# NICHOLS OPERATING LLC — Saline County, IL

**Citation:** NPMS FIPS 17165 / OPID 40173  
**Type / status:** inspection / current  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** 2026-07-16

0.196481 active Natural Gas pipeline miles in Saline County, IL; public NPMS snapshot 2026-07-16.

## Document text

NICHOLS OPERATING LLC (PHMSA OPID 40173) reported 0.196481 active Natural Gas pipeline miles in Saline County, IL (county FIPS 17165) 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: `a84381b714ba2fd62dbd391206f5ecf2cce90939c6d2b0ecc0a70b69def35b44`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T04:38:11.081Z
- Exported: 2026-08-25T16:14:40.718Z
- Document slug: `npms-mileage-e90de2475f5aeb463d33f5ec`

### Source metadata

```json
{
  "materialSubtype": "pipeline_mileage",
  "dataAsOf": "2026-07-16",
  "dateBasis": "data_as_of_not_publication_date",
  "fips": "17165",
  "stateFips": "17",
  "state": "IL",
  "county": "Saline County",
  "region": "Saline County, IL",
  "operator": {
    "id": "40173",
    "name": "NICHOLS OPERATING LLC"
  },
  "commodity": "Natural Gas",
  "mileage": 0.19648106,
  "plantCount": null,
  "snapshotScope": "active_assets_only",
  "personalContactDataExcluded": true,
  "restrictedGisExcluded": true,
  "provenance": {
    "workbook": "pipeline_mileage",
    "sheet": "Summary - Cnty, Oper, Commodity",
    "rowNumber": 2233,
    "rowSha256": "813d549cf331fb050df92df2536d432f8e02e89066cd691e565147f35ee506f2"
  },
  "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": "NICHOLS OPERATING LLC"
}
```