EPA TRI Facility · Natural Gas Processing
Buckeye CO2 Plant
Lovington, NM · Parent: Morningstar Operating LLC
- Total releases
- 2.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 7
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Buckeye CO2 Plant: how the 2.7K lbs splits
2.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 2.7K lbs 99.4%
- Land Disposal 17 lbs 0.6%
Buckeye CO2 Plant's 2.7K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 99.4% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at 0.6%. 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
Buckeye CO2 Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Lovington, NM, in the natural gas processing sector. It reported 1.5K lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2023, and 2.7K lbs in total across its 2022-2023 reporting years. That ranks 12,290 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In New Mexico's 97 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Buckeye CO2 Plant is pounds #66 and chemical-count #32 at 2.7K lbs. Dark Horse Treating Facility leads reported pounds (131.3M lbs) at 1 chemicals (chemical-count #82). Hollyfrontier Navajo Refining LLC - Artesia Refinery leads chemical count at 32 chemicals (1.2M lbs, pounds #14). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Linam Ranch Plant; Dkl Libby Gas Plant; Hollyfrontier Navajo Refining LLC - Lea Refinery; Maljamar Gas Processing Plant. Similar-scale Natural Gas Processing peers outside New Mexico: Mi Vida Treater Plant; James Lake Gas Plant; Canute Gas Processing Plant; Mb Frac IV & V. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: n-Hexane; Cyclohexane; Benzene; Toluene.
Buckeye CO2 Plant stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (99.4% air releases) across 7 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.7K lbs (2022–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Mi Vida Treater Plant and James Lake Gas Plant.
Buckeye CO2 Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.7K lbs Top 47% higher than 53% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Buckeye CO2 Plant in the Natural Gas Processing sector extract
Among the 339 Natural Gas Processing facilities in this database, Buckeye CO2 Plant reports the 292nd-largest volume (2.7K lbs). Scale peers outside New Mexico include Mi Vida Treater Plant and James Lake Gas Plant.
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
- Buckeye CO2 Plant's total reported releases rose from 1.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Buckeye CO2 Plant's land releases fell from 17 lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Buckeye CO2 Plant's air releases rose from 1.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Buckeye CO2 Plant Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Buckeye CO2 Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2022 to 2023, total releases increased by 19% (1.2K lbs to 1.5K lbs).
Buckeye CO2 Plant: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2022–2023
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Buckeye CO2 Plant year-over-year reported totals (increased by 19% 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 | 1.2K lbs | 7 |
| 2023 | 1.5K 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 | 1.4K lbs | - |
| Cyclohexane | 558 lbs | - |
| Benzene | 398 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Toluene | 250 lbs | - |
| Methanol | 50 lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 35 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylene glycol | 0 lbs | - |
Buckeye CO2 Plant · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Buckeye CO2 Plant
Closest other reporters in New Mexico - including Linam Ranch Plant, Dkl Libby Gas Plant, Hollyfrontier Navajo Refining LLC - Lea Refinery, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 96 other reporting facilities in New Mexico.
Similar Natural Gas Processing Facilities
Other Natural Gas Processing facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside New Mexico - e.g. Mi Vida Treater Plant, James Lake Gas Plant, Canute Gas Processing Plant.
Compare beyond New Mexico
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Buckeye CO2 Plant on cumulative reported pounds (2.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (7). Release-pound peers include Cascade Die Casting/atlantic, American Gypsum Wallboard Plant, Cor-Met Inc.. 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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, Cyclohexane, Benzene, Toluene; nearby reporters include Linam Ranch Plant. Buckeye CO2 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 Buckeye CO2 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.
Buckeye CO2 Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Lovington, NM, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2022–2023 (2 years). NAICS 211130 · Natural Gas Processing. 0.0% of Lea TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Cascade Die Casting/atlantic (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Buckeye CO2 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