To get at the oil and gas trapped in shale, drillers use powerful hydraulic pumps to force water and chemicals through holes punched in the concrete-and-steel well casing.

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And then they send down a very high-speed injection of water into the well casing, and of course that flows into the rock and it puts little - tiny little hairline cracks in the rock, opens it up.

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Suffice to say, it feels well-built, which makes sense, as the casing is fashioned entirely out of aluminum.

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Halliburton ( HAL - news - people ), which was contracted to cement the production liner in the well casing, effectively sealing off the reservoir from the well bore.

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It offers an ultralight durable casing and an integrated kickstand and cover that allow customers to be productive anywhere, as well as a full-sized USB port and microSDXC card slot for adding additional storage and a 16:9 widescreen high-definition display that makes it optimal for viewing and sharing content easily.

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