Brine water valuable minerals (IMAGE) Texas A&M University Caption The water recovered from hydrocarbon reservoirs contains critical minerals that are key to many technical and industrial operations. Credit Texas A&M Engineering Usage Restrictions free use with credit License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.