EPA TRI Facility · Natural Gas Processing
Bakken Gas Plant
Sidney, MT · Parent: Kinder Morgan
- Total releases
- 10.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 7
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Bakken Gas Plant: how the 10.7K lbs splits
10.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 8.9K lbs 83.6%
- Air Releases 1.8K lbs 16.4%
Bakken Gas Plant's 10.7K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 83.6% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 16.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Methanol.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Bakken Gas Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Sidney, MT, in the natural gas processing sector. It reported 6.9K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 10.7K lbs in total across its 2022-2023 reporting years. That ranks 9,692 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Montana's 67 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Bakken Gas Plant is pounds #39 and chemical-count #17 at 10.7K lbs. Montana Resources LLC leads reported pounds (215.2M lbs) at 12 chemicals (chemical-count #11). Phillips 66 Co Billings Refinery leads chemical count at 39 chemicals (465.0K lbs, pounds #16). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Sidney Sugars Inc; Lewis & Clark Station; Thatcher Co of North Dakota Inc; US Cbp Raymond Port of Entry Be# MT0050. Similar-scale Natural Gas Processing peers outside Montana: Freeport Lng Pretreatment Facility; Enable Products/wheeler Natural Gas Processing Plant; Roberts Ranch Gas Plant; Houston Gas Plant. Other Kinder Morgan sites in this extract: Bluebell Gas Plant; Altamont Gas Plant-Kinder Morgan; CO2 Extraction Plant; Kinder Morgan Crude & Condensate LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; n-Hexane; Benzene; Cyclohexane.
Bakken Gas Plant stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (83.6% off-site transfers) across 7 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 10.7K lbs (2022–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Freeport Lng Pretreatment Facility and Enable Products/wheeler Natural Gas Processing Plant.
Bakken Gas Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
11K lbs Top 37% higher than 63% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Bakken Gas Plant: Methanol-led volume
Among the 339 Natural Gas Processing facilities in this database, Bakken Gas Plant reports the 224th-largest volume (10.7K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is 81.2% of the total. Scale peers outside Montana include Freeport Lng Pretreatment Facility and Enable Products/wheeler Natural Gas Processing Plant.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Bakken Gas Plant's pounds in one chemical - here Methanol at 81.2%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Bakken Gas Plant's total reported releases rose from 3.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 6.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Bakken Gas Plant's off-site transfers rose from 3.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 5.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Bakken Gas Plant's air releases rose from 750 lb in 2022 to 1.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Bakken Gas Plant's chemicals reported fell from 7 in 2022 to 5 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Bakken Gas Plant Form-R facts
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See how Bakken Gas Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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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 Bakken Gas Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 10.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2022 to 2023, total releases increased by 84% (3.8K lbs to 6.9K lbs).
Bakken Gas Plant: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2022–2023
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Bakken Gas Plant year-over-year reported totals (increased by 84% 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: Methanol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3.8K lbs | 7 |
| 2023 | 6.9K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2022–2023). 1 of 7 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 8.7K lbs | - |
| n-Hexane | 2.0K lbs | - |
| Benzene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cyclohexane | 0 lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 0 lbs | - |
| Toluene | 0 lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 0 lbs | - |
Bakken Gas Plant · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Bakken Gas Plant
Closest other reporters in Montana - including Sidney Sugars Inc, Lewis & Clark Station, Thatcher Co of North Dakota Inc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 66 other reporting facilities in Montana.
Similar Natural Gas Processing Facilities
Other Natural Gas Processing facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Montana - e.g. Freeport Lng Pretreatment Facility, Enable Products/wheeler Natural Gas Processing Plant, Roberts Ranch Gas Plant.
Compare beyond Montana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Bakken Gas Plant on cumulative reported pounds (10.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (7). Release-pound peers include International Crankshaft Inc., Central Supply Co of Wv - Saltwell Plant, Freeport Lng Pretreatment Facility. 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.
- International Crankshaft Inc. Georgetown, KY · Fabricated Metals 10.7K lbs reported
- Central Supply Co of Wv - Saltwell Plant Bridgeport, WV · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 10.7K lbs reported
- Freeport Lng Pretreatment Facility Freeport, TX · Natural Gas Processing 10.6K lbs reported
- Sensient Flavors LLC Harbor Beach, MI · Food 10.7K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Kinder Morgan Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Bluebell Gas Plant, Altamont Gas Plant-Kinder Morgan, CO2 Extraction 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 Methanol, n-Hexane, Benzene, Cyclohexane; nearby reporters include Sidney Sugars Inc. Bakken Gas Plant stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN 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 Bakken Gas Plant TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Bakken Gas Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Sidney, MT, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2022–2023 (2 years). NAICS 211130 · Natural Gas Processing. 1.0% of Richland TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: International Crankshaft Inc. (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Bakken Gas Plant stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Methanol. 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