1,000 Barrel Oil Spill in North Dakota, Near Killdeer. Contained.

I guess after the BP spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and then the Enbridge spill in Michigan, the "oil gods" in North Dakota were feeling left out.

It is being reported that officials are responding to a Denbury Onshore well near Killdeer with an estimated oil spill of 500 barrels. It appears that the spill has stopped; the oil has been contained; and further investigation is ongoing.

Update: September 7, 2010 -- water supplies appear to be safe. 

Update: September 2, 2010 -- the initial effort to plug the well failed; the well continues to leak oil at the rate of about 100 bbls/day. The oil is contained and they expect to plug the well later today.