Across the United States, marginal natural gas wells produce energy below pipeline gathering minimums — flared, vented, or simply abandoned. The MK6-NGT is engineered for exactly this resource class.
U.S. marginal wells
770,000+
Industry analyses, on file
Stranded methane (annual)
~1.5 Tcf
Range estimate, varies by source
Distributed power TAM
$50B+
U.S. behind-the-meter and grid-edge
ABANDONED WELL · STRANDED GAS PROFILE · ILLUSTRATIVE
Why now · regulatory + economic convergence
A
Federal flaring rules tightening.
EPA New Source Performance Standards phasing out routine flaring. Operators must capture, redirect, or shut wells in.
B
Distributed energy is bankable.
State and regional capital actively financing behind-the-meter and grid-edge generation. Project finance precedent in place.
C
Hardware path is real.
DMLS superalloy printing and high-speed PMG availability close the BOM cost case. Five years ago, neither was viable at this scale.
FLARED · VENTED · ABANDONED
SOURCE: USGS · EIA · INDUSTRY
THE HARDWARE MULTI-DISC ROTARY HYBRID
PROGRAM · MK6-NGT ACTIVE PROTOTYPE
MK6-NGT · EXPLODED VIEW · ILLUSTRATIVE
ARCHITECTURE
One architecture. Three variants. The hardware is the answer.
The Multi-Disc Rotary Hybrid Turbine Engine is the answer to stranded and vented gas. It combines Tesla's boundary-layer disc principles with Wankel's continuous combustion in a single architecture that serves three deployments: the MK6-NGT prototype runs on methane today, the MK6-H2 variant carries the same hardware to natural hydrogen, and the MDRG System scales single-unit cores into megawatt-class arrays.
Active Prototype · 2026
MK6-NGT
30–75 kWe · Methane
Current program. Disc Rev H locked. CFD-validated 78.7 kWe at 0.775 kg/s. First-article rotor in fabrication. Single-unit deployment at the wellhead for stranded and vented methane.
Hydrogen Variant
MK6-H2
30–75 kWe · Natural Hydrogen
Same disc-and-housing architecture, fuel-system retune for hydrogen. Activates as natural hydrogen supply matures — the resource USGS confirmed at scale in early 2025.
Megawatt Class
MDRG System
System-level · Multi-MK6 array
Multi-unit deployment combining many MK6 cores into a single skid-mount platform. Scales single-well economics to industrial behind-the-meter and grid-edge applications at the megawatt class.
DISC REV H · 31 DISCS · IN718 DMLS
CFD VALIDATED · MAR 2026
WHY THIS WORKS DIFFERENTIATORS
CFD-VALIDATED · MAR 2026 78.7 kWe @ 0.775 kg/s
CHARACTERISTICS
Five things nothing else at this scale does.
The MK6-NGT pairs disc-based boundary-layer flow with conventional bladed staging in a bolt-together architecture printed in a single superalloy. No welds. No special processes. No factory returns. Built for stranded and vented methane.
01
Hybrid Bladed/Bladeless
Tesla disc principles for tolerance. Wankel-derived continuous combustion for energy density. Together they handle the dirty, intermittent gas streams typical of marginal wells.
02
Bolt-Together Modular
Discs, housings, injectors, end caps — all field-serviceable. Two-person crew. No specialty rigging. No factory returns for service.
03
IN718 DMLS Rotor
Single-shot direct-metal laser sintering of the rotor in Inconel 718 superalloy. EOS M290. No precision blade machining. No assembled vane stack.
04
No Welded Structures
Zero pressure-vessel welds. Zero high-temp weld joints in the rotating assembly. Inspection and recertification cycles align with bolt-pattern hardware, not boiler code.
05
Fuel-Flexible · Today→H₂
Methane today on operator-supplied stranded gas. Same disc-and-housing architecture runs on natural hydrogen as the resource matures. One platform, two fuels.
Flow Validation Snapshot · OpenFOAM v2512
CFD-RESULTS-001 R1.2 · Independent baseline by Rand Simulation / Ansys
Turn the wells you can’t move gas from into firm power.
If you own marginal wells or operate a midstream system that ends at a stranded tail, the MK6-NGT converts gas you can’t economically gather into electricity at the wellhead — with no flaring liability, no shut-in pressure on the operator, and no capital lift on your books.
01
Stop flaring. Start earning.
Gas that’s currently flared, vented, or shut in becomes a metered revenue stream. EPC supplies the unit, installs in two days, and operates the asset.
