# BLACK HILLS ENERGY — Box Butte County, NE

**Citation:** NPMS FIPS 31013 / OPID 15359  
**Type / status:** inspection / current  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** 2026-07-16

40.236229 active Natural Gas pipeline miles in Box Butte County, NE; public NPMS snapshot 2026-07-16.

## Document text

BLACK HILLS ENERGY (PHMSA OPID 15359) reported 40.236229 active Natural Gas pipeline miles in Box Butte County, NE (county FIPS 31013) 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: `95203d3dc6e83c4d9176ba17fc0e6e067f203f84e435c6fce419816743e267be`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T04:38:11.081Z
- Exported: 2026-08-26T02:39:50.451Z
- Document slug: `npms-mileage-b722c30980d09af383320d82`

### Source metadata

```json
{
  "materialSubtype": "pipeline_mileage",
  "dataAsOf": "2026-07-16",
  "dateBasis": "data_as_of_not_publication_date",
  "fips": "31013",
  "stateFips": "31",
  "state": "NE",
  "county": "Box Butte County",
  "region": "Box Butte County, NE",
  "operator": {
    "id": "15359",
    "name": "BLACK HILLS ENERGY"
  },
  "commodity": "Natural Gas",
  "mileage": 40.23622916,
  "plantCount": null,
  "snapshotScope": "active_assets_only",
  "personalContactDataExcluded": true,
  "restrictedGisExcluded": true,
  "provenance": {
    "workbook": "pipeline_mileage",
    "sheet": "Summary - Cnty, Oper, Commodity",
    "rowNumber": 7214,
    "rowSha256": "5f946cb9e23dc7c7d54b01a3ae2b51f43edacc77c9e5d83dd28a43a75937e87f"
  },
  "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"
}
```