Salinity of the flowback water from different U.S. shales expressed in concentration of TDS 2011
This statistic depicts the salinity of the flowback water from different U.S. shales expressed in concentration of total suspended solids (TDS) as of 2011. The average TDS concentraion in the flowback water from the Fayetteville shale amounted to an average of 13,000 parts per million, while the maxium TDS concentration amounted to 20,000 parts per million and higher.