随ずい伴はん水すい

noun

produced water; oilfield brine; formation water

Technical term in oil and gas extraction: water that comes to the surface along with crude oil or natural gas. Often contains dissolved minerals and hydrocarbons.

• 油ゆ田でんでは、原げん油ゆとともに随ずい伴はん水すいが大たい量りょうに産さん出しゅつされる。

  At oil fields, large amounts of produced water are brought to the surface together with crude oil.

• 随ずい伴はん水すいの処しょ理りは、環かん境きょう保ほ護ごの観かん点てんから重じゅう要ようである。

  Treatment of produced water is important from an environmental protection standpoint.