RIP to One of the Fathers of Fracking: Claude Cooke | Marcellus Drilling News
One of the most important "fathers of fracking" you've likely never heard of before, Claude Cooke, passed away on Jan. 17 at the ripe old age of 94. Cooke is best known as the guy who invented ceramic proppant (beads) used in fracking. He invented it while working for Exxon in the seventies. The innovation
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