# HOBBS GAS CO. — Gas distribution annual report (1972)

**Citation:** PHMSA Annual Report 720696 (1972)  
**Type / status:** inspection / historical  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** 1972-12-31

Gas distribution; reporting year 1972; NM. Operator-reported infrastructure data.

## Document text

Gas distribution annual report for reporting year 1972, submitted by HOBBS GAS CO. (operator 7285). Reported scope: NM. Represented states: NM. Selected reported fields: system miles of main: 249; system services: 9832; leaks corrosion: 95; leaks outside force: 2; leaks construction defect: 13; leaks other: 2. 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: `cffc7d02bd00a98c330f1ada71dc61d3a1dde11d44dc6cf1e49a3dbc2557753e`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-13T02:59:50.318Z
- Exported: 2026-08-27T08:48:52.111Z
- Document slug: `phmsa-annual-9984a87a033af246b297f0a8`

### Source metadata

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  "reportYear": 1972,
  "reportNumber": "720696",
  "supplementalNumber": null,
  "sourceFormat": "legacy_xls",
  "operator": {
    "id": "7285",
    "name": "HOBBS GAS CO."
  },
  "region": "NM",
  "commodity": null,
  "representedStates": [
    "NM"
  ],
  "jurisdictionClasses": [],
  "facilities": [],
  "metrics": {
    "SYSTEM_MILES_OF_MAIN": 249,
    "SYSTEM_SERVICES": 9832,
    "LEAKS_CORROSION": 95,
    "LEAKS_OUTSIDE_FORCE": 2,
    "LEAKS_CONSTRUCTION_DEFECT": 13,
    "LEAKS_OTHER": 2
  },
  "dependentRowsBySheet": {},
  "dataAsOf": null,
  "reportingPeriodEnd": "1972-12-31",
  "dateBasis": "calendar_year_end_not_submission_date",
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    "workbook": "annual_gas_distribution_1970_1989.xls",
    "sheet": "70-79",
    "rowNumber": 3377,
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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": "HOBBS GAS CO."
}
```