Passer au contenu principal

Medical Subject Headings (thesaurus)

Choisissez le vocabulaire dans lequel chercher

Concept information

Terme préférentiel

Hydraulic Fracking  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Définition

  • A drilling technology in which NATURAL GAS is extracted from large deposits of impermeable rock formations known as shale, deep within the earth’s crust. This drilling technique involves injecting large volumes of high-pressure fracturing fluid (a mixture of water, sand, and chemicals) several thousand feet underground, thereby creating cracks or fissures in the shale formation, and releasing trapped gas.

Concept générique

Synonyme(s)

  • Fraccing
  • Fracking
  • Hydraulic Fracturing
  • Hydrofracking
  • Hydrofracturing

Traductions

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-ZCPD478T-0

Télécharger ce concept :

RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD Date de création 01/07/2015, dernière modification le 15/10/2014