frack

American  

[frak] / ˈfræk /

verb

1. to engage in hydraulic fracturing of (underground rock, or an area containing it) in order to extract natural gas or oil.

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Example Sentences

They routinely frack multiple wells at the same time and do so virtually around the clock, which also saves on costs.

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As U.S. oil prices dropped below $60 a barrel in recent months, the industry shed rigs by the dozens and laid off crews that frack wells.

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For instance, Chevron in 2019 ran 21 rigs and five frack crews in the Permian.

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This year it anticipates it will need only six rigs and two frack crews to produce about 67% more oil-and-gas in the region than seven years ago.

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They are looking for new ways to extract more from the rock when they frack it and as they produce from it.

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