{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Big Digital Energy","title":"Landman Pay Stagnates, AI Hits the Field, & NAPE Signals a Bigger Energy Shift | 01.14.26","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/3609950a\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2637,"description":"Landman day rates have basically been stuck in neutral since 2000, and Kyle Reynolds of RBG Permian walks Chuck through why that’s turning into a real problem as the field vets age out. Along the way they hit what AAPL actually does, why records still aren’t fully digital, how AI is speeding up title work without replacing judgment, and why NAPE is quietly turning into a marketplace for way more than just oil and gas.Click here to watch a video of this episode.00:00 Oscars cold open and grim stats tease01:00 AAPL basics and what it actually does03:20 The field landman shortage and aging workforce05:10 Day rates vs inflation and the ROI argument06:05 Why tech hasn’t removed courthouse work12:15 Speeding up drill readiness with better pay and tools15:30 AI in land work, productivity, and replacement fears20:00 Why humans still need the rules to break them26:00 Data centers, minerals, and land becoming the bottleneck33:20 NAPE dates, format changes, and what’s new36:20 Hubs: bitcoin, minerals, rare earths, offshore, data centers39:05 Energy is really electrons now41:10 Paying for quality and avoiding expensive cleanup laterhttps://twitter.com/collide_iohttps://www.tiktok.com/@collide.iohttps://www.facebook.com/collide.iohttps://www.instagram.com/collide.iohttps://www.youtube.com/@collide_iohttps://bsky.app/profile/digitalwildcatters.bsky.socialhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/collide-digital-wildcatters","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/iy6jIYchYeWUZ4i3KMDwG--bihbqsPBgMZtYTL4T32g/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81NTQ3/MzlhMzY1MzgyZDM4/NTZiMjQwNTg0YmNj/NDZiZS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}