Colorado oil and gas spill could take 5 years to clean up
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Chevron said it could take five years to clean up the impacts of an oil spill in Colorado.
Last month, the Bishop Well in Galeton experienced a containment failure, causing the evacuation of some homes in the area and the temporary closure of Galeton Elementary School.
The Bishop well near Galeton in Northern Colorado.
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In a filing with state regulators, Chevron said they have recovered more than 91,000 barrels of the liquid waste that is a byproduct of oil and gas extraction. That’s about 3.8 million gallons.
The blowout on April 6 led to both crude oil and natural gas spewing into the air. A report from the state’s energy and carbon management commission said the barriers failed, leading to a loss of pressure control.
Residents within half a mile of the site were asked to evacuate. Several of those residents are still not able to return to their homes.
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