# EXPLORER PIPELINE CO — Lake County, IN

**Citation:** NPMS FIPS 18089 / OPID 4805  
**Type / status:** inspection / current  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** 2026-07-16

41.662831 active Non-HVL Petroleum Product pipeline miles in Lake County, IN; public NPMS snapshot 2026-07-16.

## Document text

EXPLORER PIPELINE CO (PHMSA OPID 4805) reported 41.662831 active Non-HVL Petroleum Product pipeline miles in Lake County, IN (county FIPS 18089) 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: `4561db9b7846448668de62ef6506b996f79d2f5133cd9f9fcacfd5cdc513b8c2`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T04:38:11.081Z
- Exported: 2026-08-25T13:11:44.420Z
- Document slug: `npms-mileage-c7a9be0a1f2c905b0229bb3a`

### Source metadata

```json
{
  "materialSubtype": "pipeline_mileage",
  "dataAsOf": "2026-07-16",
  "dateBasis": "data_as_of_not_publication_date",
  "fips": "18089",
  "stateFips": "18",
  "state": "IN",
  "county": "Lake County",
  "region": "Lake County, IN",
  "operator": {
    "id": "4805",
    "name": "EXPLORER PIPELINE CO"
  },
  "commodity": "Non-HVL Petroleum Product",
  "mileage": 41.66283146,
  "plantCount": null,
  "snapshotScope": "active_assets_only",
  "personalContactDataExcluded": true,
  "restrictedGisExcluded": true,
  "provenance": {
    "workbook": "pipeline_mileage",
    "sheet": "Summary - Cnty, Oper, Commodity",
    "rowNumber": 2551,
    "rowSha256": "6717631a57c22485a541f08d38a0561c863f2dc1e7af648b4c35bc953f59e8b1"
  },
  "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": "EXPLORER PIPELINE CO"
}
```