A farming accident in rural Weld County north of Greeley ripped a small flowline from an old well, sending oil, natural gas and water spilling onto the field, Bayswater Exploration and Production, a private Denver-based energy company said Monday.
The incident occurred about 8 a.m. Monday and involved a freshly plowed field, a tractor, and a vertical well originally drilled in 2008, Steve Struna, Bayswater’s president, told the Denver Business Journal.
The farmer contacted the company, which…
A farming accident in rural Weld County north of Greeley ripped a small flowline from an old well, sending oil, natural gas and water spilling onto the field, Bayswater Exploration and Production, a private Denver-based energy company said Monday.
The incident occurred about 8 a.m. Monday and involved a freshly plowed field, a tractor, and a vertical well originally drilled in 2008, Steve Struna, Bayswater’s president, told the Denver Business Journal.
The farmer contacted the company, which…