Well controlled after Bakken blowout

Blowout: a well in North Dakota spewed yellow mist for more than 24 hours before being brought under control

A blown out well that spewed oil, gas and saltwater in a yellowish plume in the Bakken tight-oil region of North Dakota was brought under control before daybreak Friday morning.

Privately held Slawson Exploration lost control of the well around 18:00 local time on Wednesday. The well remained out of control until settling on its own, local newspaper Bismarck Tribune reported.

A Wild Well Control crew harnessed the well around 5:00 Firday morning the newspaper said.

“The well gave us a little window and we took it,” Kyle Waliezer, Slawson superintendent, told the newspaper.

The Houston-based well-control company declared the well secure before leaving the scene about 9:00 on Friday.

The well is located in Mountrail County about 10 miles south-west of Parshall,…

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