# EL PASO NATURAL GAS CO — Chaves County, NM

**Citation:** NPMS FIPS 35005 / OPID 4280  
**Type / status:** inspection / current  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** 2026-07-16

123.953756 active Natural Gas pipeline miles in Chaves County, NM; public NPMS snapshot 2026-07-16.

## Document text

EL PASO NATURAL GAS CO (PHMSA OPID 4280) reported 123.953756 active Natural Gas pipeline miles in Chaves County, NM (county FIPS 35005) 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: `fc5fa131c1bfe3d3a998f1f37149a0ff112beacb2c4c393129cd1986708c5076`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T04:38:11.081Z
- Exported: 2026-08-26T13:18:59.917Z
- Document slug: `npms-mileage-dbca224a04c933e27884c9db`

### Source metadata

```json
{
  "materialSubtype": "pipeline_mileage",
  "dataAsOf": "2026-07-16",
  "dateBasis": "data_as_of_not_publication_date",
  "fips": "35005",
  "stateFips": "35",
  "state": "NM",
  "county": "Chaves County",
  "region": "Chaves County, NM",
  "operator": {
    "id": "4280",
    "name": "EL PASO NATURAL GAS CO"
  },
  "commodity": "Natural Gas",
  "mileage": 123.95375566,
  "plantCount": null,
  "snapshotScope": "active_assets_only",
  "personalContactDataExcluded": true,
  "restrictedGisExcluded": true,
  "provenance": {
    "workbook": "pipeline_mileage",
    "sheet": "Summary - Cnty, Oper, Commodity",
    "rowNumber": 7678,
    "rowSha256": "026bcc4427e1f8a532dd681d44df939bb67147a21e03c59ac58bc630244752f5"
  },
  "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": "EL PASO NATURAL GAS CO"
}
```