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hydraulic fracturing

hydraulic fracturing noun: 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.

Noun

hydraulic fracturing (uncountable)

  1. (oil industry) 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.
    • The chemicals were used by companies during a drilling process known as hydraulic fracturing, or hydrofracking, which involves the high-pressure injection of a mixture of water, sand and chemical additives into rock formations deep underground.2011 April 17, “Chemicals Were Injected Into Wells, Report Says”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 14 Aug 2022

hydraulic fracturing meaning in Indonesian and Vietnamese

hydraulic fracturing in Indonesian

technique in which a mixture of water and sand is forced down an oil well
peretakan

hydraulic fracturing in Vietnamese

technique in which a mixture of water and sand is forced down an oil well
nứt vỡ thuỷ lực

Synonyms of hydraulic fracturing

Questions about hydraulic fracturing

What does hydraulic fracturing mean?
Hydraulic fracturing means 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.
What is hydraulic fracturing in Indonesian?
Hydraulic fracturing in Indonesian is peretakan. See Hydraulic fracturing meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is hydraulic fracturing?
Hydraulic fracturing is a noun.

Words near hydraulic fracturing in the dictionary

  1. hydraulic conductivities
  2. hydraulic conductivity
  3. hydraulic engineering
  4. hydraulic fluid
  5. hydraulic fluids
  6. hydraulic fracturing
  7. hydraulic horsepower
  8. hydraulic horsepowers
  9. hydraulic jump
  10. hydraulic Keynesianism
  11. hydraulic lime

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