EPA TRI Facility · Natural Gas Processing
Bear Den Gas Plant
Watford City, ND · Parent: Energy Transfer LP
- Total releases
- 3.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Bear Den Gas Plant: how the 3.6K lbs splits
3.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 3.5K lbs 97.2%
- Off-site Transfers 99 lbs 2.8%
Bear Den Gas Plant's 3.6K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 97.2% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 2.8%. 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
Bear Den Gas Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Watford City, ND, in the natural gas processing sector. It reported 1.6K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 3.6K lbs in total across its 2022-2023 reporting years. That ranks 11,807 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; Garden Creek Gas Plant; Wild Basin Gas Processing &crude Handling Facility; Little Missouri Gas Plant. Similar-scale Natural Gas Processing peers outside North Dakota: Etc Penntex Llc- Mount Olive Gas Plant; Centennial Gas Plant; Rocky Mountain Midstream - Fort Lupton Gas Plant; Tallgrass Midstream LLC - Casper Gas Plant & Compressor Stat. Other Energy Transfer LP sites in this extract: Geismar Fractination Plant; Etc Texas Pipeline Ltd. Sunray Gas Plant; Rose Valley Plant; Keystone Gas Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: n-Hexane; Benzene; Cyclohexane; Toluene.
Bear Den Gas Plant stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (97.2% air releases) across 5 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 3.6K lbs (2022–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Etc Penntex Llc- Mount Olive Gas Plant and Centennial Gas Plant.
Bear Den Gas Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
3.6K lbs Top 45% higher than 55% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Bear Den Gas Plant: n-Hexane-led volume
Among the 339 Natural Gas Processing facilities in this database, Bear Den Gas Plant reports the 285th-largest volume (3.6K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: n-Hexane alone is 97.0% of the total. Scale peers outside North Dakota include Etc Penntex Llc- Mount Olive Gas Plant and Centennial Gas Plant.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Bear Den Gas Plant's pounds in one chemical - here n-Hexane at 97.0%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Bear Den Gas Plant's total reported releases fell from 1.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Bear Den Gas Plant's off-site transfers rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 99 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Bear Den Gas Plant's chemicals reported rose from 3 in 2022 to 4 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Bear Den Gas Plant's air releases fell from 1.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Bear Den Gas Plant Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Bear Den Gas Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
81% less than the comparison
67% 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 Den Gas Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 3.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2022 to 2023, total releases decreased by 17% (1.9K lbs to 1.6K lbs).
Bear Den Gas Plant: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2022–2023
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Bear Den Gas Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 17% 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 | 1.9K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 1.6K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2022–2023). 1 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| n-Hexane | 3.5K lbs | - |
| Benzene | 67 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cyclohexane | 31 lbs | - |
| Toluene | 8 lbs | - |
| Methanol | 0 lbs | - |
Bear Den Gas Plant · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Bear Den Gas Plant
Closest other reporters in North Dakota - including Arrow Cdp, Garden Creek Gas Plant, Wild Basin Gas Processing &crude Handling Facility, 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. Etc Penntex Llc- Mount Olive Gas Plant, Centennial Gas Plant, Rocky Mountain Midstream - Fort Lupton Gas Plant.
Compare beyond North Dakota
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Bear Den Gas Plant on cumulative reported pounds (3.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Clariant Corp Clear Lake Plant, Permian Tank & Manufacturing Inc Fiberglass Facility, Interstate Concrete & Asphalt - Dover. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico 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.
- Clariant Corp Clear Lake Plant Pasadena, TX · Chemicals 3.6K lbs reported
- Permian Tank & Manufacturing Inc Fiberglass Facility Odessa, TX · Plastics and Rubber 3.6K lbs reported
- Interstate Concrete & Asphalt - Dover Dover, ID · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 3.6K lbs reported
- Hydro Extrusion USA LLC Monett, MO · Primary Metals 3.6K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Energy Transfer LP Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Geismar Fractination Plant, Etc Texas Pipeline Ltd. Sunray Gas Plant, Rose Valley 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, Benzene, Cyclohexane, Toluene; nearby reporters include Arrow Cdp. Bear Den Gas 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 Bear Den Gas 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.
Bear Den Gas Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Watford City, ND, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2022–2023 (2 years). NAICS 211130 · Natural Gas Processing. 0.0% of Mckenzie TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Clariant Corp Clear Lake Plant (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Bear Den Gas 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