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flowback

American  
[floh-bak] / ˈfloʊˌbæk /

noun

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


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

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

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