to frack

Examples

• All

• My greatest concern is that maybe Shell is buying the water now to get ready to frack locally.

  Blog text (5)

• Yeah, about two weeks ago, Delgado Petroleum started fracking some old wells in the area.

  Sharkansas Women's Prison Massacre (2015)

• Instead, states would have the authority to frack and mine government lands.

  Blog text (27)

• Well, then we'll frack more and we'll refine more, right?

  Meet Kevin

• But what about the chemicals that are used in fracking?

  FrackNation (2013)

• Eventually, the alliance signed a contract to go forward on fracking, but not before doing their homework.

  Blog text (31)

• But, we've been fracking in this country for over 50 years.

  Promised Land (2012)

• We firmly believe New York is not ready to move forward with fracking—whether it's 50 wells or 50,000.

  Blog text (30)

• In December 2011, the EPA reported finding evidence of groundwater contamination from fracking at two wells in Wyoming.

  Blog text (18)

• The company plans to frack new areas to increase oil production.

Synonyms

F

to frac

vsto frack

• Jargon

1 9.3

To force liquid into rock at high pressure to release oil or gas

is the same action but shown as a shorter or variant written form

F

to frack the land

vsto frack

• Specialized

7.9

To get natural gas from under the ground by forcing water and chemicals into rocks

is used for extracting either oil or gas rather than only natural gas

H

to hydrofrack

vsto frack

• Specialized

9.7

To get oil or gas from deep rock by forcing high-pressure water and chemicals into the rock to break it

is the same extraction but not limited to water and chemical fluids

Phrasal Verbs

F

to frack the land

• Specialized

7.9

To get natural gas from under the ground by forcing water and chemicals into rocks

How Invasive

to strip-mine

• Specialized

1 7.2

to frack

• Specialized

11 7.8

to drill

170 2.2

to tap

245 3.4

Surface Forms

Etymology