# NAFTEX OPERATING COMPANY — Kern County, CA

**Citation:** NPMS FIPS 06029 / OPID 32642  
**Type / status:** inspection / current  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** 2026-07-16

6.197881 active Natural Gas pipeline miles in Kern County, CA; public NPMS snapshot 2026-07-16.

## Document text

NAFTEX OPERATING COMPANY (PHMSA OPID 32642) reported 6.197881 active Natural Gas pipeline miles in Kern County, CA (county FIPS 06029) 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: `dad50a51ca75618fbaad8f716832c0e097b578c8f70568826b8d572c9f56caae`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T04:38:11.081Z
- Exported: 2026-08-24T21:27:38.923Z
- Document slug: `npms-mileage-7ea4ee78dc634e7c6c7b4f19`

### Source metadata

```json
{
  "materialSubtype": "pipeline_mileage",
  "dataAsOf": "2026-07-16",
  "dateBasis": "data_as_of_not_publication_date",
  "fips": "06029",
  "stateFips": "06",
  "state": "CA",
  "county": "Kern County",
  "region": "Kern County, CA",
  "operator": {
    "id": "32642",
    "name": "NAFTEX OPERATING COMPANY"
  },
  "commodity": "Natural Gas",
  "mileage": 6.19788068,
  "plantCount": null,
  "snapshotScope": "active_assets_only",
  "personalContactDataExcluded": true,
  "restrictedGisExcluded": true,
  "provenance": {
    "workbook": "pipeline_mileage",
    "sheet": "Summary - Cnty, Oper, Commodity",
    "rowNumber": 691,
    "rowSha256": "79d90db63fb44a44e4c2f35fc541d132357525cf611f5189e4847800235849f3"
  },
  "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": "NAFTEX OPERATING COMPANY"
}
```