BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A spill of 100 barrels of brine and 140 barrels of oil has been reported in Crosby.
The North Dakota Department of Health on Wednesday said 90 barrels of brine and 65 barrels of oil have been recovered, but some reached a nearby farm field and shelter belt.
Operator Samson Resources Company reported the release to authorities on Monday. The company says the failure of a valve on a saltwater disposal well led to the spill.
A state inspector is at the site located in northwest North Dakota less than 20 miles from the Canadian border.
A state official says the company is in the process of cleaning the site and is monitoring for evidence of “stressed vegetation.”
Samson Resources is based in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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