The North Dakota Oil and Gas Division was notified of a release occurring Saturday, July 4 at the User 1-28 salt water disposal well, about seven miles northeast of Alexander, North Dakota.
Zavanna, LLC reported Monday that 250 barrels of brine and 3 barrels of oil were released due to an overflow on location. At the time of reporting 240 barrels of brine and 1 barrel of oil had been recovered. Product was contained on-site and cleanup is underway.
A state inspector has been to the location and will monitor additional cleanup.
To access archived news releases and other information, visit the North Dakota Oil and Gas Division information center at https://www.dmr.nd.gov/oilgas/informationcenter.asp
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