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Bookmark or Share- Fracking - WikipediaFracking (also known as hydraulic fracturing, fracing, hydrofracturing, or hydrofracking) is a well stimulation technique involving the fracturing of formations in bedrock by a pressurized liquid.
- What Is Fracking? Definition, History, and Environmental ImpactFracking is the most common nickname for hydraulic fracturing, a common practice designed to ease oil and natural gas extraction from sedimentary rock (also called shale) and coal.
- Fracking | Definition, Environmental Concerns, & Facts ...Fracking is the injection of a fluid at high pressure into an underground rock formation to open fissures and allow trapped gas or crude oil to flow through a pipe to a wellhead at the surface. This technique is used in natural gas and petroleum production.
- Hydraulic Fracturing Basics | American Geosciences InstituteHydraulic fracturing opens narrow cracks in rock layers in order to allow oil, gas, or water to flow through the rock. During hydraulic fracturing, pressurized fluid is injected through a well into a subsurface rock layer in order to open the fractures.
- Hydraulic Fracturing | U.S. Geological Survey - USGS.govHydraulic fracturing, commonly known as fracking, is the process of injecting water, sand, and/or chemicals into a well to break up underground bedrock to free up oil or gas reserves.
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