Are you still wondering why so many people support the #NoDAPL protectors? This spill in October, 2015 is part of the reason. Imagine, if you will, tens of thousands of gallons of oil pouring into the river that provides the drinking water for over 10 million people. Would you want to drink it? or swim in it? or eat anything from it?
A North Dakota oil well owned by Oasis Petroleum Inc blew out on October 30, 2015 leaked more than 67,000 gallons of crude and endangered a tributary of the Missouri River. The blowout may have been caused by hydraulic fracturing of a nearby well in a situation referred to in the industry as “communication” between wells.
Thick gray smoke rose from the Helling Trust 11-15H well site as dozens of tractor-trailers hauled in vacuum trucks and other cleanup equipment. Oasis capped the well by pumping in a thick mixture of mud and clay, state officials said.
State officials reported approximately 84,000 gallons of saltwater also leaked from the well. Crude oil extracted from the state’s Bakken shale formation typically contains high concentrations of brine (salt water) that must be separated.
When you are deciding whether or not you should support the #NoDAPL protectors or corporate profits, take this oil spill into consideration.
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