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Noun Concept
Categories: Articles with short description, 1947 introductions, Unconventional oil, Hydraulic fracturing
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fracking  hydraulic fracturing  Documentary films about hydraulic fracturing  Domestic oil drilling  Frac'ing
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A well-stimulation technique in which rock is fractured by a pressurized liquid Open English WordNet
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A well-stimulation technique in which rock is fractured by a pressurized liquid Open English WordNet
Fracking is a well stimulation technique involving the fracturing of formations in bedrock by a pressurized liquid. Wikipedia
A technique in which a mixture of water and sand is forced down an oil well (or similar) in order to create fractures in the oil-bearing rock and thus release more oil. Wiktionary
Technique in which a mixture of water and sand is forced down an oil well. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
mining
engineering process
HAS EFFECT
environmental damage
groundwater pollution
Open English WordNet
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fracking
Wikipedia
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fracking
Wikidata
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hydraulic fracturing
Wiktionary
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hydraulic fracturing
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Documentary films about hydraulic fracturing, Domestic oil drilling, Frac'ing, Frac job, Fraccing, Fracing, Fracking controversy, Fracking methods, fracture gradient, Health risks from hydraulic fracturing, high-volume hydraulic fracturing, History of hydraulic fracturing, Hydraulic-fracturing, hydraulic fracking, hydraulic fracture, hydraulic fracturing, hydraulically fracture, Hydro-fracing, Hydro-fracking, Hydro-fracturing, Hydro fracking, Hydrofrac, hydrofracking, microseismic monitoring, Reservoir fracturing
Wikidata Alias
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fraccing, fracking, Hydraulic Fracturing, hydrofracking, hydrofracturing

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