Originally Posted by stxhunter
oil company's are not in the habit of throwing money away on stuff that doesn't work.


Damn straight!

Last fall rode with a friend who runs an oilwell service company out here in west Texas. We were kinda sorta servicing wells in between setting up to call coyotes.

Anyways, John took me to one well that was originally drilled inthe 1950's. It was pumping less than 5 barrels a day 3 years ago. Since they fracked the formation it's bedded in, it's now producing over 100 barrels per day. John has hundreds of such wells that his company services.

Fracking a hoax? Gimme a farking break.


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