Meaning & use
Flowback
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The fluid that returns to the surface after being injected underground during hydraulic fracturing, or more generally, a backward flow of liquid.
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Engineers must safely store and treat flowback water from the fracking site.
The valve was designed to prevent flowback into the main pipeline.
A note on using this word
A term that entered common use with the growth of hydraulic fracturing, or 'fracking,' in the oil and gas industry.
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