Full Title: Shale Gas: The Facts about the Environmental Concerns
Author(s): International Gas Union
Publisher(s): International Gas Union
Publication Date: June 1, 2012
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Description (excerpt):
Hydraulic fracturing is a technique used to access natural gas deep underground in shale
formations. Hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking or hydraulic stimulation, involves injecting
pressurized water-based fracturing fluid into geologic formations to allow natural gas to escape the
shale and to flow to production wells.