Halliburton launches Octiv Auto Frac service

Halliburton has launched the Octiv Auto Frac service, the latest addition to the Octiv Intelligent Fracturing Platform, which enables the fully autonomous execution of fracture design 

As core acreage diminishes and fracture operations grow more complex, real-time insight over what is taking place down hole and at the surface has never been more important. The Octiv platform is an intelligent fracturing ecosystem that uses intelligent automation to optimise fracture operations, digitising and automating workflows, information, and equipment across all aspects of fracture operations.

Execution variability is ever-present during fracturing operations. Even when completion designs are planned to be constant, execution decisions are made frequently on every job site. This can lead to inconsistent fracture execution and inefficient operations. The Octiv Auto Frac service improves operational consistency, enhances completion performance and gives customers autonomous control of their frac fleet. It automates thousands of decisions while pumping, based on customer job designs and pre-job control inputs, with constant response to dynamic stimulation conditions.

“The addition of Auto Frac to our existing Octiv platform enables customers to have fully autonomous execution of a frac job,” said Jeff Miller, Halliburton chairman, president and CEO.

“Combined with the ZEUS platform and the Sensori service, we provide consistency and remove variability from job execution to lower the total cost of ownership for customers. Halliburton’s frac automation technologies are the cornerstone of how we deliver well pad results with unmatched precision and efficiency. As our customers execute completions with ever-increasing size and intensity, Auto Frac provides better control and consistent completion execution.”