flowback

[ floh-bak ]

noun

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

Example Sentences

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

"And if you wait for sufficient time, the emission flux will be the same as emission observed from flowback operations."

From Science Daily

"At the end of the day, we believe there'll be demand for Woodside shares that outpaces the supply that's available. So we think the flowback risk is largely mitigated," O'Neill told reporters on the sidelines of an oil and gas conference.

From Reuters

Just beyond their patio and grill looms the wall of another Total well site, where one of the wells was in the “flowback” stage, according to the City of Arlington.

From Seattle Times

Flowback occurs when fracking fluids and debris are cleared from the wellbore before gas production begins.

From Seattle Times