Culver Crest Neighborhood Association

Fracking is short for Hydraulic Fracturing, an oil extraction technique that is used to increase the yield of oil wells by pumping high pressure water+chemicals down into the well to create cracks (fissures/fractures) in the shale, through which gas can then be extracted.  The technique’s controversy arises from its use of toxic chemicals that may leach into the groundwater, and the resultant fissures that may cause earthquakes.