fracking, definition of

Fracking

Hydraulic fracturing, often called fracking, fracing or hydrofracking, is the process of initiating and subsequently propagating a fracture in a rock layer, employing the pressure of a fluid as the source of energy. The fracturing, known as a frack job (or frac job), is done from a wellbore drilled into reservoir rock formations, in order to increase the extraction rates and ultimate recovery of oil and natural gas.

Original Wikipedia entry

EcoWho blog posts where 'fracking' used:News & Blog articles where 'fracking' used:

Related Tags: fracking, drilling, mining, methane, coal, fossil fuel

Search the Web for Fracking
What is fracking?
fracking definition.
About fracking.

Click on a letter to see all the terms and definitions that begin with that letter.

A free Android app containing all these definitions is now available, called the Green Dictionary. Click here to see the entry on the Android market; or click here if on an Android phone.