Fracking fluid leak classified as well ‘blowout’, “Formation was over-pressured as the well was in a blownout condition from a previous frac”

Fracking fluid leak classified as well ‘blowout’ by Bobby Magill, February 27, 2013, Coloradoan
The 30-hour oil well leak on Feb. 11 and 12 east of Fort Collins was a “blowout” directly related to fracking, state documents show. The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission has released its inspectors’ reports from the incident at PDC Energy’s Ochsner 50-441 well, which remains under investigation. The well head was damaged by falling equipment on Feb. 11, causing oil-laden fracking flowback water to spew from the well at a rate of 20 barrels per hour. “Formation was over-pressured as the well was in a blownout condition from a previous frac,” the COGCC’s Feb. 11 inspection report says. .. The incident occurred near Timnath just south of Harmony Road about four miles east of the Fort Collins city limit and about three miles north of downtown Windsor. [Emphasis added]