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Asset & well screening
Compare production history, status, ownership, nearby activity and infrastructure context to identify assets that deserve deeper review.
Indigenous-owned · Alberta
Oil & gas research
AI-assisted energy intelligence
Turn energy data into better decisions.
Iron Buffalo helps Alberta oil and gas companies research assets, screen wells, understand operators and turn fragmented public records into clear, source-backed decision briefs.
Source-backed findings
Alberta data focus
Human-verified research
Step 01
Define the question
Outcome
A decision-ready brief
What we do
Research built around the decision.
Iron Buffalo combines AI-assisted analysis with public AER and Petrinex records, company filings and other credible sources to answer focused commercial questions quickly and transparently.
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Operator & market intelligence
Build a clearer view of operators, partners, regional activity, transactions, regulatory history and relevant business developments.
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Custom research briefs
Receive a concise, source-linked report that explains what the evidence shows, what remains uncertain and which next steps are worth considering.
A disciplined research process
From a business question to a decision-ready brief.
Every engagement has a defined question, scope and deliverable. AI accelerates the search and comparison work; source verification and human judgment keep the conclusions grounded.
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Scope
Define the commercial question, geography, assets, source limits and decision the research must support.
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Gather
Collect relevant public records, production data, company disclosures and credible supporting sources.
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Analyze
Use AI-assisted workflows to cross-reference records, compare candidates, surface patterns and flag uncertainty.
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Deliver
Present a concise brief with findings, sources, assumptions, limitations and practical next-step options.
Focused, practical intelligence
AI speeds up the search. Human judgment protects the decision.
Iron Buffalo organizes large volumes of public information into useful evidence. Findings are linked back to their sources, uncertainties are stated plainly, and regulated technical conclusions remain with qualified professionals.
Explore Alberta’s public well dataOil & gas operators
Portfolio screening, competitor tracking, asset research and focused decision support.
Indigenous energy organizations
Local asset, operator and partnership intelligence for informed participation and negotiation.
Investors & advisers
Source-backed background research and early-stage diligence on assets, operators and regions.
Oilfield service companies
Market, customer and regional activity research that supports focused business development.
Sample research
See how the work turns data into decisions.
These illustrative public-data samples show three ways Iron Buffalo can help: screening a specific well, understanding the competitive direction of an entire play and turning a live regulatory filing into a management watch plan.
Sample 01 · Well screening
When the right finding is: do not advance yet.
A well-level Alberta screen that follows the public production trail, explains a water-dominant result and identifies the exact operator records required before further spending.
Sample 02 · Regional activity
Clearwater: where is industry momentum concentrating?
A current regional and peer-operator scan using AER context and 2026 disclosures from Tamarack, Headwater and Rubellite to define the next diligence gate.
Sample 03 · Regulatory watch
McMullen Thermal Pilot: what should management watch next?
A live AER application watch brief that separates verified filing facts from unknowns, tests business-impact pathways and defines the exact triggers for escalation.
Illustrative public-data work only. The named companies did not commission or endorse these samples.
A practical first engagement
Start with one focused research question.
A small, paid pilot creates a useful deliverable before either side commits to a larger engagement. The scope, sources and output are agreed before the research begins.
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Well or asset screening
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Operator background brief
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Production-trend review
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Regional activity scan
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Infrastructure context
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Source-backed next-step memo
Founder & President
Hans Preston McCarthy
Founder & AI Energy Research Lead
Hans leads Iron Buffalo’s AI-assisted oil and gas research. He combines modern research workflows with Alberta public energy records to help clients screen assets, understand operators, compare opportunities and make better-informed business decisions. His work is built around traceable sources, clear limitations and practical next steps.
AI-assisted · Source-verifiedCommission a focused research brief