# BLACK HILLS ENERGY — Rice County, KS

**Citation:** NPMS FIPS 20159 / OPID 15359  
**Type / status:** inspection / current  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** 2026-07-16

19.845894 active Natural Gas pipeline miles in Rice County, KS; public NPMS snapshot 2026-07-16.

## Document text

BLACK HILLS ENERGY (PHMSA OPID 15359) reported 19.845894 active Natural Gas pipeline miles in Rice County, KS (county FIPS 20159) 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: `b8eb0cd4a9d761746a53ed29ca7b4ba211f3020ec6526c19bd36247bb736b2d0`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T04:38:11.081Z
- Exported: 2026-08-25T14:20:40.464Z
- Document slug: `npms-mileage-8ee5f74a52bb1dce1b4ad884`

### Source metadata

```json
{
  "materialSubtype": "pipeline_mileage",
  "dataAsOf": "2026-07-16",
  "dateBasis": "data_as_of_not_publication_date",
  "fips": "20159",
  "stateFips": "20",
  "state": "KS",
  "county": "Rice County",
  "region": "Rice County, KS",
  "operator": {
    "id": "15359",
    "name": "BLACK HILLS ENERGY"
  },
  "commodity": "Natural Gas",
  "mileage": 19.84589394,
  "plantCount": null,
  "snapshotScope": "active_assets_only",
  "personalContactDataExcluded": true,
  "restrictedGisExcluded": true,
  "provenance": {
    "workbook": "pipeline_mileage",
    "sheet": "Summary - Cnty, Oper, Commodity",
    "rowNumber": 3770,
    "rowSha256": "8c83d4f0608e4745a3f2fe6dfcf9954870a8b8d1477ece30687ebc84482e9c8a"
  },
  "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"
}
```