(a) In this section, "hydraulic fracturing" means a stimulation treatment performed on oil and natural gas wells in low-permeability oil or natural gas reservoirs through which specially engineered fluids are pumped at high pressure and rate into the reservoir interval to be treated, causing fractures to open. (b) A person may not engage in the hydraulic fracturing of a well for the exploration or production of oil or natural gas in the State.
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