Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Explorer Pipeline Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$32M
Total assets Below avg plan size
58
Participants Small participant base
78th
Percentile by assets National rank
$553,929
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Explorer Pipeline Company Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Explorer Pipeline Company · Oklahoma · Transportation & Warehousing

$32M in assets, 58 participants

Explorer Pipeline Company's Explorer Pipeline Company Retirement Plan reported $32M in total assets and 58 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 78th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #2,550 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,299 peers)

Where Explorer Pipeline Company Retirement Plan sits by assets

Explorer Pipeline Company Retirement Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $32M for 58 participants (~$553,929/participant), up 6.6% in 2024.

#2,550
in Transportation & Warehousing (3,299 peers)
+6.6%
assets growth YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Explorer Pipeline Company Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Explorer Pipeline Company Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$32,127,864 Top 22% higher than 78% of 123,620 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024

Explorer Pipeline Company Retirement Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Explorer Pipeline Company Retirement Plan is a small filing (58 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Explorer Pipeline Company Retirement Plan reported net income fell from $3M in the plan year 2023 filing to $1M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Explorer Pipeline Company Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $30M in the plan year 2023 filing to $32M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Explorer Pipeline Company Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 61 in the plan year 2023 filing to 58 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 730785982 · Explorer Pipeline Company PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Explorer Pipeline Company Retirement Plan · $32M · 58 · 78th

  • PART $32M
  • PART 58
  • PART 78th
  • PART Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PART near Buchalter Cash Balance Pension Plan
  • PART ind #2550

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Transportation & Warehousing retirement plans → · Plans in Oklahoma →

Explorer Pipeline Company Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Titan Bryan Pension Plan$32MPlumbers Local 360 Pension PlanPlumbers Local 360 Pension P…$32MExplorer Pipeline Company Retirement PlanExplorer Pipeline Company Re…$32MBuchalter Cash Balance Pension PlanBuchalter Cash Balance Pensi…$32MDefined Benefit Pension Plan of Covenant House, Inc.Defined Benefit Pension Plan…$32M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Explorer Pipeline Company Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$30M
Net Assets (End of Year)$32M
Net Income$1M
Employer EIN730785982
Plan Effective Date1970-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Explorer Pipeline Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Explorer Pipeline Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$123M 23.46859433964901% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$90M$100M$110M$120M$130M 202220232024 $99.5M $123M ▲ +23.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 308 $99M
2023 2 294 $111M
2024 2 300 $123M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Oklahoma

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Explorer Pipeline Company Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Oklahoma, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -100001000200030004000 -0.500.511.52 Total assets ($B) Participants Explorer Pipeline Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.032127864 · Participants: 58Explorer Pipeline Company Retirement PlanPipeline Industry Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 1.68715114 · Participants: 2308Pipeline Industry Pension FundWilliams Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.357458939 · Participants: 3357Williams Pension PlanOne Gas, Inc. Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.726126 · Participants: 670One Gas, Inc. Retirement PlanRetirement Plan for Employees of Devon Energy Corporation, Total assets ($B): 0.43487459 · Participants: 155Retirement Plan for Employees of Devon Energy CorporationIntegris Health, Inc. Retirement Plan a, Total assets ($B): 0.424374198 · Participants: 1061Integris Health, Inc. Retirement Plan a
Explorer Pipeline Company Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Oklahoma, assets vs. participants

Explorer Pipeline Company Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Oklahoma, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Buchalter Cash Balance Pension Plan in CA ($32M); by covered participants it is Jack Rubin & Sons, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan in CA (58 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($32M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (58 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Explorer Pipeline Company Retirement Plan assets move in 2024?
Explorer Pipeline Company Retirement Plan grew at a solid clip - up 6.6% during 2024, from $30M to $32M. Reported net income was $1M.
How have Explorer Pipeline Company plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Explorer Pipeline Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 23.5%, from $99M to $123M.
Where does Explorer Pipeline Company Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Explorer Pipeline Company Retirement Plan ranks in the 78th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Explorer Pipeline Company Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Buchalter Cash Balance Pension Plan in CA ($32M, 118 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Explorer Pipeline Company Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Jack Rubin & Sons, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan in CA (58 participants, $5M in assets).