Tag: brine
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North Dakota farmers fear more than just oil spills
Daryl and Christine Peterson have lost over $1 million in farmland value from produced water spills. On a bright July day, Daryl Peterson stood four feet deep in his farm field. Wheat stalks waved in the breeze near his head as he held a yard stick showing the depth of a pit an oil company…
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How an Oil Boom Takes on a Life of Its Own
“My name is Pat Wilson. I’m a 67 year old cattle rancher who’s had a somewhat checkered career. I grew up on the family cattle ranch by Bainville, Montana and worked at that through high school. When I went to college I came back every summer and worked on the ranch. Then I went…