Oilfield waste facility must close, clean up site

KILLDEER, N.D. – An oilfield waste treating plant north of Killdeer with a history of not complying with state rules must close after state regulators denied the facility a permit this week.

Renewable Resources also will be required to properly dispose of a stockpile of oilfield waste that was recently estimated to be nearly four times the amount the facility was allowed to store, according to the North Dakota Department of Health.

The health department first granted a permit in 2012 to Renewable Resources of Killdeer, which processes oil-contaminated waste and drill cuttings, a byproduct of oil production that contains hydrocarbons and has a high salt content.

Recent changes in state regulations required Renewable Resources to get a treating plant permit from the North Dakota Industrial Commission.

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