
State of Colorado Orders Inspections of Oil and Gas Wells, Pipelines after Weld County Home Explosion
Operators must test facilities within 1,000 feet of occupied buildings in next 30 days Colorado has ordered thousands of wells and pipelines inspected after the fatal April 17th home explosion in Firestone, Colorado, set off a series of investigations, precautions and inspections by the local fire department, the Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission, Anadarko Petroleum and Great Western Oil