Important Notices

RRC Access Management Process (RAMP) General Maintenance
Notice to Operators: Due to general maintenance, RRC Access Management Process (RAMP) will be intermittently unavailable Saturday, May 2, 2026, from 6:00 PM CT to 10:00 PM CT. Service availability for the system will be returned as quickly as possible.

Texas.Gov Payments General Maintenance
Notice to Operators: RRC Online Payments will be unavailable Thursday, May 7, 2026, from 9:30 PM CT to 10:00 PM CT. During this time, customers using RRC applications will be unable to process online payments through Texas.gov payment services and will be redirected to a maintenance page and unable to complete payments until after the maintenance is complete.

Texas Pipeline System Mileage

*A T-4 is a permit to operate a pipeline.

** A master metered system is a pipeline system, other than one designated as a local distribution system, for distributing natural gas within but not limited to a definable area, such as a mobile home park, housing project, or apartment complex, where the operator purchases metered gas from an outside source for resale through a gas distribution pipeline system.

*** Increase from PHMSA Gathering Line Rule CY-2022: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/11/15/2021-24240/pipeline-safety-safety-of-gas-gathering-pipelines-extension-of-reporting-requirements-regulation-of

**** Data Source Update to PHMSA Pipeline Datamart. Miles based on calendar year end annual reports for pipelines operating in Texas.

 
Pipeline System Mileage
Item Pipeline Type 2023 2024 2025 Jurisdiction T-4*
1 Natural Gas Distribution: Mains - Services 167,442 168,778 172,672 Intra-State No
2 Natural Gas Master Meters** 577 570 575 Intra-State No
3 LP-Gas Distribution: Mains - Services 495 511 512 Intra-State No
4 Natural Gas Transmission 33,760 33,816 34,587 Intra-State Yes
5 Natural Gas Gathering- Regulated 45,266** 45,762 45,704 Intra-State Yes
6 Natural Gas Gathering - Reporting Only  96,529** 106,832 109,909 Intra-State Yes
7 Hazardous Liquids Transmission 44,143 44,738 44,641 Intra-State Yes
8 Hazardous Liquids Gathering - Regulated  1,423 642 773 Intra-State Yes
9 Hazardous Liquids Gathering - Reporting Only 15,745 17,174 16,851 Intra-State Yes
10 Total Intra-State Pipeline Miles (RRC)
(sum of 1 through 9)		 405,380 418,823 426,224    
    11 Inter-State Natural Gas
Transmission - Gathering		 14,214 14,725 14,396 Inter-State Courtesy
12 Inter-State Hazardous Liquids Transmission - Gathering 32,432 31,477 32,170 Inter-State Courtesy
13 Total Inter-State Pipeline Miles (PHMSA)
(sum of 11 and 12)		 46,646 46,202 46,566    
14 Total Pipeline Miles in Texas:
Inter-State (PHMSA) and Intra-State (RRC)
(sum of 10 and 13)		 452,026**** 465,025**** 472,790    
           

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