# MERIT ENERGY COMPANY — Wood County, TX

**Citation:** NPMS FIPS 48499 / OPID 31875  
**Type / status:** inspection / current  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** 2026-07-16

5.226411 active Crude Oil pipeline miles in Wood County, TX; public NPMS snapshot 2026-07-16.

## Document text

MERIT ENERGY COMPANY (PHMSA OPID 31875) reported 5.226411 active Crude Oil pipeline miles in Wood County, TX (county FIPS 48499) 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: `55091583bd97fae64ec4b677bc7068ddec6f7dcdd0acdd56fa28674c86262e6f`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T04:38:11.081Z
- Exported: 2026-08-23T19:55:36.033Z
- Document slug: `npms-mileage-c671e99084089805e61351aa`

### Source metadata

```json
{
  "materialSubtype": "pipeline_mileage",
  "dataAsOf": "2026-07-16",
  "dateBasis": "data_as_of_not_publication_date",
  "fips": "48499",
  "stateFips": "48",
  "state": "TX",
  "county": "Wood County",
  "region": "Wood County, TX",
  "operator": {
    "id": "31875",
    "name": "MERIT ENERGY COMPANY"
  },
  "commodity": "Crude Oil",
  "mileage": 5.22641099,
  "plantCount": null,
  "snapshotScope": "active_assets_only",
  "personalContactDataExcluded": true,
  "restrictedGisExcluded": true,
  "provenance": {
    "workbook": "pipeline_mileage",
    "sheet": "Summary - Cnty, Oper, Commodity",
    "rowNumber": 14394,
    "rowSha256": "6a1765cea54764399b20bf510912d07c08114f114504f07076111d7304228790"
  },
  "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": "MERIT ENERGY COMPANY"
}
```