Even though the birth of fracking began in the 1860s, the birth of modern day hydraulic fracturing began in the 1940s. In 1947, Floyd Farris of Stanolind Oil and Gas began a study on the relationship between oil and gas production output, and the amount of pressurized treatment being used on each well
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Thanks. My recollection is that fracking has been around for a long time. I think the modern innovation is using one wellhead to replace many.
They gloss over directional drilling, which made multi-staged fracking of shale feasible. Without directional drilling along/within a shale seam, shale wouldn’t be worthwhile.