# Recovering minerals from fracking fluids

**URL:** https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/recovering-minerals-from-fracking-fluids/45118
**Category:** General Mineral Rights Discussion
**Created:** [April 26, 2019, 1:46pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/recovering-minerals-from-fracking-fluids/45118 "2019-04-26T13:46:10Z")
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### Author: ![rinehartn](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/user_avatar/www.mineralrightsforum.com/rinehartn/32/12558_2.png) [@rinehartn](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/rinehartn)
#### Post date: [April 26, 2019, 1:46pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/recovering-minerals-from-fracking-fluids/45118/1 "2019-04-26T13:46:11Z")

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Has any effort been made to “mine” the waste fracking fluids for trace minerals? Any profit to be seen from this process?

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### Author: ![Steve\_Durrett](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/8baadc/32.png) [@Steve\_Durrett](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Steve_Durrett)
#### Post date: [April 26, 2019, 2:53pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/recovering-minerals-from-fracking-fluids/45118/2 "2019-04-26T14:53:13Z")

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I really don’t believe there would be much of value to be recovered. These days, frac fluid is generally 99% water. There is, however, money to be made by purifying the flowback water to be reused in other wells.

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### Author: ![wade\_caldwell](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/user_avatar/www.mineralrightsforum.com/wade_caldwell/32/9599_2.png) [@wade\_caldwell](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/wade_caldwell)
#### Post date: [April 26, 2019, 4:25pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/recovering-minerals-from-fracking-fluids/45118/3 "2019-04-26T16:25:58Z")

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There is a bill pending in the Texas legislature that could arguably declare all produced water is owned by the operator, unless your lease specifically gives ownership or a royalty to the surface owner.

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### Author: ![rinehartn](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/user_avatar/www.mineralrightsforum.com/rinehartn/32/12558_2.png) [@rinehartn](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/rinehartn)
#### Post date: [April 26, 2019, 4:29pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/recovering-minerals-from-fracking-fluids/45118/4 "2019-04-26T16:29:11Z")

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Thanks for info. I assume trace elements are present in the water discharge. So that would not be considered a mineral claim operation if it did occur… in Texas.

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### Author: ![MRFAdmin\_SV](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/e0b2c6/32.png) [@MRFAdmin\_SV](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/MRFAdmin_SV)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2025, 7:19pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/recovering-minerals-from-fracking-fluids/45118/5 "2025-01-11T19:19:12Z")

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