This process primarily targets shale several thousand feet below the surface.
In the early stages of this process, the wellbore is broken up with diluted acid, then filled with slickwater. Pits are used to hold used up fluids as well as waste, but those pits are not required by the EPA. This process primarily targets shale several thousand feet below the surface. Name this controversial process in which high-pressure water and chemicals are used to extract oil and gas.
In the early stages of this process, the wellbore is broken up with diluted acid, then filled with slickwater.
fracking (accept induced hydraulic fracturing or hydrofracturing)