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Record 1 2012-07-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil Drilling
DEF

Water that has been injected into a formation under high pressure for hydraulic fracturing, and then returns to the surface.

OBS

Much of the flowback returns to the surface within the first few days or weeks following the hydraulic fracturing job. Smaller volumes of flowback may return to the surface over many months.

OBS

Flowback is ultimately disposed of at waste treatment centres.

Key term(s)
  • fracture flow back water
  • frac flow back water
  • flow back water

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forage des puits de pétrole
CONT

L’eau de reflux des opérations qui ne peut être réutilisée dans le forage ou lors de la complétion est envoyée dans des centres de traitement des eaux.

Spanish

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