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SLB Autonomous Drill

othercommercialby SLB (Schlumberger)

Schlumberger autonomous drilling system for oil and gas exploration.

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Manufacturer
SLB (Schlumberger)
Form factor
other
Maturity
commercial
Lifecycle
active

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Key facts

Neuro (company-stated)

Autonomous directional drilling and geosteering: cloud software plus connected hardware, with a continuous surface-downhole feedback loop.

AI geosteering (company-stated)

SLB added AI-driven geosteering to its autonomous drilling solutions.

Deployment scale (company-stated)

AI self-determines steering sequences; used on 50+ rigs in 10 countries, 131 wells and 612,000 feet drilled.

Middle East case (company-reported)

An operator drilled from 22 to 90 degrees (2,500-ft curve, 5,400-ft lateral) with 33% fewer downlinks than manual offsets and 13% higher ROP.

Data & sources

Web sources

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Pricing

No verified price is on record for SLB Autonomous Drill. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.

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Recent activity

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Safety record

No incidents on record for SLB Autonomous Drill.

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Sources (3)

  1. https://www.slb.com/products-and-services/innovating-in-oil-and-gas/well-construction/drilling/directional-drilling/autonomous-solutions
  2. https://www.slb.com/newsroom/press-release/2024/slb-adds-ai-geosteering
  3. https://www.slb.com/newsroom/press-release/2022/pr-2022-09-22-neuro-solutions

Common questions

What is SLB Autonomous Drill?
Schlumberger autonomous drilling system for oil and gas exploration.
How much does SLB Autonomous Drill cost?
SLB Autonomous Drill's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for SLB Autonomous Drill from SLB (Schlumberger). Physical-AI systems like this are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price; check the manufacturer for the latest.
Is SLB Autonomous Drill actually deployed in the real world?
SLB Autonomous Drill is recorded at the commercial stage, but DEPLOY has no deployment verified at a named site yet; vendor deployment claims are not independently confirmed here. Manufacturer capability claims should be read as claims pending independent verification.
Who makes SLB Autonomous Drill?
SLB Autonomous Drill is made by SLB (Schlumberger), based in Houston, TX.
Can you buy SLB Autonomous Drill?
SLB Autonomous Drill is in commercial deployment and is sold to operators; contact the manufacturer to buy, and see the pricing section for any recorded price.
What are alternatives to SLB Autonomous Drill?
On the DEPLOY registry, comparable other robots to SLB Autonomous Drill include Archer Midnight, Joby S4, ASML EUV TwinScan, 10Beauty Manicure System.
How does SLB Autonomous Drill compare to Archer Midnight?
SLB Autonomous Drill and Archer Midnight (Archer Aviation · 9 deployments) are both other robots on the DEPLOY registry. SLB Autonomous Drill has 0 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
Is SLB Autonomous Drill a top other?
On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, SLB Autonomous Drill ranks in roughly the top 42% of other models tracked by the registry.
What is SLB Autonomous Drill's maturity stage?
SLB Autonomous Drill is at the commercial stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Commercial stage means production-grade deployments are operating at named customer sites.
Where is SLB Autonomous Drill deployed?
No verified deployments of SLB Autonomous Drill are currently on the DEPLOY registry. DEPLOY records deployments only when verified at a named site with a primary source; absence may reflect pre-deployment, research, or manufacturer-internal use.
Is SLB Autonomous Drill safe?
SLB Autonomous Drill has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-10

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-10-10

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: other

Sources by quality tier

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