EPA TRI Facility · Natural Gas Processing
Lonesome Creek Gas Plant
Alexander, ND · Parent: Oneok Inc
- Total releases
- 28.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Lonesome Creek Gas Plant: how the 28.1K lbs splits
28.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 26.3K lbs 93.6%
- Air Releases 1.8K lbs 6.4%
Lonesome Creek Gas Plant's 28.1K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 93.6% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 6.4%. 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 OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Lonesome Creek Gas Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Alexander, ND, in the natural gas processing sector. It reported 13.5K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 28.1K lbs in total across its 2022-2023 reporting years. That ranks 7,458 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: Oneok Rockies Midstream LLC - Grasslands Gas Plant; Red Wing Creek II Gas Plant; Demicks Lake Gas Plant; Little Missouri Gas Plant. Similar-scale Natural Gas Processing peers outside North Dakota: Cowboy Cdp; Waskom Gas Processing Plant; Panther Creek Processing Facility; North Cross Facility 4. 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; Benzene.
Lonesome Creek Gas Plant stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (93.6% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 28.1K lbs (2022–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Cowboy Cdp and Waskom Gas Processing Plant.
Lonesome Creek Gas Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
28K lbs Top 29% higher than 71% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Lonesome Creek Gas Plant: n-Hexane-led volume
Among the 339 Natural Gas Processing facilities in this database, Lonesome Creek Gas Plant reports the 152nd-largest volume (28.1K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: n-Hexane alone is 92.3% of the total. Scale peers outside North Dakota include Cowboy Cdp and Waskom Gas Processing Plant.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Lonesome Creek Gas Plant's pounds in one chemical - here n-Hexane at 92.3%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Lonesome Creek Gas Plant's total reported releases fell from 14.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 13.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Lonesome Creek Gas Plant's off-site transfers fell from 13.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 12.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Lonesome Creek Gas Plant's air releases rose from 899 lb in 2022 to 909 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Lonesome Creek Gas Plant Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Lonesome Creek Gas Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 28.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2022 to 2023, total releases decreased by 8% (14.6K lbs to 13.5K lbs).
Lonesome Creek Gas Plant: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2022–2023
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Lonesome Creek Gas Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 8% 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 | 14.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 13.5K lbs | 2 |
Lonesome Creek Gas Plant · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Lonesome Creek Gas Plant
Closest other reporters in North Dakota - including Oneok Rockies Midstream LLC - Grasslands Gas Plant, Red Wing Creek II Gas Plant, Demicks Lake 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. Cowboy Cdp, Waskom Gas Processing Plant, Panther Creek Processing Facility.
Compare beyond North Dakota
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Lonesome Creek Gas Plant on cumulative reported pounds (28.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Multi-Chem Group Longview Tx Facility, Polar Semiconductor LLC, American Italian Pasta Co. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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.
- Multi-Chem Group Longview Tx Facility Longview, TX · Chemical Wholesalers 28.1K lbs reported
- Polar Semiconductor LLC Bloomington, MN · Computers and Electronic Products 28.1K lbs reported
- American Italian Pasta Co Saint Louis, MO · Food 28.1K lbs reported
- Modern Industries Kersey Div Kersey, PA · Fabricated Metals 28.1K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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, Benzene; nearby reporters include Oneok Rockies Midstream LLC - Grasslands Gas Plant. Lonesome Creek Gas Plant stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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 Lonesome Creek Gas Plant TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead n-Hexane) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Lonesome Creek Gas Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Alexander, ND, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2022–2023 (2 years). NAICS 211130 · Natural Gas Processing. 0.1% of Mckenzie TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Multi-Chem Group Longview Tx Facility (Δ 5 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Lonesome Creek Gas Plant stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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