# PLAINS PIPELINE MIDCON LLC — Rice County, KS

**Citation:** NPMS FIPS 20159 / OPID 40498  
**Type / status:** inspection / current  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** 2026-07-16

0.974 active Crude Oil pipeline miles in Rice County, KS; public NPMS snapshot 2026-07-16.

## Document text

PLAINS PIPELINE MIDCON LLC (PHMSA OPID 40498) reported 0.974 active Crude Oil pipeline miles in Rice County, KS (county FIPS 20159) 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: `c4e72a2c4b29610123cdba69c380cd40c0ac057c813c632c017fab00fb0db4f8`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T04:38:11.081Z
- Exported: 2026-08-26T17:48:31.528Z
- Document slug: `npms-mileage-d992f7793f49a5d19dafc300`

### Source metadata

```json
{
  "materialSubtype": "pipeline_mileage",
  "dataAsOf": "2026-07-16",
  "dateBasis": "data_as_of_not_publication_date",
  "fips": "20159",
  "stateFips": "20",
  "state": "KS",
  "county": "Rice County",
  "region": "Rice County, KS",
  "operator": {
    "id": "40498",
    "name": "PLAINS PIPELINE MIDCON LLC"
  },
  "commodity": "Crude Oil",
  "mileage": 0.974,
  "plantCount": null,
  "snapshotScope": "active_assets_only",
  "personalContactDataExcluded": true,
  "restrictedGisExcluded": true,
  "provenance": {
    "workbook": "pipeline_mileage",
    "sheet": "Summary - Cnty, Oper, Commodity",
    "rowNumber": 3781,
    "rowSha256": "f71af771a0a8c9a2f63d146750355994033ae177b80e41c2e8dd06d015ac7d1f"
  },
  "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": "PLAINS PIPELINE MIDCON LLC"
}
```