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As energy prices drop, some are boosting efficiency more than others
There were “a number of factors” contributing to the efficiency improvements, according to Foster, but “one action common to all four was to increase the amount of proppant used for each lateral foot of well bore — basically, they pumped more proppant into their wells, on average, than their peers as part of the fracturing process,” he said.