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Pipeline spill contaminates dry creek bed in northwest North Dakota

States Newsroom · October 15, 2026

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A pipeline spill released thousands of barrels of an oilfield byproduct in McKenzie County, state regulators said Thursday. The pipeline operated by Tallgrass Water spilled an estimated 3,402 barrels, or 142,884 gallons, of produced water on Wednesday. Produced water is a byproduct of oil production, sometimes called…

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