EPA TRI Facility · Natural Gas Processing
Cotton Valley Gas Plant
Cotton Valley, LA · Parent: Exxon Mobil Corp
- Total releases
- 66.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Cotton Valley Gas Plant: how the 66.5K lbs splits
66.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 64.0K lbs 96.3%
- Air Releases 2.4K lbs 3.7%
- Off-site Transfers 33 lbs <0.1%
Cotton Valley Gas Plant's 66.5K lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 96.3% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 3.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: n-Hexane.
Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds
Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.
LIGHT volume LAND pathway CARC-LEAN
Cotton Valley Gas Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Cotton Valley, LA, in the natural gas processing sector. It reported 27.1K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 66.5K lbs in total across its 2022-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,492 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Louisiana's 417 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Cotton Valley Gas Plant is pounds #178 and chemical-count #194 at 66.5K lbs. Bayer Cropscience LP leads reported pounds (81.9M lbs) at 17 chemicals (chemical-count #52). Eco-Services Operations leads chemical count at 68 chemicals (163.5K lbs, pounds #136). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Calumet Cotton Valley Refining LLC Calumet Cotton Valley; Teijin Automotive Technologies Louisiana LLC; Calumet Princeton Refining LLC; Abx Solutions LLC. Similar-scale Natural Gas Processing peers outside Louisiana: Salt Creek Field Gas Plant; Wattenberg Gas Plant/ Anadarko Dj Gas Processing LLC; Eog Resources Inc Smiley Hub; Eog Resources Inc Lyssy Hub. Other Exxon Mobil Corp sites in this extract: Exxonmobil Refining & Supply Baytown Refinery (part); Exxonmobil Baton Rouge Chemical Plant (part); Exxonmobil Baton Rouge Refinery (part); Exxonmobil Oil Corp Joliet Refinery. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: n-Hexane; Toluene; Xylene (mixed isomers); Benzene.
Cotton Valley Gas Plant stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant LAND pathway (96.3% land disposal) across 5 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 66.5K lbs (2022–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Salt Creek Field Gas Plant and Wattenberg Gas Plant/ Anadarko Dj Gas Processing LLC.
Cotton Valley Gas Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
66K lbs Top 21% higher than 79% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Cotton Valley Gas Plant in the Natural Gas Processing sector extract
Among the 339 Natural Gas Processing facilities in this database, Cotton Valley Gas Plant reports the 77th-largest volume, placing it in the top 22.7% of its sector. Scale peers outside Louisiana include Salt Creek Field Gas Plant and Wattenberg Gas Plant/ Anadarko Dj Gas Processing LLC.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Cotton Valley Gas Plant's total reported releases fell from 39.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 27.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Cotton Valley Gas Plant's off-site transfers fell from 33 lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Cotton Valley Gas Plant's land releases fell from 37.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 26.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Cotton Valley Gas Plant's air releases fell from 1.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Cotton Valley Gas Plant Form-R facts
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See how Cotton Valley Gas Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
58% less than the comparison
55% less than the comparison
Comparison reflects reported pounds and chemical counts, not toxicity or health risk. Averages cover facilities reporting any release.
How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Cotton Valley Gas Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 66.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2022 to 2023, total releases decreased by 31% (39.3K lbs to 27.1K lbs).
Cotton Valley Gas Plant: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2022–2023
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Cotton Valley Gas Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 31% from 2022 to 2023). TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production, waste handling, and reporting changes, not only with controls. Lead chemical in the extract: n-Hexane.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 39.3K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 27.1K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2022–2023). 1 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| n-Hexane | 35.7K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 14.4K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 11.2K lbs | - |
| Benzene | 5.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methanol | 0 lbs | - |
Cotton Valley Gas Plant · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Cotton Valley Gas Plant
Closest other reporters in Louisiana - including Calumet Cotton Valley Refining LLC Calumet Cotton Valley, Teijin Automotive Technologies Louisiana LLC, Calumet Princeton Refining LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 416 other reporting facilities in Louisiana.
Similar Natural Gas Processing Facilities
Other Natural Gas Processing facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Louisiana - e.g. Salt Creek Field Gas Plant, Wattenberg Gas Plant/ Anadarko Dj Gas Processing LLC, Eog Resources Inc Smiley Hub.
Compare beyond Louisiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Cotton Valley Gas Plant on cumulative reported pounds (66.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Hygenic Corp, Channellock Inc, Qualico Steel Co Inc. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico LLC. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Exxon Mobil Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Exxonmobil Refining & Supply Baytown Refinery (part), Exxonmobil Baton Rouge Chemical Plant (part), Exxonmobil Baton Rouge Refinery (part).
About TRI Data
Data as of 2023 reporting year. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory.
On this page the largest disclosed chemicals include n-Hexane, Toluene, Xylene (mixed isomers), Benzene; nearby reporters include Calumet Cotton Valley Refining LLC Calumet Cotton Valley. Cotton Valley Gas Plant stamps LIGHT volume · LAND pathway · CARC-LEAN carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
Use and verify this record
This Cotton Valley Gas Plant TRI extract (LIGHT · LAND · CARC-LEAN · lead n-Hexane) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Cotton Valley Gas Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Cotton Valley, LA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2022–2023 (2 years). NAICS 211130 · Natural Gas Processing. 24.6% of Webster Parish TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Hygenic Corp (Δ 39 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Cotton Valley Gas Plant stamps LIGHT volume · LAND pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead n-Hexane. PlainEnviro renders this EPA Form-R extract from its pipeline; no figure is typed in by an editor. Corrections: editorial policy.
All federal data sources used on this page
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basic Data Files - annual self-reported chemical-release filings. epa.gov
- EPA TRI Program reference - how chemicals and reported releases are counted. epa.gov
- EPA Facility Registry Service - facility location and identity. epa.gov
- EPA ECHO - regulatory and compliance context. epa.gov
- EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse exposing these datasets. epa.gov