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Oil and Gas-Bearing Formations Several Thousand Feet Below the Surface

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Oil and gas-bearing formations several thousand feet below the surface are blasted under high pressure with large quantities of water, sand, and chemicals, cracking the rock to release trapped oil and gas. This is called:


A) hydro-therming
B) water cracking
C) fracking
D) chapping

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