North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources
12/02/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 12/02/2024 11:59
NEWS RELEASE: Incident Reported in Williams County
Monday, December 2, 2024 Categories:
Department of Mineral Resources
Oil and Gas Division
State of North Dakota
NEWS RELEASE | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | December 2, 2024
Incident Reported in Williams County
BISMARCK, N.D. - The North Dakota Oil and Gas Division was notified of a tank fire occurring Friday, November 29 at the Go Ron Anderson 157-97-13H-1 well, about 6.8 miles north of Ray, North Dakota.
HESS BAKKEN INVESTMENTS II, LLC reported Saturday that 420 barrels of crude oil and 60 barrels of produced water were released on location from a fire. At the time of reporting 3 barrels of crude oil and 3 barrels of produced water had been recovered.
A North Dakota Oil and Gas inspector has been to location and will monitor the investigation and remediation.
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For more information, contact:
Bridget Owusu Barnie, Public Information Specialist
North Dakota Oil and Gas Division
600 E Boulevard Ave., Dept. 474 | Bismarck, ND 58505-0614
PHONE: 701-328-8036 | EMAIL: [email protected]
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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