Definition(s)
The process of injecting liquid at high pressure into subterranean rocks, boreholes, etc. so as to force open existing fissures and extract oil or gas. (Source: Oxford Dictionnaries)
Hierarchy
Broader: natural gas
In other languages
French
fracturation hydraulique
Russian
гидроразрыв
Spanish
fracturación
Chinese, Simplified
压裂
Arabic
تشقيق الصخور
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