# SOUTHERN STAR CENTRAL GAS PIPELINE, INC — Rice County, KS

**Citation:** NPMS FIPS 20159 / OPID 31711  
**Type / status:** inspection / current  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** 2026-07-16

109.573275 active Natural Gas pipeline miles in Rice County, KS; public NPMS snapshot 2026-07-16.

## Document text

SOUTHERN STAR CENTRAL GAS PIPELINE, INC (PHMSA OPID 31711) reported 109.573275 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: `a169fe73daefb56ea8c277287e0252fdda2b6b484f39b24f82c4050cf05db210`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T04:38:11.081Z
- Exported: 2026-08-24T16:21:34.162Z
- Document slug: `npms-mileage-aa20eae886e12a7f3362d4c7`

### 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": "31711",
    "name": "SOUTHERN STAR CENTRAL GAS PIPELINE, INC"
  },
  "commodity": "Natural Gas",
  "mileage": 109.57327468,
  "plantCount": null,
  "snapshotScope": "active_assets_only",
  "personalContactDataExcluded": true,
  "restrictedGisExcluded": true,
  "provenance": {
    "workbook": "pipeline_mileage",
    "sheet": "Summary - Cnty, Oper, Commodity",
    "rowNumber": 3775,
    "rowSha256": "5765175dcca52d27179e20e5a8c2fb529d3a0b6b653a49b636ecce3a8d961f55"
  },
  "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": "SOUTHERN STAR CENTRAL GAS PIPELINE, INC"
}
```