EPA TRI Facility · Natural Gas Processing
Bear Creek Gas Plant
Killdeer, ND · Parent: Oneok Inc
- Total releases
- 32.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
MIXED Form-R mix
Bear Creek Gas Plant: how the 32.4K lbs splits
32.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 19.2K lbs 59.4%
- Air Releases 13.1K lbs 40.6%
Bear Creek Gas Plant's 32.4K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - off-site transfers is 59.4% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 40.6%. 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 MIXED pathway CARC-LEAN
Bear Creek Gas Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Killdeer, ND, in the natural gas processing sector. It reported 15.7K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 32.4K lbs in total across its 2022-2023 reporting years. That ranks 7,124 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In North Dakota's 94 reporting TRI sites, Basin Electric Antelope Valley Station leads both reported pounds (167.8M lbs) and chemical count (55 chemicals). The two rankings do not invert in this pool. Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Arrow Cdp; Bear Den Gas Plant; Roosevelt Gas Plant; Little Missouri Gas Plant. Similar-scale Natural Gas Processing peers outside North Dakota: Williams Mobile Bay Gas Processing Facility; Cowtown Gas Processing Plant; Vermillion Gas Plant; Aux Sable Liquid Products Inc. Other Oneok Inc sites in this extract: Oneok Rockies Midstream LLC - Grasslands Gas Plant; Oneok Hydrocarbon LP - Bushton Complex; Canadian Valley Gas Plant; Magellan Processing L.P.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: n-Hexane; Toluene; Benzene; Methanol.
Bear Creek Gas Plant is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Killdeer, ND: 32.4K lbs across 4 chemicals (1 carcinogen-classified, CARC-LEAN). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment off-site transfers at 59.4%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Williams Mobile Bay Gas Processing Facility and Cowtown Gas Processing Plant.
Bear Creek Gas Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
32K lbs Top 27% higher than 73% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Bear Creek Gas Plant inside Dunn's TRI pounds
Among the 339 Natural Gas Processing facilities in this database, Bear Creek Gas Plant reports the 138th-largest volume (32.4K lbs). This one site accounts for 100% of every pound reported in Dunn. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: n-Hexane alone is 85.3% of the total. Scale peers outside North Dakota include Williams Mobile Bay Gas Processing Facility and Cowtown Gas Processing Plant.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Dunn's reported pounds (32.4K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Bear Creek Gas Plant's total reported releases fell from 16.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 15.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Bear Creek Gas Plant's off-site transfers fell from 10.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 9.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Bear Creek Gas Plant's air releases rose from 6.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 6.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Bear Creek Gas Plant Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Bear Creek Gas Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
75% more than the comparison
33% 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 Bear Creek Gas Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 32.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2022 to 2023, total releases decreased by 6% (16.7K lbs to 15.7K lbs).
Bear Creek Gas Plant: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2022–2023
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Bear Creek Gas Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 6% 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 | 16.7K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 15.7K lbs | 4 |
Bear Creek Gas Plant in Dunn
Nearest TRI Facilities to Bear Creek Gas Plant
Closest other reporters in North Dakota - including Arrow Cdp, Bear Den Gas Plant, Roosevelt Gas Plant, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 93 other reporting facilities in North Dakota.
Similar Natural Gas Processing Facilities
Other Natural Gas Processing facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside North Dakota - e.g. Williams Mobile Bay Gas Processing Facility, Cowtown Gas Processing Plant, Vermillion Gas Plant.
Compare beyond North Dakota
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Bear Creek Gas Plant on cumulative reported pounds (32.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Piedmont Chemical Industries I LLC, Electro-Spec Inc, US Army National Guard-Camp Beauregard Range(s). Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis 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.
- Piedmont Chemical Industries I LLC High Point, NC · Chemicals 32.4K lbs reported
- Electro-Spec Inc Lexington, SC · Fabricated Metals 32.4K lbs reported
- US Army National Guard-Camp Beauregard Range(s) Pineville, LA · Other 32.4K lbs reported
- Guardian West Urbana, IL · Transportation Equipment 32.3K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
Other Oneok Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Oneok Rockies Midstream LLC - Grasslands Gas Plant, Oneok Hydrocarbon LP - Bushton Complex, Canadian Valley 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, Toluene, Benzene, Methanol; nearby reporters include Arrow Cdp. Bear Creek Gas Plant stamps LIGHT volume · MIXED 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 Bear Creek Gas Plant TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · CARC-LEAN · lead n-Hexane) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Bear Creek Gas Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Killdeer, ND, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2022–2023 (2 years). NAICS 211130 · Natural Gas Processing. 100% of Dunn TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Piedmont Chemical Industries I LLC (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Bear Creek Gas Plant stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (off-site transfers leads at 59.4%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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