Oil pump on the outskirts of Houston during the shale boom in 2014, as technology innovations helped incredible growth of US domestic crude output

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Oil pump, derrik at the outskirts of Houston December 2014 during the peak of Shale oil boom when drilling could start at any farm or hospital area. Here the drilling can be seen by the barn at farmer's land on the outskirts of Houston in December 2014. Vast territories are involved in oil production. The sweet spot zone refers to the zone in the tight oil rich zone which has industrial value within the scope of matured high-quality source rocks on the plane. The sweet spot interval refers to the high-productivity interval of tight oil which has industrial value through artificial stimulation.

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Size: 5616px × 3744px
Location: Houston, Texas,
Photo credit: © Dimar Photo / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: 2014, boom, crude, december, drilling, farmer, growth, houston, innovation, land, lufkin, oil, outskirts, peak, production, pump, shale, spot, sweet, technology