EPA TRI Facility · Natural Gas Processing
Whiting Oil & Gas Corp LLC - Ray Gas Plant
Ray, ND · Parent: Chord Energy Corp
- Total releases
- 5.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Whiting Oil & Gas Corp LLC - Ray Gas Plant: how the 5.4K lbs splits
5.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 5.4K lbs 100.0%
Whiting Oil & Gas Corp LLC - Ray Gas Plant's 5.4K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. 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
Whiting Oil & Gas Corp LLC - Ray Gas Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Ray, ND, in the natural gas processing sector. It reported 1.8K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 5.4K lbs in total across its 2022-2023 reporting years. That ranks 11,034 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: Nesson Gas Plant; Hess Tioga Gas Plant LLC; Crestwood Crude Logistics LP; Knife River North Central Williston. Similar-scale Natural Gas Processing peers outside North Dakota: Panola II Gas Plant; High Plains Gas Plant Targa Resources; Harmon Creek Gas Plant; Pioneer Cryogenic Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: n-Hexane; Methanol; Benzene; Ethylbenzene.
Whiting Oil & Gas Corp LLC - Ray Gas Plant stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 5 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 5.4K lbs (2022–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Panola II Gas Plant and High Plains Gas Plant Targa Resources.
Whiting Oil & Gas Corp LLC - Ray Gas Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
5.4K lbs Top 42% higher than 58% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Whiting Oil & Gas Corp LLC - Ray Gas Plant: n-Hexane-led volume
Among the 339 Natural Gas Processing facilities in this database, Whiting Oil & Gas Corp LLC - Ray Gas Plant reports the 271st-largest volume (5.4K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: n-Hexane alone is 70.2% of the total. Scale peers outside North Dakota include Panola II Gas Plant and High Plains Gas Plant Targa Resources.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Whiting Oil & Gas Corp LLC - Ray Gas Plant's pounds in one chemical - here n-Hexane at 70.2%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Whiting Oil & Gas Corp LLC - Ray Gas Plant's total reported releases fell from 3.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Whiting Oil & Gas Corp LLC - Ray Gas Plant's air releases fell from 3.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Whiting Oil & Gas Corp LLC - Ray Gas Plant's chemicals reported fell from 5 in 2022 to 4 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Whiting Oil & Gas Corp LLC - Ray Gas Plant Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Whiting Oil & Gas Corp LLC - Ray Gas Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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About the same as 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 Whiting Oil & Gas Corp LLC - Ray Gas Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 5.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2022 to 2023, total releases decreased by 50% (3.6K lbs to 1.8K lbs).
Whiting Oil & Gas Corp LLC - Ray Gas Plant: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2022–2023
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Whiting Oil & Gas Corp LLC - Ray Gas Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 50% 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 | 3.6K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 1.8K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2022–2023). 2 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| n-Hexane | 3.8K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 830 lbs | - |
| Benzene | 532 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylbenzene | 256 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylene glycol | 0 lbs | - |
Whiting Oil & Gas Corp LLC - Ray Gas Plant · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Whiting Oil & Gas Corp LLC - Ray Gas Plant
Closest other reporters in North Dakota - including Nesson Gas Plant, Hess Tioga Gas Plant LLC, Crestwood Crude Logistics LP, 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. Panola II Gas Plant, High Plains Gas Plant Targa Resources, Harmon Creek Gas Plant.
Compare beyond North Dakota
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Whiting Oil & Gas Corp LLC - Ray Gas Plant on cumulative reported pounds (5.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include US Army National Guard Rees Training Center Ranges, Showa Best Glove Inc, Astralloy Steel Products Inc. 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.
- US Army National Guard Rees Training Center Ranges Hermiston, OR · Other 5.4K lbs reported
- Showa Best Glove Inc Fayette, AL · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 5.4K lbs reported
- Astralloy Steel Products Inc Birmingham, AL · Fabricated Metals 5.4K lbs reported
- Karnak Midwest Broadview, IL · Petroleum 5.4K lbs reported
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, Methanol, Benzene, Ethylbenzene; nearby reporters include Nesson Gas Plant. Whiting Oil & Gas Corp LLC - Ray 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 Whiting Oil & Gas Corp LLC - Ray 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.
Whiting Oil & Gas Corp LLC - Ray Gas Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Ray, ND, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2022–2023 (2 years). NAICS 211130 · Natural Gas Processing. 6.3% of Williams TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: US Army National Guard Rees Training Center Ranges (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Whiting Oil & Gas Corp LLC - Ray 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