fracturing

Fracturing — Fracture Frac ture (?; 135), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fractured} (#; 135); p. pr. & vb. n.. {Fracturing}.] [Cf. F. fracturer.] To cause a fracture or fractures in; to break; to burst asunder; to crack; to separate the continuous parts of; as, to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

fracturing — skeldėjimas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Medžiagos skilimas į gabaliukus. atitikmenys: angl. cracking; fissuring; fracturing rus. растрескивание …   Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

fracturing — See stress fracturing …   Dictionary of automotive terms

fracturing —    A formation of breaks in a rock due to folding or faulting [16] …   Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology

fracturing — frac·ture || fræktʃə(r) n. break (i.e. in a bone); act of breaking; state of being broken; split, crack v. cause a break (i.e. in a bone); break, split, crack; be broken, be split, be cracked …   English contemporary dictionary

Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act — (parfois surnommé loi FRAC) (USBill no 111 et 1215, respectivement pour la chambre et le Sénat) [1],[2] est le nom d’un projet de loi qui, aux États Unis, viserait à imposer aux représentants de l’Industrie du pétrole et du gaz de divulguer… …   Wikipédia en Français

Hydraulic fracturing —   Fracturing of rock at depth with fluid pressure. Hydraulic fracturing at depth may be accomplished by pumping water into a well at very high pressures. Under natural conditions, vapor pressure may rise high enough to cause fracturing in a… …   Energy terms

Hydraulic fracturing — is a method used to create fractures that extend from a borehole into rock formations, which are typically maintained by a proppant. The method is informally called fracing or hydrofrac. The technique is used to increase or restore the rate which …   Wikipedia

Hydraulic Fracturing — Schiefergasbohrung im Pinedale Anticline Hydraulic Fracturing (engl.: to fracture = aufbrechen, aufreißen; auch „Fracking“[1], „Hydrofracking“, „Fraccing“[2], „Frac ing“ [3] oder „Frac Jobs“ genannt …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Hydraulic Fracturing — refers to the procedure of creating fractures in rocks and rock formations by injecting a mixture of sand and water into the cracks to force underground to open further. The larger fissures allow more oil and gas to flow out of the formation and… …   Investment dictionary

Pneumatic fracturing — is a method that has become very popular in the last ten years used to remediate contaminated sites. The method consists of injecting gas into a contaminated subsurface at a pressure higher than that of the gases that are present. By doing this… …   Wikipedia