Video: A Brief History of Hydraulic Fracturing
Video: A Brief History of Hydraulic Fracturing
Halliburton’s Dr. Andrey Fillippov discusses where hydraulic fracturing came from, detailing a history dating back to the Civil War, and then tells viewers where the field is headed in these tumultuous times. Recorded at ASME’s IMECE 2015 in Houston, TX.
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