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. Our data highlights which innovators gained most attention on Darcy Connect through views, clicks, likes, follows, meetings scheduled, funding, among others. Combined with analysis from our Research Team about technology developments and market traction, we have selected the Top 10 Innovators from 2024 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 detail to dig into than what you'll find in this article:

• The Innovator names are all linked to their Storefront, where you can find in-depth information on their products, business model, and our Research Team's opinion; Connect Users are even able to schedule meetings with the Innovators through the "take action" tab on their page.
• Over the next month you will find weekly articles like this with Top 10 lists from our O&G Research Program as we work through our other research channels.

The Top 10 Darcy Innovators of 2024 in Drilling and Completions are (in random order):

Tool Reliability

Drill Bit

• Cool Edge Bits: Developed a next-generation PDC drill bit featuring a unique 21-port directional nozzle design that enhances chip clearance and lubrication. In a recent deployment, the bit successfully drilled 7,400 feet, completing entire curve and lateral section in a single pass.

Mud Motor Analytics

• AI-Fit: AI-Fit by Turnco is a predictive analytics software-based solution designed to optimize drilling motor performance and prevent failures. It utilizes machine learning to assess rotor-stator fit, improving ROP & motor longevity without any hardware modifications.

Well Performance

Barrier Integrity

• Interwell RockSolid: Specializes in permanent P&A solutions, eliminating section milling while providing annular isolation—making wells suitable for future CO₂ storage. Recent deployments recreates geological seals acting as gas-tight barriers, while saving 10–14 days per well.

Artificial Intelligence

Performance Insights

• Astra's Animo: Optimizes drilling operations using real-time analytics and AI-driven insights to enhance performance benchmarking. Deployed on 50 rigs, it offers customizable dashboards, automated reporting, and anomaly detection to minimize errors and improve efficiency.

Surface Operations

Real-time Mud Properties

• Intelligent Mud Solutions: Automates drill fluid analysis, delivering real-time data on rheology, density, viscosity, and gel strength to minimize human error. Its cloud-based platform provides visualization, alarms, and advisory tools for continuous monitoring, through AI-driven insights.

Cognitive Drilling

• RZX Cognittiv: Integrates neuroscience-based monitoring to enhance safety and efficiency in drilling operations, while reducing safety incidents and human error. Its XPD solution delivers real-time alerts offering drillers a sense of personal enhancement for task optimization.

High ROI Designs

Data & Diagnostics

• Tracerco: Though an incumbent in the chemical tracer space, Tracerco’s microencapsulation technology has revolutionized tracer data collection by lengthening the meaningful time of unconventional tracer studies from weeks/months to years.

• Seismos: A breakout star in 2024, Seimos’ acoustic friction analysis (SAFA) provides operators a new, inexpensive tool to capture highly-accurate snapshots of pipe and/or perforation friction throughout a hydraulic fracturing operation via water hammer effects.

Risk Mitigation

Extended Laterals

• WWT: For extended reach unconventional shales where CT lockup is likely or where run-in speeds are constrained, WWT has introduced a CT tractor that mitigates most risks of millout tools running in hole and significantly increases run-in speed.

• Drift Wellbore Technologies: A pilot technology, Drift wellbore seeks to eliminate the hazards of frac plug slippage/bypass and associated wellbore deformation issues with a novel dissolvable flapper check valve that replaces the frac plug in stimulation activities.