flowback
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8.4
- noun
- /ˈfloʊbæk/
- Specialized
:
flujo de retorno
- In Pennsylvania, flowback fluids are not usually disposed of in deep injection wells; therefore, surface ponds containing flowback fluids are relatively common and could be sources of air contamination through evaporation.
- flowback water
- flowback fluids
- treated flowback
Examples
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The process reduces consumption of fresh water and addresses the need for disposal of flowback.
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There is no public accounting for flowback disposal, and little concern for how it is done.
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The volume of flowback and produced water
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Another perfectly legal way to dispose of flowback at some times and places is to take it to a municipal water treatment plant.
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Some of the omitted metals have serious health impacts and have been found in drilling flowback and produced water.
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- "Flowback" is the liquid that returns to the surface when a shale well is fractured.
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Although some of these fluids are recovered during the fracking process as "flowback" or "produced" water, a significant amount (as much as 90%) (Vidic et al. 2013) may remain underground.
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Two companies, Kroff Well Services Inc. and Superior Well Services Inc., have collaborated to engineer a method to treat flowback water for reuse in hydraulic fracturing.
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After hydraulic fracturing, the flowback brought up a mix of chemicals and natural gas from deep underground.
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The environmental agency monitors the flowback for contaminants before it can be safely disposed of.
Synonyms
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6.2
A flow of water or gas that moves back toward its source and can pollute the supply
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Flowback combines flow 'to move in a stream' and back 'toward where something came from'. So flowback means the liquids and gases that 'flow back' to the surface after they are pushed underground during oil or gas extraction.