Chesapeake Energy reports oil well fire in Texas
January 29, 2020, 6:35 PM EST
(Reuters) - Chesapeake Energy said emergency personnel are responding to an oil well fire at one of its drill sites in Texas.
Local media have reported multiple injuries at the site in Burleson County, about 75 miles (120 km) east of Austin. A Chesapeake spokesman did not respond to requests for comment on injuries.
The well was still burning, said a representative from the Burleson County Sheriff's Office. Units are still on the scene and the sheriff's office remains in contact with Chesapeake, she added.
Chesapeake acquired its Burleson County acreage, part of the eastern part of the South Texas Eagle Ford Shale field, from WildHorse Resource Development in a deal that closed last year. The deal was part of its plan to produce more oil instead of natural gas.