TULSA, Oklahoma -
Energy experts say fracking is the key to American energy sustainability.
Some environmentalists say it's the worst human innovation ever. Either way, it's happening at a record pace in Oklahoma.
Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is the process of creating small cracks in rock formations thousands of feet below the surface to release trapped oil and gas. To create those cracks, producers push huge amounts of water, sand and chemicals into the rock formations.
But fracking is nothing new. Companies like Haliburton have been fracking oil and gas wells for decades. What is new? Horizontal drilling. Combine that with fracking and the continued demand for natural gas and it creates the current boom.
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