Halliburton and Coterra Energy have launched autonomous hydraulic fracturing technology in North America with the Octiv Auto Frac service, which is part of Halliburton’s ZEUS platform.
Halliburton and Coterra Energy have launched autonomous hydraulic fracturing technology in North America with the Octiv Auto Frac service, which is part of Halliburton’s ZEUS platform.
‘The Octiv Auto Frac service adds new capabilities to Halliburton’s Zeus intelligent fracturing platform and its leading electric pumping units and Sensori fracuture monitoring service,’ said Halliburton, which added that automation would improve consistency and control. ‘Before this service, fracture decisions were managed manually while pumping. Coterra can now configure the Octiv Auto Frac service to execute designs to their specifications and automate the entire fracture process.’
The initial rollout of the service has led to a 17% increase in stage efficiency, Halliburton said. Based on these results, Coterra deployed the Octiv Auto Frac service to its remaining completion programs that Halliburton executes in the Permian Basin.
Shawn Stasiuk, Halliburton’s vice-president of production enhancement, said. ‘The service ensures that automation delivers consistent fracture execution at every stage while giving our customers the control they demand over their assets.’
Tom Jorden, CEO of Coterra, said: ‘The deployment of intelligent automation for hydraulic fracturing helps us execute stages consistently and provides us with more autonomy and control over the completion process.’
Coterra is the first operator to fully automate and control their hydraulic fracturing design and execution.
