EIA: Horizontal wells lead US shale production

Technique responsible for 96% of crude production in US onshore shale plays as of 2018, EIA said

FILE PHOTO: Drill pipe is seen below a drilling rig on a lease owned by Oasis Petroleum in the Permian Basin near Wink, Texas U.S. August 22, 2018. Picture taken August 22, 2018. REUTERS/Nick Oxford/File Photo — FILE PHOTO: Drill pipe is seen below a drilling rig on a lease owned by Oasis Petroleum in the Permian Basin near Wink, Texas U.S. August 22, 2018. Picture taken August 22, 2018. REUTERS/Nick Oxford/File PhotoFoto: NICK OXFORD

Julia Martinez

Published 7 June 2019, 22:11Updated 7 June 2019, 22:11

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