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Extraction of minerals

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In the text books and modules, the shown method of oil extraction in vertical drilling. But what is fracking (hydraulic fracturing) method of oil extraction all about.

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Drilling companies suggest trillions of cubic feet of shale gas may be recoverable from underneath parts of the UK through a process known as "fracking". Hydraulic fracturing, orfracking, is a technique designed to recover gas and oil from shale rock.

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