According to Drilling Contractor, Moray Laing, Director of Rig Systems and Automation at Halliburton, told attendees at a workshop tied to the 2026 IADC/SPE International Drilling Conference in Galveston that data workflow is frequently overlooked in field operations. Laing said this gap leads to poor data sorting and lost value. He advocated for data mesh architecture, a decentralized framework that moves data ownership away from central platforms and into domain-specific teams.
What It Means for Subcontractors
- Directional drilling, wireline, and completions companies that generate wellsite data could gain more direct control over their own data assets under a mesh model.
- Interoperability improvements would make it easier for service providers to share data with operators without costly custom integrations.
- Subcontractors investing in structured data practices now will be better positioned as operators push for more transparent, usable field data from their vendors.
