What ShearFRAC does

ShearFRAC is a Houston- and Calgary-based private technology company founded in 2019 that provides a real-time pressure analytics platform for hydraulic fracturing operations in unconventional oil and gas reservoirs. The company's core FracBRAIN platform ingests surface pressure data (treating pressure, slurry rate, proppant concentration) through proprietary algorithms and analytical models to deliver second-by-second fracture measurement, stage-level diagnostics, and confidence signals without requiring downhole instrumentation. The product suite has expanded to five integrated modules — FracBRAIN, FDI Playbook (real-time fracture-driven interaction detection), Frac Playbook (stage-level cost optimization against pad benchmarks), Richter Predictor (ML-driven induced seismicity and casing deformation early warning), and ResBRAIN (automated post-frac pressure decay analysis).

The platform is sold primarily through a direct enterprise sales motion led by engineering teams, with customized basin-specific demos, on-site enablement, and recurring software subscriptions complemented by lightweight edge hardware integration and ongoing professional services. ShearFRAC has built a published evidence base of 14 operator case studies and 15 peer-reviewed SPE/URTEC technical papers spanning the Delaware, Permian, Midland, Eagle Ford, Montney, Duvernay, Haynesville, DJ Basin, Powder River, and Uinta basins, and reports 559,000+ hours of validated data and 7.2+ billion samples processed across deployments. The company is now evaluating international expansion into Argentina, China, and the Middle East while operating with no disclosed institutional capital, founder/management ownership, and a leadership team spanning mechanical engineering, geoscience, and petroleum engineering disciplines.

Name

ShearFRAC

Legal name

ShearFRAC

Website

https://shearfrac.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ShearFRAC is a private Houston- and Calgary-based technology company founded in 2019 that provides a real-time surface pressure analytics platform for hydraulic fracturing, enabling oil and gas operators to optimize completion costs, detect fracture-driven interactions, and predict induced seismicity across major North American unconventional basins.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Oil & Gas Completion Analytics Software

NAICS

Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services (541360), Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services (54136)

SIC

Oil & Gas Field Services, Nec (1389)

akta.pro primary industry

Pressure Pumping & Stimulation (Hydraulic Fracturing, Acidizing) (EUALABAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Seismic & Geoscience Services (Acquisition, Processing, Interpretation) (EUALABAK), Completion Tools & Subsurface Equipment (Packers, Liners, Valves, Sand Control) (EUALABAD)

Keywords

• Hydraulic fracturing analytics
• Pressure monitoring software
• Completion optimization
• Fracture diagnostics
• Reservoir characterization

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Software Platform Subscription: SaaS platform access for real-time pressure analytics and fracture diagnostics, likely sold on a per-well or program basis to oil and gas operators.
2. Hardware Integration: Lightweight edge device that connects to existing surface pressure sensors for secure, continuous data capture. Field-ready package deployed as part of integration.
3. Professional Services: Engineering-led demo sessions, on-site enablement, and operational support throughout projects. Includes onboarding and training for crews to adopt consistent decision workflows.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

ShearFRAC sells a SaaS pressure-analytics software suite that ingests wellhead surface pressure data and uses proprietary algorithms to deliver real-time subsurface fracture intelligence for oil and gas completion operations. The platform enables operators to optimize completion costs, detect and mitigate fracture-driven interactions (frac hits), characterize reservoirs through automated post-frac pressure decay analysis, and receive machine-learning-based early warning of induced seismicity and casing deformation, all without requiring downhole instrumentation.

Product overview

ShearFRAC is an oil and gas completion optimization technology company offering an integrated platform suite built around its core FracBRAIN® product. The platform transforms surface pressure data into real-time subsurface intelligence for completion optimization, reservoir characterization, and risk management. The product portfolio consists of five integrated solutions: FracBRAIN® (core real-time fracture diagnostics platform), FDI Playbook (fracture-driven interaction detection and mitigation), Frac Playbook (stage-level cost optimization), Richter Predictor (induced seismicity and casing deformation early warning), and ResBRAIN® (automated post-frac pressure transient analysis). The unified platform connects completion operations with reservoir insight through continuous surface pressure analytics, with modules available as standalone capabilities or integrated workflow components.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• FracBRAIN®: Core patented diagnostic platform that transforms wellhead pressure into actionable subsurface intelligence. Delivers real-time fracture measurement and live stage diagnostics.
• ResBRAIN®
• Richter Predictor
• FDI Playbook
• Frac Playbook

