fracking

noun

frack·ing ˈfra-kiŋ $How to pronounce fracking (audio)$

: the injection of fluid into shale beds at high pressure in order to free up petroleum resources (such as oil or natural gas)

frack

ˈfrak $How to pronounce fracking (audio)$

verb

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Hydraulic fracturing is a technique in which a liquid is injected under high pressure into a well in order to create tiny fissures in the rock deep beneath the earth which then allow gas and oil to flow into the well. The term "hydraulic fracturing" is first known to have appeared in print in a 1948 issue of Oil & Gas Journal. A 1953 issue of the same journal also contains the earliest known print use of "fracking." The word fracking (sometimes spelled fraccing or fracing, particularly by those in the gas and oil industries) was created by shortening "fracturing." The addition of the "k" brings the word into conformity with the inflected forms of similar English words ending in a vowel plus "c," such as shellacking, panicking, and frolicking.

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The $150 billion scheme will limit average household energy bills to £2,500 ($2,874) per year, but the government bundled the initiative with a plan to increase fracking and gas exploration—policies that have little public support.

Eamon Barrett, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2022 The climate bill’s requirement for offshore lease sales is likely to increase offshore drilling and fracking, the group said.

Janet Mcconnaughey, ajc, 14 Sep. 2022 To boost energy supply, the government will allow fracking, which was previously banned, and issue licenses to ensure more oil and gas can be extracted from the North Sea.

Paul Hannon, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2022 Relatively few studies have looked for a link between childhood cancer and fracking, according to Environment & Energy News' Ariel Wittenberg.

Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Aug. 2022 In 2013, Houston’s EOG Resources, fresh off a massive drilling campaign in the Eagle Ford shale of South Texas, was the first to try horizontal drilling and fracking of two-mile-deep Permian carbonate layers.

Christopher Helman, Forbes, 18 Aug. 2022 In the Netherlands, gas fracking is up for reconsideration.

New York Times, 5 Aug. 2022 In hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, fluids are injected under intense pressure into hydrocarbon-bearing rock, causing the formation to fracture.

Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 Sep. 2022 But if new wells aren’t drilled, there certainly won’t be any fracking at a certain point.

Harold Hamm, National Review, 23 Oct. 2020 See More

单词	fracking
释义	fracking noun frack·ing ˈfra-kiŋ $How to pronounce fracking (audio)$ : the injection of fluid into shale beds at high pressure in order to free up petroleum resources (such as oil or natural gas) frack ˈfrak $How to pronounce fracking (audio)$ verb Did you know? Hydraulic fracturing is a technique in which a liquid is injected under high pressure into a well in order to create tiny fissures in the rock deep beneath the earth which then allow gas and oil to flow into the well. The term "hydraulic fracturing" is first known to have appeared in print in a 1948 issue of Oil & Gas Journal. A 1953 issue of the same journal also contains the earliest known print use of "fracking." The word fracking (sometimes spelled fraccing or fracing, particularly by those in the gas and oil industries) was created by shortening "fracturing." The addition of the "k" brings the word into conformity with the inflected forms of similar English words ending in a vowel plus "c," such as shellacking, panicking, and frolicking. Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web The $150 billion scheme will limit average household energy bills to £2,500 ($2,874) per year, but the government bundled the initiative with a plan to increase fracking and gas exploration—policies that have little public support. Eamon Barrett, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2022 The climate bill’s requirement for offshore lease sales is likely to increase offshore drilling and fracking, the group said. Janet Mcconnaughey, ajc, 14 Sep. 2022 To boost energy supply, the government will allow fracking, which was previously banned, and issue licenses to ensure more oil and gas can be extracted from the North Sea. Paul Hannon, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2022 Relatively few studies have looked for a link between childhood cancer and fracking, according to Environment & Energy News' Ariel Wittenberg. Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Aug. 2022 In 2013, Houston’s EOG Resources, fresh off a massive drilling campaign in the Eagle Ford shale of South Texas, was the first to try horizontal drilling and fracking of two-mile-deep Permian carbonate layers. Christopher Helman, Forbes, 18 Aug. 2022 In the Netherlands, gas fracking is up for reconsideration. New York Times, 5 Aug. 2022 In hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, fluids are injected under intense pressure into hydrocarbon-bearing rock, causing the formation to fracture. Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 Sep. 2022 But if new wells aren’t drilled, there certainly won’t be any fracking at a certain point. Harold Hamm, National Review, 23 Oct. 2020 See More Word History Etymology by shortening & alteration from (hydraulic) fracturing First Known Use 1953, in the meaning defined above
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fracking

noun

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