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Fraccing

Fraccing is the process of creating cracks in underground reservoir rock formations to increase the flow and recovery of hydrocarbons out of a well. This is done by pumping fluid containing proppants under pressure into the reservoir to prop open small cracks and openings that allow more hydrocarbons to be released.