Fracking

Word FRACKING
Character 8
Hyphenation N/A
Pronunciations /ˈfɹækɪŋ/

Definitions and meanings of "Fracking"

What do we mean by fracking?

Hydraulic fracturing. noun

Fucking. adjective

Hydraulic fracturing.

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The word "fracking" in example sentences

It took a long time to get to the word "fracking." ❋ Unknown (2011)

From an ecological standpoint, fracking is inherently risky. ❋ David Sirota (2010)

A 2008 hydrogeologic study in Garfield County in Colorado, where fracking is extensively used, found evidence of methane and chlorine contamination of groundwater supplies. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Lawsuits have been filed and the Department of Environmental Protection has asked nine natural gas companies to voluntarily disclose the chemical components used in fracking as it studies whether the drilling practice affects drinking water and the public health. ❋ AP (2010)

Fracking can pollute water supplies, as the flammable tap water in fracking areas demonstrates. ❋ The Media Consortium (2010)

On the ground, fracking is frightening, as Kate Sinding, an attorney with the National Resources Defense Council told Change. org's Jess Leber. ❋ The Media Consortium (2010)

Still, citizens of states where fracking is pending or present, would be well-advised to read Ingraffea's letter to learn what they are in for, should fracking proceed. ❋ Alison Rose Levy (2010)

Decades of development later, the independent companies which embraced horizontal drilling and the use of high-pressure fluids to crack open the otherwise impermeable shales-a process known as "fracking"-have brought about a revolution. ❋ Unknown (2011)

* In June, the New Jersey state legislature passed a bill banning hydraulic fracturing -- known as "fracking" -- in that state. ❋ Unknown (2012)

Sometimes, to dislodge pockets of gas, water is injected back into the seams at high pressure to fracture them, which is known as fracking. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Recent moves by the EPA to increase scrutiny of hydraulic fracturing--known as "fracking"--do have potential to change the dynamics of the gas market.

The EPA wants to know if long-term fracking using massive hot injections could be harmful to your ... ❋ Unknown (2010)

But University at Buffalo researchers have now found that that process - called hydraulic fracturing or 'fracking' - also causes uranium that is naturally trapped inside Marcellus shale to be released, raising additional environmental concerns. ❋ The Huffington Post News Team (2010)

Thanks to advances in hydraulic fracturing -- often shortened to "hydro-fracking" or just "fracking" -- huge amounts of once unrecoverable natural gas trapped in impermeable rock (known as shale) are now recoverable. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The problem: The gas deposits in view are trapped in shale formations, and freeing them requires so-called "fracking" -- fracturing a horizonally-drilled well with water, sand, and poisons like benzene, tolulene, diesel oil, and other compounds -- all pumped in at very high pressure. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Hydraulic fracturing -- known within the industry as "hydro-fracking," or simply "fracking" -- involves the injection of millions of gallons of water and chemicals into oil or natural-gas wells at high pressure. ❋ Unknown (2009)

For months, provincial ministers have played down concerns expressed by residents and environmentalists about the extraction technology known as "fracking" - the fracturing of layers of shale with a high-pressure blast of water and chemicals to free up the natural gas. ❋ BERTRAND MAROTTE (2011)

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