Hydraulic Fracturing
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June 22, 2026
URTeC 2026 kicked off Monday in Houston, Texas with an opening plenary on shale’s future in light of rising global energy demand. Slow-to-resolve conflict in the Middle Eastern region has only highlighted the need for reliable energy supply recently, and shale remains a key means to get it.
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June 22, 2026
Seneca Resources has signed a three-year agreement with Evolution Well Services to deploy electric fracturing technology across its Appalachian operations, highlighting the growing use of field gas-powered e-frac fleets to improve efficiency, lower costs and reduce emissions.
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May
Surface-based pressure signal analysis provides real-time insights during hydraulic fracturing, enabling operators to optimize treatment outcomes, reduce operational risks and strategically lower capital expenditures.
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April 17, 2026
Mexico is weighing a potential shift toward fracing to boost domestic natural gas production and reduce its heavy reliance on U.S. imports, signaling a possible change in energy policy under President Claudia Sheinbaum.
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April 13, 2026
Halliburton has secured a multibillion-dollar contract from YPF to provide unconventional completions and electric fracturing services in Argentina’s Vaca Muerta shale play.
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March 17, 2026
BOEM has launched a NEPA environmental review of a proposed well stimulation plan, including hydraulic fracturing, at Platform Gilda offshore California, as part of an accelerated review process under national energy emergency procedures.
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February 23, 2026
Pertamina and Halliburton sign an MOU to evaluate multi-stage hydraulic fracturing, acid stimulation and AI-driven drilling technologies aimed at revitalizing mature upstream fields in Indonesia.
Article
January
The recent innovation of simulfracing—pumping into multiple wells simultaneously—is yielding significant benefits and could be a step-change in how the industry operates. Up to 30% of U.S. frac crews may be using this method.
Article
January
Hydraulic fracturing creates extensive fracture networks, but production often stalls because shale matrix permeability remains extremely low. This article introduces molecular fracing that, in tandem with hydraulic fracturing, improves production.
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Sponsored Content
January
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January 02, 2026
Wallstreet Sand Co. has brought dry frac sand operations online at its Kermit, Texas facility, expanding in-basin proppant supply to support Permian basin completion activity and logistics efficiency.
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December 05, 2025
Chandler Engineering has introduced the 6700-M Mini Loop, a compact flow loop system engineered to deliver precise friction pressure testing for slickwater fracturing fluids, supporting laboratory and field optimization.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
