Q: In what energy industry process are fluids pumped through a borehole, creating fractures in the rock that contains the natural gas?


Read this paragraph and choose the correct option from the provided answers:

With fracking, fluids are pumped through a borehole. The fluids create fractures in the rock that contains the natural gas. Chemicals in the fluid prevent the fractures from closing. The natural gas can then be pumped to the surface.

 Choices:

- grinding

- oil wells

- strip mining

- fracking


A:
fracking