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• Two relatively recent innovations in hydraulic fracturing are central to the development of non-conventional resources

• Slickwater fracs
• Multistage fracs with up to 24 stages

• The slickwater fracs are lower cost per gallon and are more effective in shattering shales and some tight sands into the small chunks needed to achieve threshold production

• The multistage fracturing has proved effective at delivering localized stimulation treatments in a cost effective manner