Two Houston-based companies, Halliburton Energy Services and Coterra Energy, said this week they launched autonomous hydraulic fracturing technology with the Octiv Auto Frac service, part of the Zeus platform. “This technology automates stage delivery execution with the push of a button,” Halliburton said. “Coterra is the first operator to fully automate and control their hydraulic fracturing design and execution.”
Octiv Auto Frac service adds new capabilities to Halliburton’s Zeus intelligent fracturing platform and its leading electric pumping units and Sensori fracture monitoring service. Before this service, fracture decisions were managed manually while pumping. Coterra now can configure the Octiv Auto Frac service to execute designs to their specifications and automate the entire process.
Shawn Stasiuk, Halliburton vice president, said Monday, “The service ensures that automation delivers consistent fracture execution every stage while giving our customers control they demand over their assets.” Tom Jordan, CEO of Coterra, added, “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.”