EPA TRI Facility · Natural Gas Processing
Pelican Processing Plant
Patterson, LA · Parent: Enlink Midstream Operating LP
- Total releases
- 7.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 8
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Pelican Processing Plant: how the 7.7K lbs splits
7.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 7.7K lbs 100.0%
Pelican Processing Plant's 7.7K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. 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
Pelican Processing Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Patterson, LA, in the natural gas processing sector. It reported 3.8K lbs of releases across 8 chemicals in 2023, and 7.7K lbs in total across its 2022-2023 reporting years. That ranks 10,349 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. Pelican Processing Plant is pounds #271 and chemical-count #133 at 7.7K 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Cameron International Corp; Azz Galvanizing - Morgan City; Cameron International Corp; Enterprise Gas Processing LLC - Neptune Gas Plant. Similar-scale Natural Gas Processing peers outside Louisiana: Greenwood Gas Plant; Texas City Extraction Plant; Mb Frac VII; Brookeland Gas Processing Plant. Other Enlink Midstream Operating LP sites in this extract: Bridgeport Gas Processing Plant; Tom Stack LLC / Chisholm Plant; Cana Gas Processing Plant; Lobo Processing Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: n-Hexane; Toluene; Xylene (mixed isomers); Benzene.
Pelican Processing Plant stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 8 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 7.7K lbs (2022–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Greenwood Gas Plant and Texas City Extraction Plant.
Pelican Processing Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
7.7K lbs Top 40% higher than 60% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Pelican Processing Plant in the Natural Gas Processing sector extract
Among the 339 Natural Gas Processing facilities in this database, Pelican Processing Plant reports the 248th-largest volume (7.7K lbs). Scale peers outside Louisiana include Greenwood Gas Plant and Texas City Extraction Plant.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Pelican Processing Plant Form-R facts
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See how Pelican Processing Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
89% less than the comparison
2.7× 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 Pelican Processing Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 7.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2022 to 2023, total releases held roughly flat (3.8K lbs to 3.8K lbs).
Pelican Processing Plant: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2022–2023
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Pelican Processing Plant year-over-year reported totals (held roughly flat 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 | 3.8K lbs | 8 |
| 2023 | 3.8K lbs | 8 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2022–2023). 2 of 8 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| n-Hexane | 3.3K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 1.6K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 1.2K lbs | - |
| Benzene | 1.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylbenzene | 466 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cyclohexane | 20 lbs | - |
| Ethylene | 20 lbs | - |
| Propylene | 18 lbs | - |
Pelican Processing Plant · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Pelican Processing Plant
Closest other reporters in Louisiana - including Cameron International Corp, Azz Galvanizing - Morgan City, Cameron International Corp, 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. Greenwood Gas Plant, Texas City Extraction Plant, Mb Frac VII.
Compare beyond Louisiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Pelican Processing Plant on cumulative reported pounds (7.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (8). Release-pound peers include Forth Technologies Inc, Islechem LLC D.b.a. Actylis Buffalo, Inliner Solutions LLC. Chemical-count peers include Prepa-South Coast Power Plant, Argos Puerto Rico Corp., US Tsubaki Automotive 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 Enlink Midstream Operating LP Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Bridgeport Gas Processing Plant, Tom Stack LLC / Chisholm Plant, Cana Gas Processing 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, Toluene, Xylene (mixed isomers), Benzene; nearby reporters include Cameron International Corp. Pelican Processing Plant 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 Pelican Processing Plant TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead n-Hexane) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Pelican Processing Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Patterson, LA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2022–2023 (2 years). NAICS 211130 · Natural Gas Processing. 0.2% of St. Mary Parish TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Forth Technologies Inc (Δ 3 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Pelican Processing Plant 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