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August 23, 2021 - 8:49am | By Kyle Cornell
(Bismarck, ND) -- The North Dakota Oil and Gas Division was notified of a release occurring last Thursday, August 19th at the Brown 41-28XH well, about 11 miles south of Stanley, North Dakota.
Whiting Oil and Gas Corporation reported that 1,400 barrels of produced water were released due to an equipment failure/malfunction. Product was contained on-site. At the time of reporting 1,304 barrels of produced water had been recovered and cleanup is underway. A state inspector has been to the location and will monitor additional cleanup.
Initial incident reports can be viewed on the North Dakota Unified Spill Reporting System by clicking here.
