# VALERO HOUSTON REFINERY — Harris County, TX

**Citation:** NPMS FIPS 48201 / OPID 39648  
**Type / status:** inspection / current  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** 2026-07-16

1.36503 active Crude Oil pipeline miles in Harris County, TX; public NPMS snapshot 2026-07-16.

## Document text

VALERO HOUSTON REFINERY (PHMSA OPID 39648) reported 1.36503 active Crude Oil pipeline miles in Harris County, TX (county FIPS 48201) 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: `5ab718ed119b93355acd78ba0352640c549cec44e71bdc8f043265d89d109314`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T04:38:11.081Z
- Exported: 2026-08-25T06:22:44.788Z
- Document slug: `npms-mileage-878bedab6a067e785d64617f`

### Source metadata

```json
{
  "materialSubtype": "pipeline_mileage",
  "dataAsOf": "2026-07-16",
  "dateBasis": "data_as_of_not_publication_date",
  "fips": "48201",
  "stateFips": "48",
  "state": "TX",
  "county": "Harris County",
  "region": "Harris County, TX",
  "operator": {
    "id": "39648",
    "name": "VALERO HOUSTON REFINERY"
  },
  "commodity": "Crude Oil",
  "mileage": 1.3650303,
  "plantCount": null,
  "snapshotScope": "active_assets_only",
  "personalContactDataExcluded": true,
  "restrictedGisExcluded": true,
  "provenance": {
    "workbook": "pipeline_mileage",
    "sheet": "Summary - Cnty, Oper, Commodity",
    "rowNumber": 12172,
    "rowSha256": "f562c3ea5dcaa954274842a5ed7c3f4174853023cdbcbfdf6d72c71b87da1c4a"
  },
  "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": "VALERO HOUSTON REFINERY"
}
```