fracking site
Hydraulic extraction zone
A fracking site is a location where hydraulic fracturing takes place—where fluid is injected underground at high pressure to fracture rock and extract oil or natural gas.
The term often appears in environmental debates: Residents protested the proposed fracking site near the reservoir.
Also called a frack site.
- drillingHole-making by rotation
- rigEquipment arrangement or vehicle
- pipelineLong-distance fluid transport tube
- shaleCompacted clay sediment
- wellheadSurface opening of bore
hydraulic · natural gas · derrick · horizontal drilling · extraction · wastewater · pump · roughneck · tremor · contamination · methane · groundwater · brine · water table · flare · casing · pressure · injecting
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Grid-scale photovoltaic installation
wind farm · hydroelectric dam · geothermal plant · nuclear power plant · solar panel array
fracking sitenature preserve
Protected natural habitat area
wildlife sanctuary · wilderness area · protected wilderness · national park · conservation land
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