Oil well near Fort Collins sprays fracking fluid

Oil well near Fort Collins sprays fracking fluid by The Associated Press, February 12, 2013, Timescall.com
FORT COLLINS — After nearly 30 hours, oil-laden fracking fluid has stopped spraying from an oil well east of Fort Collins. The well started spraying green-tinted fluid following a mechanical failure Monday morning…. Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission spokesman Todd Hartman says that after equipment fell due to hydraulic failure, a valve broke, leading to the discharge of flowback, which refers to hydraulic fracturing fluid that has returned to the surface after being injected into a well.