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  2. Fracking - Wikipedia

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    Hydraulic fracturing [a] is a well stimulation technique involving the fracturing of formations in bedrock by a pressurized liquid. The process involves the high-pressure injection of "fracking fluid" (primarily water, containing sand or other proppants suspended with the aid of thickening agents) into a wellbore to create cracks in the deep rock formations through which natural gas, petroleum ...

  3. Fracking and radionuclides - Wikipedia

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    Hydraulic fracturing is the propagation of fractures in a rock layer by pressurized fluid. Induced hydraulic fracturing or hydrofracking, commonly known as fracking, is a technique used to release petroleum, natural gas (including shale gas, tight gas and coal seam gas), or other substances for extraction, particularly from unconventional reservoirs. [1]

  4. Fracking in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Environmental Protection Agency illustration of the water cycle of hydraulic fracturing. Fracking in the United States began in 1949. [1] According to the Department of Energy (DOE), by 2013 at least two million oil and gas wells in the US had been hydraulically fractured, and that of new wells being drilled, up to 95% are hydraulically fractured.

  5. What is fracking and what did Kamala Harris say about it? - AOL

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    "Hydraulic fracturing is a well-stimulation technique used commonly in low-permeability rocks like tight sandstone, shale, and some coal beds to increase oil and/or gas flow to a well from ...

  6. Do You Know What Fracking Is? Most People Don't. - AOL

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    Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, has been around for a long time. However, it wasn't until the last couple of years that it became truly revolutionary in terms of oil and natural gas production ...

  7. What is fracking and why is it a big deal in the Harris-Trump ...

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    He said it’s difficult to say whether fracking has brought down oil prices for consumers because oil is traded globally, and it’s difficult to say if oil not being produced by the U.S. without ...

  8. Fracking in Canada - Wikipedia

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    Hydraulic fracturing has benefited small towns like Kindersley which saw its population increase to over 5,000 with the boom. Kindersley sells its treated municipal wastewater to oilfield service companies to use in hydraulic fracturing. [ 6 ]

  9. What is fracking? Domestic oil, gas production will be big ...

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    Donald Trump's energy agenda targets fracking expansion, faster permits and US dominance, sparking debate over economic gains and environmental risks.