Man Injured In Oil Field Explosion Dies

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Man Injured In Oil Field Explosion Dies

Dan Garcia

Story Created: May 10, 2008 at 11:32 AM CDT

Story Updated: May 10, 2008 at 11:32 AM CDT

Carrizo Sprints (AP) - A man has died after he and five other workers were injured in a drilling rig blowout in a southwest Texas oil field.

Jesse Beltran died early Friday, a day after the blast three miles southwest of Carrizo Springs, officials said. All five of the others injured have been treated for their injuries and released, said a spokesman at Brooke Army medical Center.

The Premium Oil Co. drilling crew was working the rig when the drill bit hit a gas pocket, said Carrizo Springs Fire Marshal Joe Rodriguez. The bit caused a spark that ignited the gas about 10 a.m. Thursday

Carrizo Springs is about 100 miles southwest of San Antonio.

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