02
No capex. No operator risk.
EPC owns and operates the unit on a power-sharing or per-MWh model. The resource owner provides gas; EPC handles install, service, and dispatch.
03
Service interval that respects your schedule.
8,760-hour scheduled service. Field-serviceable by a two-person crew. No factory returns. No specialty rigging. The unit lives at the pad, not the OEM.
04
Compliant with where rules are heading.
EPA NSPS phasing out routine flaring puts marginal-well operators on a clock. Capture-and-convert is the durable answer; we’re already engineered for it.
Two ways to deploy
Resource Owner
You own marginal wells with stranded gas. EPC installs and operates. You receive a share of generation revenue or a fixed per-MWh payment. Zero capex. Zero operating risk.
Midstream Operator
You operate gathering systems with low-volume tails. EPC takes the tail-stream gas at the system boundary and converts it. Reduces venting/flaring obligations across your footprint without modifying upstream contracts.
EPC OWN-AND-OPERATE MODEL · POWER SHARING OR PER-MWh
QUALIFIED OPERATOR INQUIRY · ON REQUEST
PER-WELL ECONOMICS SUBSIDY-FREE
UNIT · MK6-NGT NOMINAL
UNIT ECONOMICS
Per-well economics. Subsidy-free.
The numbers below assume current natural-gas marginal-well conditions and grid-tied or behind-the-meter sale. No tax credit. No WEC. No subsidy.
Detailed pro forma, sensitivity tables, and per-state revenue breakdowns available on request to qualified investors.
Net output
75 kWe
Continuous · 8,760 hr/yr
Annual generation
~657 MWh
At 100% uptime · scoping
Annual revenue · grid-tied
~$39K
$0.06/kWh average wholesale
Annual revenue · behind-the-meter
$50–90K
Industrial offtake · variable
Capex (target unit)
<$200K
Production volume class
Service interval
8,760 hr
Annual scheduled · field-serviceable
Payback period
3–5 yr
Per-site · depends on offtake
SCOPING NUMBERS · NOT FINALIZED
DETAILED PRO FORMA · ON REQUEST
DEPLOYMENT FOUR-STATE PROGRAM
FIRST STEEL · 2026 MO · OK · KS · CO
ROLLOUT
Four states. Four phases. First steel: 2026.
First-article installation begins with the ALL Consulting partnership in Vernon County, Missouri. Phase 1 funded through current seed round.
PH 01
Vernon County, MO
HQ · First-article · 2026
PH 02
NE Oklahoma
POC fleet · 2027
PH 03
Cherokee Basin, KS
Revenue scale · 2027–28
PH 04
CO Western Slope
Premium · Series A · 2028+
PARTNER · ALL CONSULTING · TULSA OK
SEED ROUND · CORTADO ANCHORED
TEAM & PARTNERS OPERATIONS BENCH
SEE FULL ROSTER ENTHUSIASTCOMPANIES.COM
OPERATIONS ROSTER
Operations bench. Built for deployment.
The team and partners listed below are the operations-relevant subset of the broader Enthusiast Companies roster. For the full team — including Hydrogen and Products subsidiary leadership — see enthusiastcompanies.com.
Leadership & Advisors
Founder & CEO
Brian Peck
Inventor of the MDRG · Two decades operational leadership across automotive, insurance, broadcast, and small business · 20-year MDRG IP development
Startup President
Jim Greer
Black & Veatch alumnus · Power infrastructure project execution
Lead Engineer · MK5
Glenn Turner
Kontax Engineering · MK5 generation lead
Development Partner
Dan Arthur, P.E.
ALL Consulting · Tulsa OK · MOU executed · First-article site coordination
Regulatory Advisor
Jerry Prewett, RG
Missouri DNR engagement · Permitting and state-level coordination
Geological Research
Aaron Mattison
Mafic Consulting · Subsurface geology and basin characterization
Strategic Partners · Manufacturing & Validation
EOS / Additive Minds
Technology & Manufacturing Partner
M290 IN718 DMLS · Time-and-material study complete · Full TtM path for the rotor
Rand Simulation / Ansys
CFD & Simulation Partner
Independent CFD baseline for MK5 and MK6 generations · Aerodynamic validation
Calnetix Magnaforce
Generator OEM
95 kW high-speed permanent magnet generator · Direct-drive class
DSM Precision Mfg.
CNC Machining Partner
Okuma CNC capacity for housing components and validation tooling