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On my lawn (near my driveway, close to the street curb), there is a
square patch of concrete. I never gave it much of a thought, I just
mowed around it.

However, a few days ago I noticed a small (maybe 3/4" diameter) metal
pipe sticking a couple inches up out of the lawn. It is right next to
this square of concrete. I never noticed this pipe before. If this
was a fill pipe to an oil tank, am I right in assuming it would be much
bigger? The pipe is not capped - it just looks like a standard round
metal pipe, similar to the 3/4" water pipes inside my home. (I do have
an underground sprinkler system but it uses plastic pipe so I don't
think it has anything to do with that.)

Could this pipe (and concrete) have something to do with an underground
oil tank? The house in in central NJ, built around 1960, currently
uses gas heat. But I'm sure it used oil at one time in the past. Now
I'm worried I may have inherited an underground tank. The fact this
pipe that was once hidden is now visible concerns me. Is there
anything else that this pipe could be, aside from an underground tank?
Maybe something to do with the natural gas or water lines?

Can anyone reccommend what steps I should take to determine what this
pipe is? Who I should call and what might need to be done?
I am unfortunately completely clueless about this stuff!

Thanks very much, any advice is greatly appreciated!

Doesn't sound like anything connected with an oil tank,
especially out near the curb.

You might call the water and gas utilities and ask
if it might be theirs.

Jim