What is “fracking”?
Hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking” is the term applied to the practice by natural gas producers of flooding underground gas deposits with water to break rock and force the gas up to be captured. Fracking is used to collect natural gas from sources such as coalbeds and shale gas formations. Fracking is also used for other applications including oil recovery. During the process, operators pump at least a million gallons of water per well, deep into the earth to break layers of rock and release gas.
