EPA TRI Facility · Natural Gas Processing
Discovery Producer Services: Paradis Fractionator
Paradis, LA · Parent: The Williams Cos
- Total releases
- 8.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 7
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Discovery Producer Services: Paradis Fractionator: how the 8.9K lbs splits
8.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 8.3K lbs 92.7%
- Water Discharges 630 lbs 7.0%
- Off-site Transfers 23 lbs 0.3%
Discovery Producer Services: Paradis Fractionator's 8.9K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 92.7% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 7.0%. 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 AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Discovery Producer Services: Paradis Fractionator is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Paradis, LA, in the natural gas processing sector. It reported 4.2K lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2023, and 8.9K lbs in total across its 2022-2023 reporting years. That ranks 10,048 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. Discovery Producer Services: Paradis Fractionator is pounds #264 and chemical-count #149 at 8.9K 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: Barriere Construction Co LLC - Boutte Asphalt Plant; Hexion Luling Facility; Bayer Cropscience LP; Occidental Chemical Corp Luling. Similar-scale Natural Gas Processing peers outside Louisiana: Buffalo Creek Processing Plant; Williams Ohio Valley Midstream - Fort Beeler Gas Processing; Bucking Horse Plant; Roger Mills Gas Processing Plant. Other The Williams Cos sites in this extract: Mid-Continent Fractionation & Storage Conway Fra; Echo Springs Gas Plant; Opal Gas Plant; Discovery Producer Services:larose Cryogenic Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: n-Hexane; Chlorine; Benzene; Toluene.
Discovery Producer Services: Paradis Fractionator stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (92.7% air releases) across 7 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 8.9K lbs (2022–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Buffalo Creek Processing Plant and Williams Ohio Valley Midstream - Fort Beeler Gas Processing.
Discovery Producer Services: Paradis Fractionator vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
8.9K lbs Top 39% higher than 61% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Discovery Producer Services: Paradis Fractionator: n-Hexane-led volume
Among the 339 Natural Gas Processing facilities in this database, Discovery Producer Services: Paradis Fractionator reports the 240th-largest volume (8.9K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: n-Hexane alone is 78.3% of the total. Scale peers outside Louisiana include Buffalo Creek Processing Plant and Williams Ohio Valley Midstream - Fort Beeler Gas Processing.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Discovery Producer Services: Paradis Fractionator's pounds in one chemical - here n-Hexane at 78.3%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Discovery Producer Services: Paradis Fractionator's total reported releases fell from 4.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Discovery Producer Services: Paradis Fractionator's water releases fell from 630 lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Discovery Producer Services: Paradis Fractionator's off-site transfers fell from 23 lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Discovery Producer Services: Paradis Fractionator's air releases rose from 4.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Discovery Producer Services: Paradis Fractionator Form-R facts
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See how Discovery Producer Services: Paradis Fractionator stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
2.9× more than the comparison
7.0× more 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 Discovery Producer Services: Paradis Fractionator releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 8.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2022 to 2023, total releases decreased by 11% (4.7K lbs to 4.2K lbs).
Discovery Producer Services: Paradis Fractionator: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2022–2023
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Discovery Producer Services: Paradis Fractionator year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 11% 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 | 4.7K lbs | 7 |
| 2023 | 4.2K lbs | 7 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2022–2023). 2 of 7 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| n-Hexane | 7.0K lbs | - |
| Chlorine | 630 lbs | - |
| Benzene | 569 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Toluene | 365 lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 221 lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 151 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cyclohexane | 4 lbs | - |
Discovery Producer Services: Paradis Fractionator · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Discovery Producer Services: Paradis Fractionator
Closest other reporters in Louisiana - including Barriere Construction Co LLC - Boutte Asphalt Plant, Hexion Luling Facility, Bayer Cropscience LP, 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. Buffalo Creek Processing Plant, Williams Ohio Valley Midstream - Fort Beeler Gas Processing, Bucking Horse Plant.
Compare beyond Louisiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Discovery Producer Services: Paradis Fractionator on cumulative reported pounds (8.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (7). Release-pound peers include Barton Solvents Inc Bettendorf, Bodycote Thermal Processing, Buffalo Creek Processing Plant. Chemical-count peers include Hubbell Caribe Ltd, Celanese Microcircuits Industries Ltd., Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority. 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.
- Barton Solvents Inc Bettendorf Bettendorf, IA · Chemical Wholesalers 9.0K lbs reported
- Bodycote Thermal Processing Worcester, MA · Fabricated Metals 8.9K lbs reported
- Buffalo Creek Processing Plant Sayre, OK · Natural Gas Processing 8.9K lbs reported
- US Army Picatinny Arsenal Picatinny Arsenal, NJ · Other 9.0K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other The Williams Cos Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Mid-Continent Fractionation & Storage Conway Fra, Echo Springs Gas Plant, Opal Gas Plant.
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, Chlorine, Benzene, Toluene; nearby reporters include Barriere Construction Co LLC - Boutte Asphalt Plant. Discovery Producer Services: Paradis Fractionator stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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 Discovery Producer Services: Paradis Fractionator TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead n-Hexane) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Discovery Producer Services: Paradis Fractionator totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Paradis, LA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2022–2023 (2 years). NAICS 211130 · Natural Gas Processing. 0.0% of St. Charles Parish TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Barton Solvents Inc Bettendorf (Δ 7 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Discovery Producer Services: Paradis Fractionator stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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