Oil Well Leak Plugged; 1,700 Barrels Recovered
Crews have successfully plugged an oil well in western North Dakota that had been spewing a mixture of 67,000 gallons of oil and saltwater for several days.
A spokesman for Oasis Petroleum says the well near White Earth was under control at mid-morning.
State environmental scientist Bill Suess says the well had been out of control since Saturday night.
He says more than 1,700 barrels of oil and 2,000 barrels of saltwater had been recovered as of Sunday night.
Regulators say a light sheen was seen on the White Earth River, about 850 feet from the well.
