# PROVENCAL NAT. GAS SERV. — Gas distribution annual report (1978)

**Citation:** PHMSA Annual Report 780032 (1978)  
**Type / status:** inspection / historical  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** 1978-12-31

Gas distribution; reporting year 1978; LA. Operator-reported infrastructure data.

## Document text

Gas distribution annual report for reporting year 1978, submitted by PROVENCAL NAT. GAS SERV. (operator 15889). Reported scope: LA. Represented states: LA. Selected reported fields: system miles of main: 4; system services: 200; leaks outside force: 1. The sortable date is the reporting-period end, not the operator submission date.

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://data.transportation.gov/d/aemm-7pyq>
- Source ID: `phmsa-annual-reports`
- SHA-256: `ffa42220ccc8b3658eed98004999dd30d60e5ecec6f113dc9298c867808b411d`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-13T02:59:50.318Z
- Exported: 2026-08-22T22:05:33.107Z
- Document slug: `phmsa-annual-91d33fa4b87645cfd95815b3`

### Source metadata

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  "dataset": "gas_distribution",
  "reportYear": 1978,
  "reportNumber": "780032",
  "supplementalNumber": null,
  "sourceFormat": "legacy_xls",
  "operator": {
    "id": "15889",
    "name": "PROVENCAL NAT. GAS SERV."
  },
  "region": "LA",
  "commodity": null,
  "representedStates": [
    "LA"
  ],
  "jurisdictionClasses": [],
  "facilities": [],
  "metrics": {
    "SYSTEM_MILES_OF_MAIN": 4,
    "SYSTEM_SERVICES": 200,
    "LEAKS_OUTSIDE_FORCE": 1
  },
  "dependentRowsBySheet": {},
  "dataAsOf": null,
  "reportingPeriodEnd": "1978-12-31",
  "dateBasis": "calendar_year_end_not_submission_date",
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    "workbook": "annual_gas_distribution_1970_1989.xls",
    "sheet": "70-79",
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  "caveat": "Operator-reported annual infrastructure data may be corrected. The indexed date is the reporting-period end, not the submission date, and the record is not an agency finding about current facility condition.",
  "jurisdiction": "US",
  "operatorName": "PROVENCAL NAT. GAS SERV."
}
```