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Cactus Drilling expands use of SLB automated / autonomous drilling systems

Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Agreement to scale the adoption of automated and autonomous drilling solutions

Global energy technology company SLB (NYSE: SLB) today announced a strategic collaboration agreement with Cactus Drilling, the largest privately held land drilling contractor in the U.S., to expand the adoption of automated and autonomous drilling solutions. The collaboration aims to deliver optimized performance through enhanced operational efficiency and consistency in execution by scaling advanced digital solutions.

Under the agreement, Cactus will build on its current use of SLB's Precise automated drilling control systems by integrating DrillSync, SLB's automated controls platform and software suite. These technologies will work together to improve drilling efficiency, increase equipment utilization and provide real-time data insights for better execution.

The agreement will also enable deployment of DrillOps, SLB's AI-powered drilling automation and advisory solution, along with Neuro, which supports self-learning, autonomous directional drilling and geosteering capabilities.

"This collaboration signifies a new chapter in the adoption of SLB's digital drilling solutions, offering a pathway for scaling intelligent solutions to improve drilling performance and safety," said Cecilia Prieto, president, Well Construction, SLB. "This agreement with Cactus is an important step in shaping the future of well construction and aligning performance goals between SLB, drilling contractors and operators."

'The expanded partnership with SLB allows us to offer our customers the benefits of leading-edge automation and control technology and leaves us well-positioned to deliver even greater value by strengthening the safety, precision and consistency of our drilling operations,' said Josh Simons, president and CEO of Cactus Drilling.

Precise, DrillSync, DrillOps and Neuro are part of SLB's comprehensive portfolio of digital drilling technologies and services.

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