SPE Drilling & Completions Workshop

At ProFrac STARS 2025 in Fort Worth, Matt Wilks and Panos Adamopoulos introduced a major step forward for completions: Closed Loop Fracturing, the integration of Seismos’s subsurface diagnostics with ProFrac’s surface automation.

“We’ve moved from cookie-cutter stages to predefined, real-time changes based on the data we see while we’re pumping.” — Matt Wilks, ProFrac

Seismos’s SAFA (Acoustic Friction Analysis) system measures cluster uniformity and perforation efficiency using high-frequency pressure. This live subsurface data feeds directly into ProFrac’s ProPilot, which automatically adjusts surface parameters such as rate, sand, and friction reducer as each stage progresses.

“Closed loop means we don’t just measure what happens; we actively improve it while it’s happening,” said Panos Adamopoulos, CEO of Seismos. “It’s the first time subsurface intelligence is directly controlling surface execution.”

Operators can run the system in supervised mode, where engineers confirm real-time recommendations, or in unsupervised mode, where ProPilot acts automatically within safe operational limits.

According to independent operator research, even a 10% improvement in fluid distribution can deliver about $300,000 in NPV per well.