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Next Steps

Phase 0, the architectural design, is complete. Decisions D-001 through D-021 are recorded; the lexicon is at v2026-05-07; the Phase 0 deliverables are populated, covering system topology, domain model, data model, API surface, multitenancy and whitelabel, security and SOC 2, agent tenancy, migration and coexistence, standards survey, and backlog. The platform now moves into Phase 1 implementation.

Phase 1: Oil & Gas Data Platform expansion plus geothermal methodology adoption

El Mundo is RCI’s formalization and expansion of the data governance concepts first implemented in our Data Platform for an Oil & Gas Operator. That platform is built from multiple components for the work of well construction. It spans data masters catalogs, field reporting data drawn from both a legacy system over 20 years old and a new reporting system, AFE (Authorization for Expenditure) modeling, a Well File lifecycle system, and an analytics system for drilling and completions. The platform’s seminal system became officially operational in May 2026 for all field types of operations in well construction, and continues to expand through 2026 and 2027. That platform was the first implementation of the ledgering approach this portal describes; El Mundo is its formalization and re-usable expression. Per D-005, Phase 1 advances along two tracks in parallel:

  • Track A: Oil & Gas Data Platform expansion. Continued production operation and incremental expansion of the platform’s coverage throughout 2026 and 2027, adding capabilities across data masters, field reporting, AFE, Well File, and the analytics system for drilling and completions. The El Mundo formalization is being incorporated as those constructs reach production readiness: the architecture driven by the lexicon, Mode 1 and Mode 2 notarization, the Cierre cadence across both modes (D-017), and the patterns for authoring a Plan de Cuentas per tenant (D-016). Mode 1 is the operational floor; the operator's egress posture keeps Mode 2 declined for now.
  • Track B: Geothermal methodology adoption. A geothermal utility, with shallow wells under permitting for water wells and a project for temperature equalization, adopting the methodology's record-keeping concepts for its own platform for planning and reporting. They use the discipline without deploying our field tier. This validates that the architecture's record-keeping commitments transfer across industrial domains and regulatory regimes.

Phase 2: frac pilots and Mode 2 generally available

Frac and completions pilots ship in Phase 2 across multiple jurisdictions, joining Phase 1 in production. Mode 2 graduates from an opt-in posture with the public chain pending to an opt-in posture with the public chain committed, once the choice is made. Per D-019, the candidate chains are Energy Web X, Hedera plus B4E, Polygon, Bitcoin via OpenTimestamps, or a permissioned alternative. OTA updates for Aperos with Approver gating, automation for mTLS certificate rotation, and FIDO2 / WebAuthn for human users within SOC 2 scope all land in Phase 2.

Phase 3: multi-tenant scale and SOC 2 Type II audit

The Pueblo tier scales to many tenants per region; Pueblo de Houston, Pueblo de Buenos Aires, Pueblo de Madrid federate via Correo Mayor and Diligencias for customers operating across regions. The SOC 2 Type II audit runs to completion: gap assessment, an observation window of three months, and the formal report. The Bóveda’s long-term retention model is exercised against its first migrations of aged-out Pulpería and Contaduría entries.

Open work in flight

  • Hardware SKU selection for the Aperos kit, finalized in Round 5 of the architectural interviews.
  • Age-key location and Vault topology for the Escribanía key store, to be completed in backup-and-recovery.md.
  • Public chain choice for Mode 2 anchoring, to be selected from the candidate list in D-019.
  • WITS Level 0 coverage matrix for vendor dialects, tracked as open question 1 in the standards survey.
  • Per-pilot vendor adapter selection for v1, among Halliburton, SLB, NOV, and pumpdown CSV.

Engagement

RCI is looking for design partners across substrate deployments, methodology adoptions, or both, in industrial domains where the operational ledger needs to actually behave like a ledger. If the commitments described in the white paper match the data substrate posture you need, the path forward is a pilot conversation.

Contact: pueblo@roderickc.com. For collaboration on the IETF drafts, contact ramon.rodriguez@roderickc.com.