# EXPLORER PIPELINE CO — Macoupin County, IL

**Citation:** NPMS FIPS 17117 / OPID 4805  
**Type / status:** inspection / current  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** 2026-07-16

22.064104 active Non-HVL Petroleum Product pipeline miles in Macoupin County, IL; public NPMS snapshot 2026-07-16.

## Document text

EXPLORER PIPELINE CO (PHMSA OPID 4805) reported 22.064104 active Non-HVL Petroleum Product pipeline miles in Macoupin County, IL (county FIPS 17117) 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: `a223f23750527b7ee2efa447de3e4db4f9d3a6a7a299f0ff5a5662ed4be29f62`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T04:38:11.081Z
- Exported: 2026-08-24T13:29:39.409Z
- Document slug: `npms-mileage-fe3b54eb9113810fc2ac4579`

### Source metadata

```json
{
  "materialSubtype": "pipeline_mileage",
  "dataAsOf": "2026-07-16",
  "dateBasis": "data_as_of_not_publication_date",
  "fips": "17117",
  "stateFips": "17",
  "state": "IL",
  "county": "Macoupin County",
  "region": "Macoupin County, IL",
  "operator": {
    "id": "4805",
    "name": "EXPLORER PIPELINE CO"
  },
  "commodity": "Non-HVL Petroleum Product",
  "mileage": 22.06410417,
  "plantCount": null,
  "snapshotScope": "active_assets_only",
  "personalContactDataExcluded": true,
  "restrictedGisExcluded": true,
  "provenance": {
    "workbook": "pipeline_mileage",
    "sheet": "Summary - Cnty, Oper, Commodity",
    "rowNumber": 2106,
    "rowSha256": "809a8b3ffde46b43ca069d09ccc44dc04c2f6b1270527259cdb393e0c57c88d5"
  },
  "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"
}
```