# EXPLORER PIPELINE CO — Houston County, TX

**Citation:** NPMS FIPS 48225 / OPID 4805  
**Type / status:** inspection / current  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** 2026-07-16

39.91615 active Non-HVL Petroleum Product pipeline miles in Houston County, TX; public NPMS snapshot 2026-07-16.

## Document text

EXPLORER PIPELINE CO (PHMSA OPID 4805) reported 39.91615 active Non-HVL Petroleum Product pipeline miles in Houston County, TX (county FIPS 48225) 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: `efe3643f2d51df6d36bd714f0f770e7d196d03e4df9558e057278d55c08c81bf`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T04:38:11.081Z
- Exported: 2026-08-22T22:13:37.120Z
- Document slug: `npms-mileage-286778a41f3bda2e71afd886`

### Source metadata

```json
{
  "materialSubtype": "pipeline_mileage",
  "dataAsOf": "2026-07-16",
  "dateBasis": "data_as_of_not_publication_date",
  "fips": "48225",
  "stateFips": "48",
  "state": "TX",
  "county": "Houston County",
  "region": "Houston County, TX",
  "operator": {
    "id": "4805",
    "name": "EXPLORER PIPELINE CO"
  },
  "commodity": "Non-HVL Petroleum Product",
  "mileage": 39.91614962,
  "plantCount": null,
  "snapshotScope": "active_assets_only",
  "personalContactDataExcluded": true,
  "restrictedGisExcluded": true,
  "provenance": {
    "workbook": "pipeline_mileage",
    "sheet": "Summary - Cnty, Oper, Commodity",
    "rowNumber": 12347,
    "rowSha256": "8943292d6c7674009e6fc384d7991e11cf8b40458066a5e356d9c984a008f037"
  },
  "citedSections": [
    "195.61"
  ],
  "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": "EXPLORER PIPELINE CO"
}
```