# BLACK HILLS ENERGY — McPherson County, KS

**Citation:** NPMS FIPS 20113 / OPID 15359  
**Type / status:** inspection / current  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** 2026-07-16

6.314773 active Natural Gas pipeline miles in McPherson County, KS; public NPMS snapshot 2026-07-16.

## Document text

BLACK HILLS ENERGY (PHMSA OPID 15359) reported 6.314773 active Natural Gas pipeline miles in McPherson County, KS (county FIPS 20113) 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: `65f4df1823b8e0c9f20f5588bd3583beb3d819fe6ce799f63ee456af440309a2`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T04:38:11.081Z
- Exported: 2026-08-25T05:19:30.381Z
- Document slug: `npms-mileage-5bcec9e64d39b592b7f4db64`

### Source metadata

```json
{
  "materialSubtype": "pipeline_mileage",
  "dataAsOf": "2026-07-16",
  "dateBasis": "data_as_of_not_publication_date",
  "fips": "20113",
  "stateFips": "20",
  "state": "KS",
  "county": "McPherson County",
  "region": "McPherson County, KS",
  "operator": {
    "id": "15359",
    "name": "BLACK HILLS ENERGY"
  },
  "commodity": "Natural Gas",
  "mileage": 6.31477271,
  "plantCount": null,
  "snapshotScope": "active_assets_only",
  "personalContactDataExcluded": true,
  "restrictedGisExcluded": true,
  "provenance": {
    "workbook": "pipeline_mileage",
    "sheet": "Summary - Cnty, Oper, Commodity",
    "rowNumber": 3600,
    "rowSha256": "8985a9a4a2b6ed38883388bc92ed6b9e3144cd170ed9a3d275b615db89e058e2"
  },
  "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": "BLACK HILLS ENERGY"
}
```