# EXPLORER PIPELINE CO — Ford County, IL

**Citation:** NPMS FIPS 17053 / OPID 4805  
**Type / status:** inspection / current  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** 2026-07-16

18.521434 active Non-HVL Petroleum Product pipeline miles in Ford County, IL; public NPMS snapshot 2026-07-16.

## Document text

EXPLORER PIPELINE CO (PHMSA OPID 4805) reported 18.521434 active Non-HVL Petroleum Product pipeline miles in Ford County, IL (county FIPS 17053) 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: `32238f9b1614b1e6de8bfbb3ecbdd3951dde396bce0d7c435f963440e1e8f60e`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T04:38:11.081Z
- Exported: 2026-08-26T12:49:17.847Z
- Document slug: `npms-mileage-d7e5688511a8c5cceac6fd77`

### Source metadata

```json
{
  "materialSubtype": "pipeline_mileage",
  "dataAsOf": "2026-07-16",
  "dateBasis": "data_as_of_not_publication_date",
  "fips": "17053",
  "stateFips": "17",
  "state": "IL",
  "county": "Ford County",
  "region": "Ford County, IL",
  "operator": {
    "id": "4805",
    "name": "EXPLORER PIPELINE CO"
  },
  "commodity": "Non-HVL Petroleum Product",
  "mileage": 18.52143371,
  "plantCount": null,
  "snapshotScope": "active_assets_only",
  "personalContactDataExcluded": true,
  "restrictedGisExcluded": true,
  "provenance": {
    "workbook": "pipeline_mileage",
    "sheet": "Summary - Cnty, Oper, Commodity",
    "rowNumber": 1926,
    "rowSha256": "37477b56e7cd885d71e6c9f773a895517ed539f5c923f28da681d15809a3b78e"
  },
  "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"
}
```