MARCH 3, 2015
PARSHALL, NORTH DAKOTA
No injuries were reported after a fire near Parshall last
night.
EOG Resources spokeswoman K. Leonard says EOG experienced a
natural gas leak and fire on an 8-inch pipeline at a site about three miles
west of Parshall.
EOG personnel shut off valves which feed natural gas into
the line to extinguish the fire just after midnight.
The nearby compressor station was not involved in the
incident but has been shut-in as a precaution.
Mountrail County Emergency Manager Don Longmuir says there
was equipment damage including three frack-tanks and a fresh water tank.
Longmuir says EOG crews are on site today building a berm to
contain fresh water leaking from the damaged tank.
North Dakota Oil and Gas spokeswoman Alison Ritter said that
no environmental damage is expected.