Products and services

• FracBRAIN® Patented core diagnostic platform that transforms wellhead surface pressure data into real-time subsurface fracture intelligence. Delivers second-by-second fracture measurement, live stage diagnostics, and automated confidence signals during pumping operations, eliminating the need for downhole instrumentation. Targeted at completion engineers and operations teams at oil and gas operators running hydraulic fracturing completions.
• FDI Playbook Real-time fracture-driven interaction (FDI) manager that monitors pressure behavior across active and offset wells simultaneously to detect frac hits. Provides configurable mitigation playbooks and standardized crew response workflows to protect well integrity during completions.
• Frac Playbook Stage-level cost optimization module that uses live fracture performance signals benchmarked against pad references to drive real-time pump schedule adjustments. Enables operators to reduce spend on underperforming stages and reallocate capital to high-performing stages.
• Richter Predictor Early warning system that uses machine learning on surface pressure data to detect stick-slip fault precursor signatures for induced seismicity and casing deformation. Provides hours-to-days advance warning to enable proactive mitigation. Validated across Montney, Permian, and Duvernay basins.
• ResBRAIN® Automated post-frac pressure decay (PFPD) analysis platform that transforms raw fall-off pressure data into stage-level reservoir intelligence. Delivers fracture half-length, fluid efficiency, effective ISIP, reservoir permeability, and producing surface area calculations through automated QC and analysis workflows within hours of fall-off.

Quantifiable outcome

• 42 minutes average time saved per stage (Delaware Basin geohazard zones)
• +9 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability7 records

Feature5 records

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• kWIQ Analytics: kWIQ delivers real-time frac analytics and stage-level performance benchmarking for shale operators; overlaps with ShearFRAC's Frac Playbook and ResBRAIN capabilities in completion optimization and post-frac pressure analysis.
• Reveal Energy Services: Reveal offers diagnostic fracture injection testing (DFIT) and pressure-based reservoir diagnostics used by completion engineers; comparable in applying surface and downhole pressure data for completion optimization decisions.
• Restor TTI: Restor TTI provides real-time pressure-based fracture diagnostics and completion optimization analytics to unconventional operators, with a directly overlapping product surface (real-time pressure → fracture intelligence) and similar E&P customer base.
• Sigma Cubed: Sigma Cubed provides real-time hydraulic fracturing analytics and fracture mapping for unconventional wells, directly competing with FracBRAIN's real-time fracture diagnostics use case among the same operator persona.

Broad incumbents

• SLB (Schlumberger): SLB's digital platform (incl. SigmaDome, GeoSphere, and Schlumberger-DCS) embeds pressure-based fracture mapping inside a broader OFS portfolio; relevant as a bundled incumbent alternative for the same E&P buyers.
• NOV (National Oilwell Varco): NOV's ReedHygra and completion/pressure-pumping equipment lines serve the same completion market; relevant as a hardware+service incumbent that could integrate pressure analytics with its frac fleet offerings.
• Halliburton: Halliburton's iCruise and GeoESP/FracInsight product lines provide real-time fracture placement analytics as part of its completion services suite; comparable as an incumbent offering that bundles pressure analytics with pressure-pumping services.
• Baker Hughes: Baker Hughes offers completion and pressure-monitoring solutions (including FracInsight and related digital offerings) to the same unconventional operator base; broad incumbent with overlapping digital-completion ambitions.

Emerging players

• MicroSeismic: MicroSeismic provides induced seismicity and microseismic monitoring for hydraulic fracturing operations, directly comparable to Richter Predictor's induced-seismicity early-warning functionality for the same operator persona.
• DataCan Measurement: DataCan supplies downhole and surface pressure/temperature sensors used during completions; complementary data layer that competes for the same wellsite intelligence real estate ShearFRAC's edge device targets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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