Hydraulic Fracturing
News
October 30, 2025
GD Energy Products has unveiled its new High Flow (HF) Series frac pumps — the GD 5000HF and GD 3600HF — designed to deliver up to 37% more flow per stroke, improved energy transfer, and reduced maintenance.
Article
October 2025
As pressure control grows more complex for multistage frac completions in unconventional wells, greater operational efficiencies are necessary to accelerate first oil. An integrated surface pressure containment ecosystem that operates autonomously across multiple wells and pads is enabling previously unobtainable deliverables while improving safety and sustainability.
News
October 01, 2025
AXP Energy has confirmed oil and gas across multiple pay zones in its Charlie #1 well in Noble County, Oklahoma. Wireline logs identified hydrocarbons in the Oswego Lime, Mississippi Chat, Mississippi Lime and Woodford Shale intervals.
News
September 30, 2025
Why pump uptime isn’t the real measure of frac efficiency. True performance requires autonomous pressure control—especially in simul-frac operations—to optimize transitions, reduce downtime and deliver smarter, more meaningful gains.
News
September 08, 2025
The Energy Workforce & Technology Council (EWTC) has published its Well Stimulation Surface Operations Industry Guidelines, providing operators with best practices for hazard identification, risk management, and execution of surface operations during fracture stimulation.
News
August 18, 2025
ProFrac and Seismos have partnered to launch Closed Loop Fracturing, now available across all major U.S. basins. The collaboration marks the first large-scale deployment of an extensively operator-validated, real-time, automated quality control system.
News
July 22, 2025
The world’s largest provider of hydraulic fracturing is forecasting shrinking margins in its biggest business line as weakening demand weighs on the prices it can charge, CEO Jeff Miller said Tuesday. The company plans to idle or retire some equipment.
News
June 30, 2025
ADNOC Drilling has secured a contract valued at up to $800 million by ADNOC Onshore for the provision of integrated hydraulic fracturing services for conventional and tight reservoirs, the UAE-based company announced Monday.
News
June 12, 2025
Chevron and Halliburton have jointly developed an intelligent fracturing process that combines automated stage execution with subsurface feedback to optimize delivery of energy into the wellbore without relying on human intervention.
News
June 11, 2025
During a June 10 special session at the Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTeC) in Houston, panelists discussed the latest advancements in Generative AI and machine learning for unconventionals.
News
June 10, 2025
The 2025 Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTeC) began in Houston on Monday, June 9. In what became a clear theme for the conference, panelists discussed the possibility for unconventional resources to shine amidst a fluctuating market for oil.
Article
May 2025
This article explores innovative developments in composite frac plug technology. Key advancements discussed include ball-in-place options to conserve water, ball recovery systems for quick remediation, and screen-out recovery features to address operational setbacks, with case studies illustrating significant time and cost savings for operators.
Article
May 2025
The SwellPlug is now a field-proven comprehensive solution to providing effective, permanent isolation of existing target intervals to allow water shutoff, re-completion and even repairing of casing integrity.
Article
May 2025
Today, the push for completion technology that can run entirely on natural gas has reached a new peak. This shift is driven by E&P companies scrutinizing operational efficiency and climate-related objectives closer than ever. The Caterpillar® Gas Mechanical System (GMS) embodies this new approach.
News
April 22, 2025
Halliburton fell sharply after warning investors that tariffs will impact a wide swath of the company’s business units. Halliburton is the first major company in the U.S. oil industry to disclose a specific financial impact from the global trade war.
News
April 17, 2025
Liberty Energy Inc., one of the biggest U.S. fracing companies, expects most producers to stick with their production plans as long as crude prices can hang on near current levels. Denver-based Liberty's shares are down about 20% since Trump announced tariffs earlier this month.
News
April 16, 2025
Shale fracing major Liberty Energy Inc., formerly run by U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright, posted its worst earnings in three years amid plunging oil prices and mounting concerns about energy demand.
News
March 07, 2025
Caterpillar Oil & Gas has developed its new Caterpillar® Gas Mechanical System (GMS), a fully integrated power solution, purposefully built to bring optimum mechanical efficiency and simplicity to frac operations, while utilizing 100% natural gas.
News
February 20, 2025
Ecopetrol SA sees “great potential” for E&P activity in Colombia alongside bets on U.S. fracing and offshore gas. Ecopetrol has full ownership of the CPO-09 block in Colombia's oil-rich eastern plains after completing its $452 million acquisition of Repsol SA’s 45% stake.
News
February 06, 2025
(Bloomberg) – Ecopetrol SA shares plunged after Colombian President Gustavo Petro called on the oil producer to sell its operations in the U.S., citing his government’s position against fracing, which he says is destructive to nature and humanity.
Article
January 2025
The Cane Creek play has unconventional tight oil potential but presents drilling challenges. This article revisits its viability in modern horizontal drilling techniques and proposes a redefined approach to hydraulic fracturing that prioritizes detailed characterization of stress states and fracture dynamics.
