# PLAINS PIPELINE MIDCON LLC — Ness County, KS

**Citation:** NPMS FIPS 20135 / OPID 40498  
**Type / status:** inspection / current  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** 2026-07-16

4.271009 active Crude Oil pipeline miles in Ness County, KS; public NPMS snapshot 2026-07-16.

## Document text

PLAINS PIPELINE MIDCON LLC (PHMSA OPID 40498) reported 4.271009 active Crude Oil pipeline miles in Ness County, KS (county FIPS 20135) 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: `7e767c17b854e23c7ca36747be17eb924609843e1e39f1886663290e2dde5143`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T04:38:11.081Z
- Exported: 2026-08-26T15:45:19.815Z
- Document slug: `npms-mileage-67b8353a5ebdffffe0044ef0`

### Source metadata

```json
{
  "materialSubtype": "pipeline_mileage",
  "dataAsOf": "2026-07-16",
  "dateBasis": "data_as_of_not_publication_date",
  "fips": "20135",
  "stateFips": "20",
  "state": "KS",
  "county": "Ness County",
  "region": "Ness County, KS",
  "operator": {
    "id": "40498",
    "name": "PLAINS PIPELINE MIDCON LLC"
  },
  "commodity": "Crude Oil",
  "mileage": 4.27100947,
  "plantCount": null,
  "snapshotScope": "active_assets_only",
  "personalContactDataExcluded": true,
  "restrictedGisExcluded": true,
  "provenance": {
    "workbook": "pipeline_mileage",
    "sheet": "Summary - Cnty, Oper, Commodity",
    "rowNumber": 3692,
    "rowSha256": "bab2e8f47f51cf13c3457d665eedf07b90503d9048edf311e2215dfd5696cb2b"
  },
  "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": "PLAINS PIPELINE MIDCON LLC"
}
```