flowback

The flowing backward of a fluid.

Noun

  1. The flowing backward of a fluid.
    • The flowback of a proppant following fracture stimulation treatment is a major concern because of the damage to equipment and loss in well production. - 2013, Johannes Fink, Hydraulic Fracturing Chemicals and Fluids...
  2. Any change back to a former place or situation by gradual movement.
    • The flowback of returning Arab 'guest workers' from Arab oil-rich states may be decomposed into two components: […] - 2016, Laura Guazzone, The Middle East in Global Change:

Origin

Deverbal from flow back.

Forms

flowbacks