About Verde Gas Partners

We Source the Gas, Assemble the Team, and Get Bitcoin Miners Deployed and Running Off-Grid — and We Help Oil and Gas Companies Find the Right Buyer for Their Gas

Our Story

Verde Gas Partners (formerly Verde Mining) started in the field.

Since 2021, we’ve built and operated our own natural-gas-powered Bitcoin mining sites in Texas. We sourced gas, sized generators, selected miners and ran the day-to-day operations. We dealt with blown engines, bad gas, equipment failures and everything else that comes with running a live site.

First we made the expensive mistakes. Then we ran our sites at over 98% uptime for more than four years.

Along the way, people started asking us how we did it. Oil and gas companies that were flaring gas or selling it for pennies. Bitcoin miners looking for cheaper, more reliable power. Investors trying to evaluate deals they didn’t fully understand.

They all had the same problem: they couldn’t find anyone who had actually done it and was willing to help them do it too.

So we started helping. For four years, we trained miners and operators to do it themselves.

Today we mostly focus on one thing: putting Bitcoin miners on pipeline gas. We source natural gas for miners who need low-cost power, and we give oil and gas companies with pipeline-connected gas a qualified buyer for it.

"I would be paying for many costly mistakes from inexperience had I not taken this course."

Andrew Muñoz
President, Fuego Exploration

Why We Exist

Most operators who try to figure this out on their own follow the same path.

They piece together information from online and vendor pitches. They get conflicting advice. They buy equipment before understanding how the full system works. They skip a step somewhere and it costs them months of downtime and tons of money.

We built Verde Gas Partners so you don't have to go through that.

Everything we teach comes from deploying and operating real sites.

We source the gas and assemble the team, or teach you how to do it for yourself. We've compressed years of trial and error into a clear, proven process. So whether you need the gas, the deployment, the knowledge, or all three, you're working with people who've done it with their own money on the line.

What We Believe

Stranded gas is one of the largest overlooked opportunities in energy today.

Operators across the country are flaring gas, selling it for pennies, or leaving it in the ground. Natural-gas-powered bitcoin mining turns that waste into a new, consistent revenue stream.

The operators who act early will capture the most value.

This opportunity won't stay hidden forever. The people who move now with the right knowledge and the plan will be the ones who benefit the most.

The right network changes everything.

Knowing which generator mechanic to call, which equipment supplier to trust, and which insurance provider understands off-grid mining can take years to learn. We already have those relationships.

"The best part of this training is the network of people you get connected to. I love knowing I have a group of people to reach out to for future business deals, advice, or industry updates. I don't feel like I am doing it alone."

Clint Croft
Oil & Gas Manager

What Makes Us Different

We are real operators and oil and gas professionals. We built and operated our own sites before we ever did this for anyone else. When we walk you through gas sourcing, generator selection, or site design, it's because we've done it ourselves.

We do the part you can't do alone. The hardest piece of gas-powered mining isn't the mining, it's finding the gas and assembling everything around it. That's what we do. We source the gas, connect you with the right service providers, and get you from contract to an operating site.

We've seen what goes wrong. We've dealt with H2S, bad gas quality, generator failures, vendor delays, and equipment mismatches. We know what the failure points are because we've lived through them.

Learn From Operators Who've Done It Before

This isn't run by consultants who read about bitcoin mining or presenters who've never set foot on a well site. Everyone you work with has direct, hands-on experience building and running natural-gas-powered mining sites.

Paul Cockerham
Chief Executive Officer
Paul leads project development and technical execution, bringing 19 years of upstream oil and gas operations to behind-the-meter power. He holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and an M.S. in Petroleum Engineering, and his career spans traditional field operations to pioneering flare gas-to-Bitcoin projects across the Permian Basin.
Michael Santaniello
Chief Operating Officer
Mike leads internal operations and marketing. He manages the systems the company runs on and leads the marketing that brings new interest in the door. He holds a B.A. in Economics and an M.S. in Entrepreneurship, brings almost 10 years in Bitcoin, hosts the Midland Bitcoin Meetup, and pairs deep technical fluency with the ability to explain it to any audience.
Brendon Krabill
Chief Strategy Officer
Brendon leads strategy and commercial structuring, bringing 5+ years of data center experience. He maintains relationships across the Bitcoin mining and AI compute markets, giving direct access to qualified offtake counterparties. He joined an early-stage startup and helped grow it to 200 MW of compute power and operations. He previously served six years in the USAF.
Valerie Vollmering
Director of Site Origination
Val leads land origination, site diligence, and utility coordination, bringing deep experience across real estate, transmission-level planning, and energy infrastructure development. She specializes in identifying high-capacity sites, navigating interconnection pathways, and aligning landowner and municipal partnerships to support scalable data center, flexible-load projects and powered land assets.

"There's no substitute for the kind of experience of Paul and the other folks that you guys brought in. There's a difference between reading about it and doing it, and you guys are certainly doing it."

Steve Hansen
Energy Industry Executive

Who We Work With

We work with three types of people:

Bitcoin Miners

Bitcoin miners who need cheaper power. Stranded natural gas can be the lowest-cost power source there is, but the deals aren't easy to find on your own. We source the gas, then assemble whichever pieces you need to get online and stay running.

Oil & Gas Companies

Oil & gas companies who have stranded or undervalued gas and want a better way to monetize it. We bring you a qualified bitcoin-miner buyer at no cost to you.

Energy Investors

Energy investors who want to evaluate gas-to-bitcoin opportunities. They need to understand the full operation before committing capital.

What Our Clients Say

How We Help

Full-Service Gas Sourcing + Site Deployment: For Bitcoin miners who want the lowest power cost there is. We source the gas, then assemble everything you need to get online and stay running — equipment, generators, maintenance, operations. One relationship and one path to deployment.

Standalone Consulting: For miners who already have gas. Expert guidance on matching your equipment and site design to your gas volume, composition, and logistics, so you avoid the expensive mistakes. Included free when you deploy on a Verde-sourced gas site.

Gas Buyer Matching for Producers and Operators: For oil & gas companies who have stranded or undervalued gas and want a better way to monetize it. We bring you a qualified bitcoin-miner buyer at no cost to you.

Ready to Get Started?

If you're a miner looking for gas, a company with gas to sell, or an investor who wants to learn this business before committing capital — let's talk.

Verde Gas Partners is based in Midland, Texas.