
What if the next oil boom was on the Moon?
In this kickoff episode of The Grizzled Geologist Podcast, I sit down with engineer and author Matt Hatami to explore one of the wildest and most forward-looking ideas in our industry: drilling a deep well on the lunar surface.
Matt brings 20+ years of experience—from Halliburton to private equity deals—and shares insights from his new book Shale Oil and Gas Operations: Maximize Cash Flow with Cost Reduction. We talk lunar water, helium-3, subsurface uncertainty, space-based ESG, asteroid defense, and why oilfield tech might be the key to humanity’s expansion into space.
This one starts on Earth... and ends lightyears ahead.
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