# VIKING GAS TRANSMISSION CO — Benton County, MN

**Citation:** NPMS FIPS 27009 / OPID 21252  
**Type / status:** inspection / current  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** 2026-07-16

5.372093 active Natural Gas pipeline miles in Benton County, MN; public NPMS snapshot 2026-07-16.

## Document text

VIKING GAS TRANSMISSION CO (PHMSA OPID 21252) reported 5.372093 active Natural Gas pipeline miles in Benton County, MN (county FIPS 27009) 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: `a547af2229ea2113e043095cc4d7d6f59f3025e83f0ae4653a8f05e57b205709`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T04:38:11.081Z
- Exported: 2026-08-25T19:33:15.923Z
- Document slug: `npms-mileage-dd2d808c6583762bc8042230`

### Source metadata

```json
{
  "materialSubtype": "pipeline_mileage",
  "dataAsOf": "2026-07-16",
  "dateBasis": "data_as_of_not_publication_date",
  "fips": "27009",
  "stateFips": "27",
  "state": "MN",
  "county": "Benton County",
  "region": "Benton County, MN",
  "operator": {
    "id": "21252",
    "name": "VIKING GAS TRANSMISSION CO"
  },
  "commodity": "Natural Gas",
  "mileage": 5.3720928,
  "plantCount": null,
  "snapshotScope": "active_assets_only",
  "personalContactDataExcluded": true,
  "restrictedGisExcluded": true,
  "provenance": {
    "workbook": "pipeline_mileage",
    "sheet": "Summary - Cnty, Oper, Commodity",
    "rowNumber": 5956,
    "rowSha256": "5e80cfa26bf1551499512ad5de51406ae94359ecc0a878c60ab9bf4e7db6c500"
  },
  "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": "VIKING GAS TRANSMISSION CO"
}
```