The process of fracking involves drilling a well and inserting a steel pipe into the wellbore. The casing of the steel pipe is targeted into the zones that consist of gas and oil. The fluid for fracturing is injected into the well, and this is when the targeted area will not be able to absorb as much fluid as it is being injected. When this becomes the case, then the targeted formation begins to fracture or crack.

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Hydraulic fracturing, which is also known as fracking, is one of the many methods used for oil extraction. It has been seen in the past decade that the combination of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing has brought about large-scale natural gas drilling for new regions and opened up new ranges…

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