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Intelligent well stimulation

Prevent production setbacks and boost recovery with proactive, reservoir-focused stimulation solutions

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Pinpoint lateral placement. Optimize fractures. Maximize reservoir contact.

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Leading causes of well stimulation underperformance

Bar graph revealing that subsurface misunderstanding is the top culprit for underperformance.
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Intelligent well stimulation powered by digital innovation

In well stimulation, subsurface misunderstanding is the top culprit for underperformance. For development wells in mature and complex reservoirs, delayed answers from traditional workflows render collected data nearly irrelevant.

SLB Intelligent Stimulation changes the game with digital solutions that deliver insights in record time. By integrating advanced digital tools, domain expertise, and state‑of‑the‑art equipment, we turn subsurface data into actionable knowledge—fast.

From land to offshore, our tailored approaches ensure you’re equipped to tackle the toughest reservoir challenges and maximize well performance like never before.

Intelligent workflows integrate comprehensive subsurface data to optimize each phase of stimulation, improving lateral landing, cluster efficiency, lateral spacing, well productivity, and overall recovery.

Fast, reliable subsurface data for better, earlier decisions

Well stimulation success starts with understanding the reservoir. Intelligent evaluation workflows reduce the processing time for subsurface data from weeks to just three days. This accelerated turnaround ensures that critical decisions—about drilling, fracturing, or acidizing—are based on consistent, accurate insights and implemented early for optimal results.

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Integrated Pulsar service for reservoir-centric fracturing in Illizi Basin

An integrated approach was adopted to restore production in a mature tight oil field in Algeria's Illizi Basin. By constructing a geological model, Pulsar™ multifunction spectroscopy service, and designing reservoir-centric hydraulic fracturing workflows, uncertainties in water saturation were resolved and reservoir connectivity was enhanced. This operation enabled a successful fracturing campaign, restored production, and identified sweet spots for 20 infill wells, demonstrating potential for replication in similar tight reservoirs globally.

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