Hydraulic fracturing turned 65 years old this week, but it wasn't until the past 10 years, when combined with horizontal drilling, that the practice became a widely known phenomenon. In 2013 alone, the United States fracked 28,507 wells, surpassing Russia and Saudi Arabia as the world's largest producer of petroleum and natural-gas hydrocarbons.
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This segment is from Tuesday's edition of "Digging for Value," in which sector analysts Joel South and Taylor Muckerman discuss energy and materials news with host Alison Southwick. The twice-weekly show can be viewed on Tuesdays and Thursdays. It can also be found on Twitter, along with our extended coverage of the energy and materials sectors: @TMFEnergy.
