fracking

Fracking is a well stimulation technique involving the fracturing of formations in bedrock by a pressurized liquid. The process involves the high-pressure injection of "fracking fluid" into a wellbore... Wikipedia

Process type: Mechanical
Industrial sector(s): Mining
Main technologies or sub-processes: Fluid pressure
Product(s): Natural gas, petroleum
Inventor: Floyd Farris, Joseph B. Clark (Stanolind Oil and Gas Corporation)
Year of invention: 1947
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