# MERIT ENERGY COMPANY — Faulkner County, AR

**Citation:** NPMS FIPS 05045 / OPID 31875  
**Type / status:** inspection / current  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** 2026-07-16

15.16164 active Natural Gas pipeline miles in Faulkner County, AR; public NPMS snapshot 2026-07-16.

## Document text

MERIT ENERGY COMPANY (PHMSA OPID 31875) reported 15.16164 active Natural Gas pipeline miles in Faulkner County, AR (county FIPS 05045) 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: `bb01d722fec7297f1e2bb6b21f4decde4bc2d0fc41e4055f353bcad1b1412595`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T04:38:11.081Z
- Exported: 2026-08-26T19:58:05.332Z
- Document slug: `npms-mileage-4567723abecd67636fc05b24`

### Source metadata

```json
{
  "materialSubtype": "pipeline_mileage",
  "dataAsOf": "2026-07-16",
  "dateBasis": "data_as_of_not_publication_date",
  "fips": "05045",
  "stateFips": "05",
  "state": "AR",
  "county": "Faulkner County",
  "region": "Faulkner County, AR",
  "operator": {
    "id": "31875",
    "name": "MERIT ENERGY COMPANY"
  },
  "commodity": "Natural Gas",
  "mileage": 15.16164016,
  "plantCount": null,
  "snapshotScope": "active_assets_only",
  "personalContactDataExcluded": true,
  "restrictedGisExcluded": true,
  "provenance": {
    "workbook": "pipeline_mileage",
    "sheet": "Summary - Cnty, Oper, Commodity",
    "rowNumber": 411,
    "rowSha256": "165752764f2da86f0da04a0eae205616531865a5f42a19c4d86e4b6a3bb51df5"
  },
  "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"
}
```