frack
Pressurize rock deposits
Frack is to extract oil or natural gas by hydraulic fracturing—pumping high-pressure fluid into rock to create cracks that release trapped fuel.
The technique transformed American energy production but remains controversial for its environmental impact: They want to frack on protected land.
Frack also serves as a fictional substitute for fuck in science fiction, notably *Battlestar Galactica*, allowing characters to swear on broadcast television.
Equipment arrangement or vehicle
- boreholeDrilled underground passage
- casingEnclosing cover or frame
- wellboreDrilled subsurface hole
- perforationHole punched through something
cementing · horizontal · directional · derrick · roughneck · blowout · coil · cuttings
Fine rock particles
- chemicalsManufactured or isolated substances
- additivesSubstances included for enhancement
- biocideChemical that kills organisms
- gellingBecoming solid or unified
surfactant · injection · pressure · viscosity · gel · breaker · acid · mixture
Water in underground rock
- contaminationIntroduction of impurities
- aquiferGroundwater-bearing geological formation
- seismicRelating to ground tremors
- spillAccidental liquid release
wastewater · disposal · emissions · flaring · venting · fugitive · leakage · pollution
Natural underground hydrocarbon liquid
- hydrocarbonsCarbon-hydrogen organic compounds
- methaneSimplest alkane fuel
- productionMaking or generating something
- yieldProduce or relinquish
recovery · output · reserves · gathering · pipeline · processing · liquids · condensate
Roman masculine name
- PermianLate Paleozoic geological period
- BarnettAnglo-Saxon family name
- formationCreation or arrangement
- basinConcave water receptacle
play · unconventional · sedimentary · strata · reservoir · permeability · porosity · geology
Temporary prohibition or delay
- banOfficial restriction on something
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
litigation · activism · lobbying · disclosure · polarizing · scrutiny · community · zoning
rig
Equipment arrangement or vehicle
perforation · cementing · horizontal · directional · derrick · roughneck · blowout · coil · cuttings · rotary
sand
Fine rock particles
- chemicalsManufactured or isolated substances
- additivesSubstances included for enhancement
- biocideChemical that kills organisms
gelling · surfactant · injection · pressure · viscosity · gel · breaker · acid · mixture · pumping
groundwater
Water in underground rock
- contaminationIntroduction of impurities
- aquiferGroundwater-bearing geological formation
- seismicRelating to ground tremors
spill · wastewater · disposal · emissions · flaring · venting · fugitive · leakage · pollution · toxicity
petroleum
Natural underground hydrocarbon liquid
- hydrocarbonsCarbon-hydrogen organic compounds
- methaneSimplest alkane fuel
- productionMaking or generating something
yield · recovery · output · reserves · gathering · pipeline · processing · liquids · condensate · BTU
Marcellus
Roman masculine name
- PermianLate Paleozoic geological period
- BarnettAnglo-Saxon family name
- formationCreation or arrangement
basin · play · unconventional · sedimentary · strata · reservoir · permeability · porosity · geology · bedrock
moratorium
Temporary prohibition or delay
- banOfficial restriction on something
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
opposition · litigation · activism · lobbying · disclosure · polarizing · scrutiny · community · zoning · NIMBY
- stress fractureMicroscopic bone crack from overuse
- skull fractureBreak in head bone
- compound fractureBone snaps through skin
- improper fractionNumerator surpasses denominator
- hairline fractureMinuscule bone break
- simple fractionRatio of two integers
fracture, fraction, fracking, infraction, fracturing, refract, fractal, diffract, fracked