hydraulic fracturing
Pressurized rock splitting
Hydraulic fracturing is a technique for extracting oil and natural gas from rock formations by injecting high-pressure fluid—typically water mixed with sand and chemicals—to create fractures that release trapped hydrocarbons.
The process has dramatically increased fossil fuel production but remains controversial for its environmental impacts, including potential groundwater contamination and induced seismicity.
Usually shortened to fracking.
Subterranean hydrocarbon fuel
- oilSlippery viscous fluid
- hydrocarbonsCarbon-hydrogen organic compounds
- wellboreDrilled subsurface hole
- extractionAct of removing
output · pipeline · midstream · processing plant · liquids · condensate · royalties · lease
Compacted clay sediment
- sedimentaryFormed from deposited material
- porosityVoid space density
- permeabilityAbility to transmit fluids
- reservoirLarge water storage basin
formation · strata · source rock · brittleness · sweet spot · play · basin · unconventional
Hole punched through something
- stimulationEvoking a response
- completionAct of finishing
- horizontal drillingSubsurface excavation parallel to ground
- pressureForce upon contact
Prohibition on hydraulic fracturing
- moratoriumTemporary prohibition or delay
- water contaminationHarmful substances in drinking supply
- earthquakesSudden ground movement
- pollutionEnvironmental harm from waste
regulation · lobbying · protest · activism · public health · toxicity · chemicals · groundwater
natural gas
Subterranean hydrocarbon fuel
- oilSlippery viscous fluid
- hydrocarbonsCarbon-hydrogen organic compounds
- wellboreDrilled subsurface hole
extraction · output · pipeline · midstream · processing plant · liquids · condensate · royalties · lease
shale
Compacted clay sediment
- sedimentaryFormed from deposited material
- porosityVoid space density
- permeabilityAbility to transmit fluids
reservoir · formation · strata · source rock · brittleness · sweet spot · play · basin · unconventional
perforation
Hole punched through something
- stimulationEvoking a response
- completionAct of finishing
- horizontal drillingSubsurface excavation parallel to ground
fracking ban
Prohibition on hydraulic fracturing
- moratoriumTemporary prohibition or delay
- water contaminationHarmful substances in drinking supply
- earthquakesSudden ground movement
pollution · regulation · lobbying · protest · activism · public health · toxicity · chemicals · groundwater · environmental impact
rig
Equipment arrangement or vehicle
water tank · manifold · choke · separator
- Innovationselectricity, steam engine, printing press, telephone, telegraph
- petroleumcrude oil, crude, petroleum, oil wells, oil fields
- extractionmining, excavation, distillation, filtration, extraction
- oil industrypetroleum, oil fields, oil well, oil rig, oil production
- natural gasBTU, CH4, therm, methane, LNG
- oilfield servicesdrilling, completion, workover, fracking, cementing
hydraulic fracturingrenewable energy
Self-replenishing natural power
solar power · wind energy · sustainable energy · clean energy · hydroelectric power
hydraulic fracturingconservation
Preventing waste or loss
land preservation · wilderness protection · environmental restoration · rewilding · habitat conservation
fracture, fractured, hydrant, fracturing, hydraulic, hydrology, hydroelectric, hydroplane, hydrologist