become more challenging than ever.Website: https://combocurve.com/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/combocurve/

  9. Jul 8

    Inside the Rise of U-Turn Wells with John Huycke

    In this episode of ComboCast, we’re joined by drilling engineer John Huycke to explore one of the fastest growing innovations in drilling: U-turn wellsJohn shares how this well design evolved from a niche concept into a rapidly adopted development strategy, helping operators unlock stranded acreage, reduce drilling and completion costs, and improve capital efficiency without sacrificing production performance.Hosts Dylan, Mohamad, and Ross, break down the engineering behind U-turn wells, the operational challenges of drilling them, where they're gaining the most traction, and why adoption has accelerated across the Permian, Haynesville, and Eagle Ford. The conversation explores the role of teamwork, planning, and execution in making these complex wells successful, along with the economics driving more operators to embrace the technology.

  10. Jun 24

    Unlocking the Pearsall Shale

    In this ComboCast episode, the team dives into one of the most talked about emerging plays in U.S. oil & gas: the Pearsall Shale. Once overshadowed by the Eagle Ford and written off after the 2008 financial crisis, new drilling and completion techniques are producing results that have operators taking another look.Hosted by Dylan, Mohamad, and Ross from ComboCurve, this episode combines industry expertise across reservoir engineering and geology. The team analyzes the emerging Pearsall Shale using public data, discusses recent operator activity and economics, shares insights on exploration trends, and offers a behind the scenes look at how energy professionals use ComboCurve to evaluate new opportunities.

  11. Jun 10

    Inside a Record Breaking $4B Oil and Gas Lease Sale (with industry expert Keith Ries)

    In this episode of ComboCast, Dylan Breaux and Ben Gonzalez sit down with Keith Ries, Managing Director at Indigo Energy Advisors, the upstream advisory division of Efficient Markets, to discuss the current state of the oil & gas acquisitions and divestitures (A&D) market.Keith is also a petroleum and reservoir engineer, bringing more than two decades of industry experience across conventional and unconventional plays. Having worked on operated and non-operated assets across multiple basins, he offers a unique perspective on asset valuation, deal underwriting, market trends, and what buyers are looking for in today's environment.

  12. May 27

    The Utica Shale Explained: Two Reservoir Engineers Reveal Why Longer Laterals are Trending

    Welcome to ComboCast, the new podcast from ComboCurve. In just two years, the median lateral length in the Utica Shale leapt from 12,600 feet to 14,400 and in Q2 2025 is up to 17,238 FT. But do these "monster wells" actually hold up economically? In this inaugural episode, Senior Technical Engineers Dylan Breaux and Ben Gonzalez put that question to the test, live in ComboCurve. Pulling public data on Ascent's Utica wells, they run auto-forecasts, build type curves, and tackle the tricky part: How do you forecast brand new extended reach laterals that have barely six months of production? Then they layer on the economics. CapEx, pricing, expenses, taxes, and let the IRRs tell the story. Does longer actually mean better? You'll have to listen to find out. Along the way: why doing your own research matters more than ever in the age of AI, a sneak peek at an unreleased visualization tool, and plenty of unscripted oil and gas banter. If you work in reserves, A&D, or reservoir engineering, this one's for you. Follow ComboCast, drop a rating, and share it with the engineer who needs to see these numbers. Got a basin you want us to break down next? Tell us in the comments. ComboCurve: https://combocurve.com/  Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/combocurve/

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    ComboCurve
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
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