Digital technologies are playing an increasing role in hydraulic fracturing operations, bringing many benefits including ⚙️ equipment automation, 📊 analytics for improving frac design, 🚛 logistics, 🔮 predicting reservoir behavior, and ⚡ enabling real-time adjustments — just to name a few.

Operators report in the 2025 Kimberlite MWD Supplier Performance report that improving MWD reliability & durability 🔧 and transmission rate 📡 are top priorities as the industry continues to "push the limits" in drilling efficiency.

With H2 2025 uncertainty and few looking at 2026 yet, Kimberlite's Drilling Services report, just published, provides some key insights on what we should expect ahead.