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Re:A $900B Oil Treasure Lies Beneath West Texas Desert by softrock on Sunday November 20, 2016 @11:32AM (#12999615)
Fracking doesn't dissolve rock. It fractures the rock so that pore spaces are connected and the oil or gas can freely flow out.
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Re:A $900B Oil Treasure Lies Beneath West Texas Desert by foxFive on Sunday November 20, 2016 @11:54AM (#12999737)
You're right, I was misinformed. Acidizing is what dissolves rock.
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