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Record 1 2021-07-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil Drilling
DEF

The fracturing of rock in an oil or gas reservoir by pumping a fluid under high pressure into the well.

OBS

Although various forms of fracturing exist, authors often use the term "fracturing," or any one of its derivatives: fracking, fraccing or fracing (all pronounced "fracking"), in the sense of "hydraulic fracturing."

Key term(s)
  • hydro fracturing
  • hydro-fracking

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forage des puits de pétrole
DEF

Procédé qui consiste à créer artificiellement, par pression hydraulique, des fractures afin d'augmenter la perméabilité au voisinage d'un puits.

Key term(s)
  • hydro-fracturation

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Perforación de pozos petrolíferos
DEF

Método para inducir caudal en pozos de petróleo por inyección de agua a aguas saladas bajo presión en el estrato petrolífero.

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