The Invisible Middle
Texas energy companies were never named in any answer to their segment's buyer questions across ChatGPT + Perplexity, that is 18.4% of the companies we measured.
Reference giants excluded; they are the ceiling, not the market.
1584 answers · 69 Texas energy companies · ChatGPT + Perplexity · Measured 2026-09-25
Detection floor: plus or minus 3 points is resampling noise at this sample size.
69 Texas energy companies indexed. Try "Baker" or "midstream".
By segment
- Oilfield services1 of 16 never named
- Midstream0 of 6 never named
- Energy software4 of 11 never named
- Power and grid1 of 7 never named
- Advisory and marketing3 of 9 never named
Detection floor: plus or minus 3 points is resampling noise at this sample size.
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Detection floor: plus or minus 3 points is resampling noise at this sample size.
- ENGIE North AmericaPower and gridNamed31.9% (27 to 38)Cited5.2% (3 to 8)
ChatGPT: named 38 of 144 . Perplexity: named 54 of 144
- Liberty EnergyOilfield servicesNamed21.3% (18 to 26)Cited2.7% (2 to 5)
ChatGPT: named 28 of 204 . Perplexity: named 59 of 204
- ProPetroOilfield servicesNamed19.8% (16 to 24)Cited2.6% (1 to 5)
ChatGPT: named 34 of 192 . Perplexity: named 42 of 192
- WeatherfordOilfield servicesNamed18.4% (15 to 22)Cited5.4% (4 to 8)
ChatGPT: named 36 of 204 . Perplexity: named 39 of 204
- Patterson-UTIOilfield servicesNamed14.7% (12 to 19)Cited0.2% (0 to 1)
ChatGPT: named 3 of 204 . Perplexity: named 57 of 204
- Kodiak Gas ServicesMidstreamNamed12.5% (9 to 17)Cited0% (0 to 1)
ChatGPT: named 13 of 144 . Perplexity: named 23 of 144
- EnLink Midstreampart of ONEOKMidstreamNamed11.8% (9 to 16)Cited0.3% (0 to 2)
ChatGPT: named 18 of 144 . Perplexity: named 16 of 144
- WaterBridgeMidstreamNamed11.5% (8 to 16)Cited0.3% (0 to 2)
ChatGPT: named 21 of 144 . Perplexity: named 12 of 144
- USA CompressionMidstreamNamed10.1% (7 to 14)Cited4.5% (3 to 8)
ChatGPT: named 16 of 144 . Perplexity: named 13 of 144
- Quorum SoftwareEnergy softwareNamed10.1% (7 to 14)Cited19.4% (15 to 24)
ChatGPT: named 5 of 144 . Perplexity: named 24 of 144
- EWR Digital†Advisory and marketingNamed10.1% (7 to 14)Cited11.5% (8 to 16)
ChatGPT: named 5 of 144 . Perplexity: named 24 of 144
- Plus PowerPower and gridNamed9.7% (7 to 14)Cited0% (0 to 1)
ChatGPT: named 6 of 144 . Perplexity: named 22 of 144
- Select Water SolutionsOilfield servicesNamed9.6% (7 to 13)Cited5.2% (3 to 8)
ChatGPT: named 21 of 192 . Perplexity: named 16 of 192
- Novi LabsEnergy softwareNamed9.6% (7 to 13)Cited1.3% (1 to 3)
ChatGPT: named 9 of 156 . Perplexity: named 21 of 156
- Jupiter PowerPower and gridNamed9.4% (7 to 13)Cited0% (0 to 1)
ChatGPT: named 3 of 144 . Perplexity: named 24 of 144
- Atlas Energy SolutionsOilfield servicesNamed8.8% (6 to 12)Cited3.4% (2 to 6)
ChatGPT: named 12 of 204 . Perplexity: named 24 of 204
- ModalPoint†Advisory and marketingNamed7.6% (5 to 11)Cited8.7% (6 to 13)
ChatGPT: named 17 of 144 . Perplexity: named 5 of 144
- Aris Water SolutionsOilfield servicesNamed6.9% (5 to 10)Cited0.7% (0 to 2)
ChatGPT: named 14 of 204 . Perplexity: named 14 of 204
- SeekOpsEnergy softwareNamed6.7% (4 to 10)Cited1.6% (1 to 4)
ChatGPT: named 10 of 156 . Perplexity: named 11 of 156
- ChampionXpart of SLBOilfield servicesNamed5.9% (4 to 9)Cited1.2% (1 to 3)
ChatGPT: named 8 of 204 . Perplexity: named 16 of 204
- VoltaGridPower and gridNamed4.5% (3 to 8)Cited0% (0 to 1)
ChatGPT: named 1 of 132 . Perplexity: named 11 of 132
- Mainspring EnergyPower and gridNamed4.5% (3 to 8)Cited0.7% (0 to 3)
ChatGPT: named 2 of 144 . Perplexity: named 11 of 144
- HexaGroupAdvisory and marketingNamed4.5% (3 to 8)Cited2.4% (1 to 5)
ChatGPT: named 4 of 144 . Perplexity: named 9 of 144
- Priority PowerPower and gridNamed4.2% (2 to 7)Cited0% (0 to 1)
ChatGPT: named 0 of 144 . Perplexity: named 12 of 144
As measured on 2026-09-25. Engines ChatGPT, Perplexity. Models pinned. Categories disclosed, prompts withheld.
Who they cite instead
Trust domains named in answers about all segments.
Detection floor: plus or minus 3 points is resampling noise at this sample size.
As measured on 2026-09-25. Engines ChatGPT, Perplexity. Models pinned. Categories disclosed, prompts withheld.
How we measured this
We put 66 buyer questions, drawn from 5 disclosed categories, to ChatGPT + Perplexity, repeating each question 12 times per engine because these engines do not answer the same question the same way twice. Each company is scored against every answer in its own segment, so a company had 264 to 408 chances to be named (288for the median company); segments differ because they carry different numbers of questions. We recorded whether the company was named in the answer ("named") and whether its domain was cited as a source ("cited"). Categories are disclosed; individual prompts are withheld so the measurement cannot be gamed by a single company reading this page.
Named and cited are reported as two separate rates. They are never averaged or combined into one score. A visibility share is not a rank: two companies a few points apart are statistically the same to these engines once the confidence interval is drawn.
Anchor-tier companies (Halliburton, Energy Transfer, Enverus, McKinsey and similar reference giants) are shown in the list but excluded from the invisible-middle count. They set the ceiling; the finding is about the market beneath them.
The company list is ModalPoint's own curation of 69 Texas energy companies (list version 0.2-curated), not a market census. Where a company was acquired, the row stays under its own brand with the parent disclosed. The list is revised as acquisitions close; a company missing from it was not measured, and is not counted either way.
"A visibility share is not a rank. Two firms a few points apart are statistically the same firm to these engines."