Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about ShearFRAC technology.
FracBRAIN® uses surface pressure data to support real-time stage-level diagnostics and decision workflows.
Results vary by basin and workflow. Here are examples from published case studies:
- Montney: $125k lower completion cost per well, +18% production uplift, −11h completion time, −11% fluid usage.
- Delaware: $1.5M cost savings across 19 wells; 43% higher cumulative production vs offset P-50 after 4.5 years.
- Eagle Ford gas: +63% stages placed and +25% production uplift with an FDI workflow.
- Delaware (geohazard ID): average 42 minutes saved per stage.
No additional inputs are required. ShearFRAC operates on surface pressure data that is already being captured during completions. If additional datasets such as geomechanical models, rate data, or wellbore surveys are available, they can be incorporated to enhance the analysis and fit your workflow.
Support options are tailored to each deployment. ShearFRAC collaborates with your team to align workflows, data requirements, and operational decisioning.
Historical data can be reviewed to inform future completion decisions when data quality and coverage support analysis.
Richter Predictor uses surface pressure analytics to detect precursors to induced seismicity and casing deformation during completions. It identifies stick-slip fault precursors and provides real-time risk level assessment and mitigation protocol guidance. Validated across Montney, Permian, and other basins.
ResBRAIN® automates post-frac pressure decay (PFPD) analysis to deliver stage-level reservoir characterization without manual interpretation. It calculates fracture half-length, fluid efficiency, effective ISIP, and productivity indicators per stage, providing immediate results following stimulation.
The FDI Playbook is ShearFRAC's real-time fracture-driven interaction (FDI) manager. It detects early interactions between wells during stimulation and delivers structured mitigation workflows with configurable, pad-specific playbooks. It includes offset well monitoring, decision support for field crews, and post-job FDI analysis and databasing.
The Frac Playbook uses stage-level performance signals to guide real-time completion schedule adjustments and spend optimization. It helps operators prioritize investment on higher-performing stages, reduce spend on underperformers, and apply standardized decision rules that reduce operational variability across crews.
ShearFRAC has deployed across multiple North American basins, including the Montney, Duvernay, Eagle Ford, Delaware Basin, Midland Basin, Haynesville, and Permian. Results documented in these basins include production uplifts ranging from 17% to 25% and significant cost savings per well.
A fracture-driven interaction (FDI) occurs when hydraulic fractures from an active well communicate with an adjacent offset well during stimulation, potentially causing damage, production loss, or safety risks. ShearFRAC detects FDIs in real-time using surface pressure data and provides guided mitigation workflows to help operators respond before damage escalates.
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