Halliburton achieves automated well placement in offshore Guyana

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ExxonMobil and Halliburton Achieve World’s First Fully Closed-Loop Automated Geological Well Placement in Guyana

March 16, 2026 8:00 AM EDT

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Halliburton (NYSE: HAL), in collaboration with ExxonMobil, Sekal, Noble, and the Wells Alliance Guyana team, delivered a groundbreaking step forward in digital well construction to achieve the industrys first fully automated geological well placement with complete rig automation in offshore Guyana. The project combined rig automation, automated subsurface interpretation and well placement, and real-time hydraulics to establish a new benchmark for well construction performance, reservoir contact, and execution efficiency. This achievement advances the FutureWell initiative in the Wells Alliance Guyana effort by unifying subsurface insight, automation, and rig systems to improve... More