Rethinking Fracturing at the Point of Attack This illustration shows a jet charge detonating and then forming a jet that will punch a consistently sized hole perforating the casing, cement, and formation. Paul Weddle describes himself as a “perforation geek.” The completion manager for Liberty Resources is among a small group that has an obsessive interest in all the details that can alter the performance of the openings blasted through casing, cement, and into rock during hydraulic fracturing.