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
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo