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Oil & Natural Gas Drilling

To access these fossil fuels — specifically oil and natural gas — we have to drill for them. After we drill a well, it has to be “completed” before we can start oil and gas production. During the first step of this process, we install casing pipe in the well.

Essentially, casing the pipe keeps in the fluids we need in the pipe, while keeping out other things we don’t want in the pipe.

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Products that earn the ENERGY STAR label meet strict criteria set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy. To earn the label, products must use significantly less energy than standard products, while offering the features and quality consumers expect.

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