Penn West cleaning up pipeline leak east of Red Deer

Penn West cleaning up pipeline leak east of Red Deer by Sarah O’Donnell, August 23, 2012, Edmonton Journal
Up to 300,000 litres of water previously used in an oil well spilled from the line, according to estimates by Penn West Exploration, the Calgary-based company that owns the line. … The Energy Resources Conservation Board, which regulates Alberta’s energy industry, was notified of the problem Tuesday, ERCB spokesman Darin Barter said, and investigators are at the site, monitoring the cleanup and working with the company to determine the cause. The underground pipe is a 10-cm line that carried “produced water,” which means it can also carry hydrocarbons and other chemicals.