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Fayetteville Shale: Shallow and Fractures Easily
November 23, 2011 | TheCityWire.com

An article on TheCityWire.com website reports on a presentation given by Mike Yeager, an executive with BHP Billiton. He explains why the company was attracted to invest in the Fayetteville Shale of Arkansas.


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