flowback
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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“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
The charges against Range Resources included improper monitoring of leaks from a wastewater containment pond as well as releases of contaminants, such as leaking flowback, that has affected soil and groundwater.
From Reuters • Sep. 18, 2014
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
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