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- Fracking | Definition, Environmental Concerns, Facts | Britannica
fracking, in natural gas and petroleum production, injection of a fluid at high pressure into an underground rock formation in order to open fissures and allow trapped gas or crude oil to flow through a pipe to a wellhead at the surface
- Fracking - Wikipedia
Fracking (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 and why is it controversial? - BBC
What is fracking and why is it controversial? The government says it plans to pass legislation to permanently ban fracking for shale gas in England A moratorium on the practice was put in
- FRACK definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
To frack is to get oil or gas from rock by forcing liquid or sand into the rock The company could apply for a licence to frack [VERB] They used the technique of pumping water at long range to frack the rock [VERB noun] Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
- Fracking Explained: Benefits, Risks, and Economic Impact
Fracking Explained: Fracking, short for hydraulic fracturing, involves injecting pressurized fluid into rock formations to create fractures, allowing for increased extraction of oil and gas
- FRACK Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of FRACKING is the injection of fluid into shale beds at high pressure in order to free up petroleum resources (such as oil or natural gas) Did you know?
- What fracking is doing to the Earth—and to our bodies
Hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking, uses anywhere from about 1 5 million gallons to about 16 million gallons per well Hydraulic fracturing was invented in 1947 and rolled out to the
- Independent Petroleum Association of America | Hydraulic Fracturing - IPAA
Fracking is a proven drilling technology used for extracting oil, natural gas, geothermal energy, or water from deep underground Fracking has been safely used in the United States since 1947
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