Bakken Well Leaks Oil After Blowout

摘要

A North Dakota oil well owned by Oasis Petroleum blew out over the weekend and has yet to be capped, leaking more than 67,000 gallons of crude so far and endangering a tributary of the Missouri River, state officials said. The cause of the blowout remains unknown, although state officials suspect it may have been caused by hydraulic fracturing of a nearby well, resulting in a situation referred to in the industry as "communication" between wells.