MEC&F Expert Engineers : 180,000 gallons of brine wastewater spilled off-site at Sampson Resources facility near Crosby, North Dakota

Friday, August 7, 2015

180,000 gallons of brine wastewater spilled off-site at Sampson Resources facility near Crosby, North Dakota






Brine spill reported in Divide County


By Forum News Service on Aug 6, 2015 at 6:14 p.m.





CROSBY, N.D. – More than 4,000 barrels of saltwater were spilled in the northwest corner of North Dakota, the state Department of Health reported.


No waterways have been affected by the spill, which occurred about seven miles northwest of Crosby in Divide County. 


Sampson Resources reported that 4,260 barrels of brine, a waste product of oil and gas production, was spilled off-site and 225 barrels have been recovered. 


The health department will work with the company on a remediation plan.