How to locate underground low pressure gas pipes

At some older properties you will sometimes find that, even though the gas in the area has been upgraded to high pressure gas, there will still be a low or medium pressure gas pipe, laid underground within the ground of the property.
And whilst it probably won’t be connected to the actual gas main anymore, it can still be a pain to deal with and cause interference with whatever works are happening at the property.
If we can, we always try to make the effort to locate these older pipes, even though they are not in use anymore. This way the landscaper or fencing contractor or plumber or electrician or whomever it is that is doing the works at the property, can be aware of exactly where all the pipes onsite are and can then either remove the old ones or try and work around them.

***NOTE - seeing we are discussing old abandoned cables and pipes, I should really make one thing clear so there is no confusion.
We are private contractors, we are not employees of the gas company or Telstra or any of the utility authorities. Despite our accreditations and approvals from utility companies to locate their underground assets, we are not authorised to give you permission to cut through any assets, despite the fact that we may think it is old and not in use anymore.
In the video you will have seen that the gas pipe we connected to had a cap on it sealing the pipe. Who's to say that this pipe was not still live and was simply capped off. Now we don't think it was, as there is only a high-pressure gas main in the street. But the point being, we just want to give you the heads up in advance, that whilst we can locate old abandoned services, we are not authorised to give you permission to remove them when you do your works on site.
Ok, disclaimer over :), as I’m sure most of you would have known and understood that already. But like always, if you do have any questions just leave them in the comments below, or even just give us a buzz one night after work and I will try and answer any questions you might have about it.

Regards Ben
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Geelong Cable Locations are the experts to call when you need to know where underground cables and pipes are buried.

We service Geelong, Melbourne and Country Victoria.

We offer:
- Electromagnetic Field Locating (also known as digital locating, or just cable locating)
- Ground Penetrating Radar
- Non-Destructive Digging (also known as hydro excavation, or vacuum excavation, or even just known as NDD)
- Concrete scanning
- Acoustic locating (perfect for locating poly water pipes)
- Drafting
- GPS plotting
- Project management

We’ve been in business since 1998, making us one of the oldest and most experienced service locating companies in Victoria.

Our manager Ben Minutoli was the first in Victoria to obtain his Dial Before You Dig certification and, to date, we’re still the only company in Victoria to have multiple technicians within the company who are DBYD certified (if you don't know, that’s the highest level of certification for a locator in Australia).



If you have a question about either of those blog posts or, better still, if we can be of any assistance to you with any of your locating needs—or even if you’d just like to discuss a project you’re working on—then feel free to call us toll-free on 1800 449 543.
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Hi my names Vanessa myers. I am currently in school right now for utility locator in Michigan. And I don’t feel confident in my work. I’m scared. Is there a way you can break it down for me. With gas, phone, cable, electric because I’m so confused on how to find the pipes ext. and all that. My school doesn’t break it down for me. And I am a slower learner then everyone else. That would be cool if you can make a video showing me how to locate phone, cable, gas, electric under ground I suppose.