BISMARCK — A pair of produced water spills late this week were publicly reported Friday, March 22. On Thursday, Rough Rider Operating LLC reported to the North Dakota Oil and Gas Division that 13,860 ...

An office of Continental Resources is shown in Tioga, N.D. The company reported a pipeline spill on May 26, 2025, that released an estimated 3 million gallons of produced water in Williams County.

BISMARCK — Almost 11,000 gallons of crude oil and more than 16,000 gallons of produced water spilled on a well site northwest of Keene in McKenzie County on Sunday, Aug. 8, according to a report from ...

During downward freezing, dense brine collected into central columns, which gradually sank as they accumulated salt from adjacent regions. In upward freezing, brine instead migrated toward the ...

In an ironic twist, a treasure trove of critical minerals is dumped out with water considered too polluted and expensive to clean. Texas A&M University researcher Dr. Hamidreza Samouei is ...