Colorado says 430 pipelines failed leak test after explosion — Aurora pipeline tests not available"This situation would be just as 'safe' if the regulators found there are 430 caches of dynamite next to buildings with people in them," said Jones, a Democrat who represents part of Boulder County. "This is yet another example showing that these oil and gas pipelines have no business being near our children's schools or our communities' homes."By DAN ELLIOTT, Associated Press, Updated: September 29, 2017 7:44 am
http://www.aurorasentinel.com/news/metroaurora/colorado-says-430-pipelines-failed-leak-test-explosion-aurora-pipeline-tests-not-available/Tiny holes or faulty parts could be the reason that about 430 oil or gas pipelines in Colorado failed a leak-detection test after a fatal explosion blamed on gas seeping from a severed line, regulators said Thursday.
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Gov. John Hickenlooper, a Democrat and former petroleum engineer, said the results show the reason he ordered the inspections. “Given the number of (pipelines) in the state, this is a relatively small figure; however, each failure requires our attention,” he said in a written statement.
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The commission said more than 107,000 pipelines either passed the test or were out of service and have been sealed. The status of another 13,000 pipelines remained unclear, officials said, and they were working with energy companies to get more information.
The pipelines, called flow lines, carry oil, gas or water from wells to storage tanks or other collection equipment. They are usually underground.
The state ordered the tests after an April 17 explosion in Firestone that killed two people, injured one and destroyed a house.
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