# MERIT ENERGY COMPANY — Van Buren County, AR

**Citation:** NPMS FIPS 05141 / OPID 31875  
**Type / status:** inspection / current  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** 2026-07-16

1.385009 active Natural Gas pipeline miles in Van Buren County, AR; public NPMS snapshot 2026-07-16.

## Document text

MERIT ENERGY COMPANY (PHMSA OPID 31875) reported 1.385009 active Natural Gas pipeline miles in Van Buren County, AR (county FIPS 05141) in the public NPMS summary snapshot dated 2026-07-16. The snapshot includes active assets only and excludes permanently abandoned assets. Exact pipeline locations and restricted NPMS GIS data are not included.

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://www.npms.phmsa.dot.gov/Documents/NPMS_Active_Pipe_County_Mileage.xlsx>
- Source ID: `npms-public-summaries`
- SHA-256: `bea5ad6d8fdc11ad6e170988f59c1e693c28c9483923013db813a3bbad4e3f49`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T04:38:11.081Z
- Exported: 2026-08-27T17:03:00.854Z
- Document slug: `npms-mileage-15e6bb7a9e08b2a0fd02d011`

### Source metadata

```json
{
  "materialSubtype": "pipeline_mileage",
  "dataAsOf": "2026-07-16",
  "dateBasis": "data_as_of_not_publication_date",
  "fips": "05141",
  "stateFips": "05",
  "state": "AR",
  "county": "Van Buren County",
  "region": "Van Buren County, AR",
  "operator": {
    "id": "31875",
    "name": "MERIT ENERGY COMPANY"
  },
  "commodity": "Natural Gas",
  "mileage": 1.38500947,
  "plantCount": null,
  "snapshotScope": "active_assets_only",
  "personalContactDataExcluded": true,
  "restrictedGisExcluded": true,
  "provenance": {
    "workbook": "pipeline_mileage",
    "sheet": "Summary - Cnty, Oper, Commodity",
    "rowNumber": 592,
    "rowSha256": "100ce874cba3c0775f399dd092b88c849a1f103a3ac985814afc6bfa2b44d805"
  },
  "citedSections": [
    "191.29"
  ],
  "caveat": "Public aggregate snapshot only. It is not a complete representation of exact pipeline locations, may be updated, and is not an agency finding about facility condition.",
  "jurisdiction": "US",
  "operatorName": "MERIT ENERGY COMPANY"
}
```