Power Hour | Closed-Loop Fracturing: How Automation is Changing Unconventional Development

​In this Power Hour, we sit down with Halliburton's Eric Holley, VP of Production Enhancement, for a deep dive into the evolution of fracture stimulation and the shift toward intelligent automation. We explore how the industry has moved from a myopic focus on speed and efficiency to a more nuanced understanding of the reservoir through advanced diagnostics and closed-loop control.

We discuss the integration of machine learning and physics-based modeling to optimize stimulation in real-time, the challenges of deploying these technologies at scale, and how operators are leveraging massive datasets to get more out of the rock. We also touch on the future of unconventional development and the complex problems the industry will need to solve in the coming years.