# NEW MEXICO GAS COMPANY — Chaves County, NM

**Citation:** NPMS FIPS 35005 / OPID 6141  
**Type / status:** inspection / current  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** 2026-07-16

45.860947 active Natural Gas pipeline miles in Chaves County, NM; public NPMS snapshot 2026-07-16.

## Document text

NEW MEXICO GAS COMPANY (PHMSA OPID 6141) reported 45.860947 active Natural Gas pipeline miles in Chaves County, NM (county FIPS 35005) 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: `421f89ed5d994554b03870ca638034c8bc42e2ef9d5848d2f74542389f057f80`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T04:38:11.081Z
- Exported: 2026-08-25T05:12:11.979Z
- Document slug: `npms-mileage-aee5d0ce60ef23dc4394402c`

### Source metadata

```json
{
  "materialSubtype": "pipeline_mileage",
  "dataAsOf": "2026-07-16",
  "dateBasis": "data_as_of_not_publication_date",
  "fips": "35005",
  "stateFips": "35",
  "state": "NM",
  "county": "Chaves County",
  "region": "Chaves County, NM",
  "operator": {
    "id": "6141",
    "name": "NEW MEXICO GAS COMPANY"
  },
  "commodity": "Natural Gas",
  "mileage": 45.86094697,
  "plantCount": null,
  "snapshotScope": "active_assets_only",
  "personalContactDataExcluded": true,
  "restrictedGisExcluded": true,
  "provenance": {
    "workbook": "pipeline_mileage",
    "sheet": "Summary - Cnty, Oper, Commodity",
    "rowNumber": 7679,
    "rowSha256": "1a15d2ab62d6ff29a955716c33427d26a867ab43638156b205ffbefd5ccfd4d4"
  },
  "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": "NEW MEXICO GAS COMPANY"
}
```