The Streak Continues! Blown ND Oil Well Leaking 50-70 bpd Of Fracking Fluids

Feb 14 (Reuters) - A Whiting Petroleum Corp oil well in North Dakota was leaking drilling fluids after a blowout late on Thursday, company and state officials said on Friday. The well lost control after a blowout preventer failed and was leaking between 50 and 70 barrels per day of fracking fluid that contains chemicals, water and sand, a company spokesman said.

The leak, close to the frozen Cherry Creek in McKenzie County, was contained and the fluids were being collected and trucked from the site. No liquids entered the water, Whiting said.

Fracking fluid is pumped into a well under pressure to fracture rock deep underground to release oil or natural gas. A blowout typically occurs when an unexpected burst of high pressure comes up the well, causing a loss of control.

"The well is not under control," said Kris Roberts, a spokesman for the North Dakota Department of Health on Friday afternoon. "They're still diverting what's flowing from the well into storage tanks and hauling that."

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