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Card 184 of 10002026-08-24 issue

Observed arrival · 2026-08-24

Crude Intelligence Wants to Instrument the Un-instrumented Oilfield

crudeintell.com Observed source
Editorial interest 84/100 Selection signal · not a rating of the site

Crude Intelligence presents autonomous aerial and downhole systems for continuously measuring oil and gas leases.

Landing page captured for the 2026-08-24 issue.

Field notes

The site organizes its offering around three hardware programs rather than a general consulting service: a fixed-wing VTOL called Vaquero, a carrier-and-pod system called Remuda plus Pointer, and the 90 mm Sounder downhole vehicle. Its visual evidence includes orthomosaics, thermal frames, point clouds, and LiDAR terrain views, but these are marked simulated or representative. Development status is unusually explicit: Vaquero is in flight test, while the other two systems are listed as in development.

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OpenPublic substance visible
PrettyNotable craft visible
ProPolished or operationally mature
NicheUnusually specific use

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Landing page observed 2026-08-24. The live site may have changed.