# MONTANA - DAKOTA UTILITIES CO — Richland County, ND

**Citation:** NPMS FIPS 38077 / OPID 12684  
**Type / status:** inspection / current  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** 2026-07-16

20.544316 active Natural Gas pipeline miles in Richland County, ND; public NPMS snapshot 2026-07-16.

## Document text

MONTANA - DAKOTA UTILITIES CO (PHMSA OPID 12684) reported 20.544316 active Natural Gas pipeline miles in Richland County, ND (county FIPS 38077) 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: `b589ff5cc3525f553397e27fc82b39d801c372b390a451449496e0ba59901513`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T04:38:11.081Z
- Exported: 2026-08-27T15:29:32.188Z
- Document slug: `npms-mileage-6f460dd732036b02b27f2516`

### Source metadata

```json
{
  "materialSubtype": "pipeline_mileage",
  "dataAsOf": "2026-07-16",
  "dateBasis": "data_as_of_not_publication_date",
  "fips": "38077",
  "stateFips": "38",
  "state": "ND",
  "county": "Richland County",
  "region": "Richland County, ND",
  "operator": {
    "id": "12684",
    "name": "MONTANA - DAKOTA UTILITIES CO"
  },
  "commodity": "Natural Gas",
  "mileage": 20.54431629,
  "plantCount": null,
  "snapshotScope": "active_assets_only",
  "personalContactDataExcluded": true,
  "restrictedGisExcluded": true,
  "provenance": {
    "workbook": "pipeline_mileage",
    "sheet": "Summary - Cnty, Oper, Commodity",
    "rowNumber": 8424,
    "rowSha256": "9c72031b0ef6c3613d2723740d94e521df304cf551def72fb042e86a33f0102b"
  },
  "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": "MONTANA - DAKOTA UTILITIES CO"
}
```