fracked
Shale extraction method
Fracked is the past tense of frack, a back-formation from fracking (hydraulic fracturing)—the process of injecting high-pressure fluid into rock to extract oil or gas.
The company fracked twelve wells last year.
The word carries environmental controversy, as fracking is blamed for groundwater contamination and seismic activity.
Separately, frack serves as a fictional substitute for fuck in science fiction media, allowing characters to swear without censorship: What the frack just happened?
Subterranean hydrocarbon fuel
- shale gasFuel from fine-grained formations
- petroleumNatural underground hydrocarbon liquid
- methaneSimplest alkane fuel
- hydrocarbonsCarbon-hydrogen organic compounds
oilfield · reservoir · production · fuel · resource · unconventional · Marcellus · Permian
Introduction of impurities
- groundwaterWater in underground rock
- aquiferGroundwater-bearing geological formation
- pollutionEnvironmental harm from waste
- wastewaterContaminated drainage from buildings
seepage · spills · chemicals · toxins · flaring · induced seismicity · earthquakes · water usage
Hole-making by rotation
- wellboreDrilled subsurface hole
- hydraulicRelating to pressurized liquids
- perforationHole punched through something
- casingEnclosing cover or frame
completion · stimulation · horizontal · downhole · injection · fracturing · pressure · sand
Temporary prohibition or delay
- banOfficial restriction on something
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
litigation · activism · debate · polarizing · contentious · lobbying · disclosure · community impact
Compacted clay sediment
- sedimentaryFormed from deposited material
- strataParallel geological layers
- rockSolid earthen material
- permeabilityAbility to transmit fluids
porosity · formation · clay · siltstone · mudstone · bedrock · source rock · lamination
natural gas
Subterranean hydrocarbon fuel
- shale gasFuel from fine-grained formations
- petroleumNatural underground hydrocarbon liquid
- methaneSimplest alkane fuel
hydrocarbons · oilfield · reservoir · production · fuel · resource · unconventional · Marcellus · Permian · Barnett
contamination
Introduction of impurities
- groundwaterWater in underground rock
- aquiferGroundwater-bearing geological formation
- pollutionEnvironmental harm from waste
wastewater · seepage · spills · chemicals · toxins · flaring · induced seismicity · earthquakes · water usage · air quality
drilling
Hole-making by rotation
- wellboreDrilled subsurface hole
- hydraulicRelating to pressurized liquids
- perforationHole punched through something
casing · completion · stimulation · horizontal · downhole · injection · fracturing · pressure · sand · fluid
moratorium
Temporary prohibition or delay
- banOfficial restriction on something
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
regulation · litigation · activism · debate · polarizing · contentious · lobbying · disclosure · community impact · property rights
shale
Compacted clay sediment
- sedimentaryFormed from deposited material
- strataParallel geological layers
- rockSolid earthen material
permeability · porosity · formation · clay · siltstone · mudstone · bedrock · source rock · lamination · depth
frackeduntapped
Not yet utilized
unextracted · unexploited · preserved · undisturbed · untouched
- fracking boom
- fracking banProhibition on hydraulic fracturing
- Frick and FrackInseparable comic duo
- fracking siteHydraulic drilling operation location