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2021 Review: Top Innovators in Drilling and Completions
Insight • Updated January 12, 2022
Looking at Darcy Member activity on Connect, and broader developments in industry, we have selected the Top 10 Innovators in Drilling and Completions.

Doug Bridges

Darcy Partners

Oil & Gas
Completions
Drilling

There's no shortage of lists to summarize the past year. But here at Darcy, we have a unique data set with activity on Darcy Connect from over 10,000 energy company Connect Users. That data shows which innovators saw the most activity on Darcy Connect in the form of views, clicks, likes, follows, meetings scheduled, etc.. Combined with analysis from our Research Team about technology developments and market traction, we have selected the Top 10 Innovators from 2021 in each of our coverage channels. This is our way of saying: "these are the innovators that your peers are most interested in, so you should definitely go and learn more about them". In this article, you will find the Innovators that made it on the list in the category of Drilling and Completions.

But there is far more to detail to look at than what you'll find here.

  • The Innovator names are all linked to their Storefront, where you can find in-depth information on their products, business model, our Research Team's opinion, and Connect Users are even able to schedule meetings with the Innovators.
  • E&P users of these technology companies will share their experience deploying these solutions during the Drilling & Completion: Top Technologies from 2021 Darcy Live Event that will take place on January 19th at 10am CST.
  • In the month of January you will find weekly articles like this with Top 10 lists from our Oil & Gas, Power & Utilities, Sustainability, and Energy Transition research programs.
  • All articles will be followed by a Darcy Live Event. On the Event page, you can find the full Darcy Live schedule for Q1.

The Top 10 Innovators from 2021 in the Drilling and Completion space are (in random order):

  • Downing: Downing is a domestic oilfield solution provider and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) specializing in pressure control solutions and innovative drilling and completion technologies.
  • Intelligent Wellhead Systems: Intelligent Wellhead Systems (“IWS”) provides proprietary and unique surface control systems for various applications globally. This includes unconventional shale completions, offshore well intervention, critical well intervention, snubbing operations and fishing operations.
  • Cold Bore Technology: Cold Bore has developed SmartPAD™ is the world’s first on-site Completions Master Control System (CMCS) and cloud platform connecting the entire completions industry.
  • PropX: PropX is a containerized sand logistics solution with integrated mobile tracking software. The systems deployed with leading pressure pumpers in the Permian and DJ Basins and utilizes conventional flatbed trailers optimizing load volumes to match local road weight limits.
  • Well Data Labs: Well Data Labs is a modern web application that sits between operators and pressure pumping companies and enables operators to manage, analyze, and report on internal frac data.
  • Pro Well Plan: Pro Well Plan has developed a modern, user friendly well planning solution which allows for seem-less and rapid collaboration between relevant groups while automating the ingestion and integration of relevant data.
  • SWM International, LLC: SWM manufactures a range of perforating gun systems and hardware. They offer products that improve wireline reliability as well as the efficiency of completion operations – such as the PerfAlign self-orienting, perforating system, designed to bring a step change improvement to oriented perforating.
  • Factor Technology: Factor has developed a new approach to the geosteering workflow. Once the initial interpretations and drill plan are uploaded into the system, the model with automatically ingest and process upto 10 variables to provide real-time advice to the rig site.
  • DrillDocs: CleanSight™, by DrillDocs, is a surface-based computer vision system on the rig's shale shaker that automates drilling cuttings characterization increasing an operator's understanding of their wellbore
  • Corva: Corva provides analytics and data-driven insights that empower informed decisions for Drilling and Completions operations in real-time via mobile and web.

Let us know if you have any questions or comments about this list in the comment section below.

In addition to wrapping up 2021, January is also the month that we are setting our research priorities for 2022. We are member driven and focused on solving your challenges. So, I'm inviting you to share your topics of interest with us in the very short survey below, or in the comment section for additional priorities. You can even share any links to road map documents (or send them to dougb@darcypartners.com)!

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