flowback

American  

[floh-bak] / ˈfloʊˌbæk /

noun

1. return or redistribution of something that has been received or acquired.

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Example Sentences

“There is this nervousness about flowback to the banks,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Methane emissions from diffusion are comparable to emissions from flowback fluid, the liquid and sand injected into the ground during fracking that returns to the surface, according to the researchers.

From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2024

But the second kind, called “produced water”, has “chemistry which is significantly different than flowback water … In particular, the produced water contains a host of components which are potentially problematic”.

From The Guardian • Sep. 21, 2017

Excluding outlays for its homegrown recycling system, Apache says it costs 29 cents a barrel to treat flowback water.

From Scientific American • Nov. 22, 2013

But oil and gas companies are increasingly treating and reusing flowback water from wells, which unlike freshwater is very high in salt, with good results.

From Reuters • Jul. 15, 2013