Built for Operators.
Run Like Operators.
Black Gold is a full-service IT partner for oil and gas. From help desk to data warehouse to CIO-level strategy — we run the technology side of your business so your team can run the wells.
We're not a reseller.
We're your IT department.
Most MSPs make their margin selling you software, hardware, and licenses. The economics push them toward bigger renewals, not better outcomes.
Our contract is labor only.
That means when we recommend a Microsoft 365 plan, a SCADA upgrade, or a new server, we're putting on your hat — not ours. No vendor kickbacks. No "preferred partner" markups. No license bundles you didn't need.
It's a cleaner engagement, it's transparent, and when you grow large enough to bring IT in-house, the handoff is straightforward — because we built things the way your team would have built them.
Experience with almost every major software package in the upstream market.
From accounting to land to geology to operations — we've worked the operator side of the systems your team actually uses.
Including: Peloton·Quorum·Enverus·P2 (now IFS)·Pak Energy·IHS — and many more.
The full IT department, on retainer
Everything your business needs to stay connected, secure, and productive — at operator-grade reliability.
Help Desk & End-User Support
Fast, knowledgeable response when your team has a problem. No tier-one runaround.
Infrastructure & Microsoft 365
Servers, networking, identity, email, Teams, SharePoint. Built and maintained to operator-grade reliability.
Cybersecurity
Email security, MFA, endpoint protection, DMARC enforcement, phishing response. We've worked the incidents.
User & Access Management
Onboarding, offboarding, permissions, and the full Azure AD lifecycle — done right the first time.
Hardware Procurement & Deployment
We spec and deploy at cost. You see the invoice; we don't mark it up.
CIO Advisory
Roadmaps, vendor selection, M&A IT diligence, policy frameworks. Strategic guidance on the cadence you actually need it.
Where most MSPs stop, we start
Field, accounting, production, and JIB data scattered across five systems and one person's spreadsheet? We bring it together — your accounting, production, land, and operational systems, unified into one source of truth.
Data Warehouse Builds
SQL Server and PostgreSQL warehouses tying your accounting, production, land, and operational systems into a single source of truth.
Production & Revenue Dashboards
Real-time visibility into LOS, JIB cycles, forecast vs. actual, and well performance. Power BI, Spotfire, or whatever your team uses.
Custom Applications
Internal tools that replace the spreadsheet-and-email workflows holding your team back. Inventory, AFE tracking, field tickets, owner relations.
Data Integration & Automation
Stop entering the same number into three systems. We build the pipes.
Built on SQL Server, PostgreSQL, SSIS, Power BI, Spotfire, PowerApps, and Python.
We've already done the hard ones
Beyond day-to-day IT, we take on the focused projects that make a real difference inside an operator — the kind that usually stall because nobody on staff has the bandwidth or the prior reps.
Petra Deployments
Full deployment, configuration, and tuning of Petra geological interpretation environments — from server setup to project structure to user onboarding.
Public Data Integration
Pulling state, federal, and commercial public data sources into your warehouse so your team works off one enriched dataset, not five browser tabs.
Spotfire Deployments
Standing up Spotfire from scratch — server, library, information links, and the first set of analyses your team will actually use every day.
Well Data ↔ Land Sync
Keeping well data systems and land/lease systems in lockstep. No more reconciling well counts between engineering and land at the end of every month.
GIS & Mapping Pipelines
Tying production, lease, and survey data into ArcGIS or open-source mapping stacks for accurate, always-current operational maps.
System Migrations & Cutovers
Quorum, ARIES, accounting platform changes — planned, staged, and executed with zero data loss and a clean audit trail.
Have a project in mind that isn't listed? It probably still fits — ask us.
The teams we run IT for
Private operators across the U.S. onshore basins.
Clean terms. No surprises.
Labor-only contract
A flat monthly retainer covers ongoing managed services. Project work is scoped separately.
No reselling, ever
Software and hardware go on your invoices, at your pricing, with your vendors.
Transparent and portable
Documentation, credentials, and architecture are yours. Always.
Ready to see what this looks like
for your operation?
We'll give you an honest read on your current setup and where we'd start. No commitment.
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