hydraulic fracturing

Let’s stop for a quick word about hydraulic fracturing, commonly known as fracking.

a method of natural gas extraction

Fracking is a method of natural gas extraction that involves fluid to be injected into bedrock in order to allow natural gas to flow more freely.

a method of drilling deep into the Earth

Fracking is a method of drilling deep into the Earth in order to extract natural gas and has seen an emergence in recent years as an increasingly popular process used by energy companies.

a drilling technique

Fracking is a drilling technique which utilizes the injections of toxic chemicals, sand and water under high pressure into the ground in order to release natural gas from shale deposits.

hydraulic fracturing process

“Fracking” is the hydraulic fracturing process that involves injecting liquids into shale deposits deep underground; the intent is hydraulically fracture rock formations and release oil and gas found there.

a technique for extracting oil and gas

Fracking is a technique for extracting oil and gas that involves injecting water, sand and chemicals into underground wells at high pressure to crack rock.

Induced Hydraulic fracturing

Induced Hydraulic fracturing, commonly known as fracking, is a technique used to extract hydrocarbons such as natural gas and petroleum from the ground.

the hydraulic fracturing of underground rock layers by a process in which water is mixed with sand and chemicals and injected at high pressure into a well for access to natural gas

Fracking is the hydraulic fracturing of underground rock layers by a process in which water is mixed with sand and chemicals and injected at high pressure into a well for access to natural gas.

a technique to blast a mixture of water, chemicals and sand into a well to break apart the rock formations and release previously inaccessible oil and natural gas deposits

Fracking is a technique to blast a mixture of water, chemicals and sand into a well to break apart the rock formations and release previously inaccessible oil and natural gas deposits.

hydraulic fracturing, is a process of extracting natural gas from shale rock layers

Fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, is a process of extracting natural gas from shale rock layers by forcing large amounts of water, sand and chemicals, some of them toxic, into the ground.

a process that injects fluids deep underground to release natural gas

Fracking is a process that injects fluids deep underground to release natural gas.

drilling for natural gas--hydraulic fracturing of shale

Fracking is shorthand for drilling for natural gas--hydraulic fracturing of shale.

the process of injecting liquid at high pressure into subterranean rocks

According to Oxford dictionaries, fracking is “the process of injecting liquid at high pressure into subterranean rocks, boreholes, etc.

For those who are not familiar

For those not familiar, “fracking” is shorthand for hydraulic fracturing and refers to the process of drilling down into the earth and using a high-pressure water mixture directed at the rock to release the gas inside.

the combination of two technologies — invented in the 1940s a combination of hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling that releases oil and natural gas trapped in shale

Fracking is the combination of two technologies invented in the 1940s — a combination of hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling that releases oil and natural gas trapped in shale.

hydraulic fracturing and refers to the technique of extracting gas or oil out of rock

‘Fracking’ is short for hydraulic fracturing and refers to the technique of extracting gas or oil out of rock in order to make energy.

shorthand for hydraulic fracturing, the process of extracting natural gas from shale rock

Fracking' is shorthand for hydraulic fracturing, the process of extracting natural gas from shale rock.

the informal name for hydraulic fracturing, a method of extracting hydrocarbons (like oil and natural gas) from the ground that’s been used since the 1940s

Fracking is the informal name for hydraulic fracturing, a method of extracting hydrocarbons (like oil and natural gas) from the ground that’s been used since the 1940s.

an extraction technique that combines two technologies, hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling

Fracking is an extraction technique that combines two technologies, hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling.

a suite of novel hydraulic fracturing techniques along with directional and horizontal drilling

Fracking is actually a suite of novel hydraulic fracturing techniques along with directional and horizontal drilling.