Commission approves Hettinger County salt water disposal well
BISMARCK (AP) — A proposed salt water disposal well has been approved in rural Hettinger County, but a state regulator said he doesn’t expect it will be used right away.
BISMARCK (AP) — A proposed salt water disposal well has been approved in rural Hettinger County, but a state regulator said he doesn’t expect it will be used right away.
North Dakota’s Industrial Commission voted Tuesday to grant a permit to drill the well northwest of New England.
Some neighbors near the well site have protested the project. They said it’s unfair to handle oil field waste without the benefits of production. There isn’t any oil drilling in the area yet.
Department of Mineral Resources director Lynn Helms said Mann Enterprises of New Town wants to drill the well.
Helms said the company has promised to use the salt water disposal well only if oil drilling starts up in Hettinger County. Brine is a waste product of oil production.
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