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Oil Exploration Simulation

Claim Your Territory.
Strike Black Gold.

Buy Barrels (BBL), acquire drilling licenses for territories with 3, 5, or 10 claims. One baron strikes the gusher (up to 4x BBL). Everyone else salvages equipment. No baron leaves empty-handed.

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Provably Fair

Verify every drill

No Dry Holes

Always salvage value

Consortium

Team up for better odds

Operations Guide

Territories fill, drilling begins, everyone profits

01

Buy Barrels

Get BBL (Barrels) at 1:1 with USD. Your capital funds your drilling operations. Buy once, drill multiple territories.

02

Claim Territory

Choose Onshore (3 claims), Offshore (5 claims), or Deep Sea (10 claims) sector. Each license costs 1 BBL. Form a consortium with allies for better extraction odds.

03

Strike Oil

When all territories are claimed, one random baron strikes the gusher (2-4x BBL). Others salvage equipment (35-55%). No baron leaves empty-handed.

Drilling Sectors

Deeper drilling = bigger gusher but lower strike odds. Deep Sea operations have the best salvage rate for dry holes.

Onshore (Texas)

3 territory claims
License Cost1 BBL
Gusher Yield
2.00 BBL (2x)
Salvage Yield
0.35 BBL (35%)
Operator Fee10%

Offshore (North Sea)

5 territory claims
License Cost1 BBL
Gusher Yield
3.00 BBL (3x)
Salvage Yield
0.37 BBL (37%)
Operator Fee10%
Best Salvage

Deep Sea (Gulf)

10 territory claims
License Cost1 BBL
Gusher Yield
4.00 BBL (4x)
Salvage Yield
0.55 BBL (55%)
Operator Fee10%

Form a Consortium

Create a Consortium Link and invite partners to drill together. If any consortium member strikes the gusher, the whole group profits. Better odds, shared wealth.

Onshore: 2 Barons (66% consortium strike)

Cost: 2 BBL - If one strikes: 2.00 + 0.35 = 2.35 BBL return

Offshore: 3 Barons (60% consortium strike)

Cost: 3 BBL - If one strikes: 3.00 + 0.74 = 3.74 BBL return

Deep Sea: 4 Barons (40% consortium strike)

Cost: 4 BBL - If one strikes: 4.00 + 1.65 = 5.65 BBL return

The Extraction Math

Total Pool: All license fees combined (BBL)

Operator Fee: 10% of pool (always)

Gusher Yield: Fixed amount based on sector type

Salvage Yield: Remaining split equally to dry hole barons

Deep Sea gives 55% salvage - the safest dry hole!

Provably Fair Drilling

Every gusher strike is selected using cryptographic randomness. The result is determined before territories are claimed and can be independently verified on our public extraction log.

  • Every drilling outcome is cryptographically verifiable
  • Random selection using provably fair algorithm
  • Public extraction log of all completed operations
  • Fixed 10% operator fee - no hidden charges

Example Verification

Server Seed Hash

a3f2b8c1d4e5...7890abcd

Operation ID + Baron Seeds

drill_789_barons_[1,2,3]

Result

Gusher: Territory #2 (Baron: 1)
View Extraction Log