EPA TRI Facility · Natural Gas Processing
Velma Gas Plant
Velma, OK · Parent: Targa Resources Corp
- Total releases
- 6.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 7
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Velma Gas Plant: how the 6.0K lbs splits
6.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 4.8K lbs 79.3%
- Air Releases 1.2K lbs 20.7%
Velma Gas Plant's 6.0K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 79.3% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 20.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: n-Hexane.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Velma Gas Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Velma, OK, in the natural gas processing sector. It reported 5.9K lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2023, and 6.0K lbs in total across its 2022-2023 reporting years. That ranks 10,836 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Oklahoma's 350 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Velma Gas Plant is pounds #193 and chemical-count #65 at 6.0K lbs. International Paper Co leads reported pounds (28.8M lbs) at 21 chemicals (chemical-count #10). Clean Harbors Lone Mountain LLC Lone Mountain Facility leads chemical count at 51 chemicals (15.9M lbs, pounds #3). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Halliburton Duncan Field Camp; Dcp Midstream Lp/sholem Gas Plant; Halliburton Manufacturing & Leasing Co LLC; Forum Energy Technologies-Allied Production-Titan. Similar-scale Natural Gas Processing peers outside Oklahoma: Siloam Ngl Facility; North Louisiana Gas Plant; Mb Frac Vi&viii; Peregrine Gas Plant. Other Targa Resources Corp sites in this extract: Sand Hills Gas Plant; Midway Gas Plant; Eunice Gas Plant; Monument Gas Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: n-Hexane; Xylene (mixed isomers); Toluene; Cyclohexane.
Velma Gas Plant stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (79.3% off-site transfers) across 7 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 6.0K lbs (2022–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Siloam Ngl Facility and North Louisiana Gas Plant.
Velma Gas Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
6.0K 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
Velma Gas Plant in the Natural Gas Processing sector extract
Among the 339 Natural Gas Processing facilities in this database, Velma Gas Plant reports the 260th-largest volume (6.0K lbs). Scale peers outside Oklahoma include Siloam Ngl Facility and North Louisiana 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
- Velma Gas Plant's total reported releases rose from 135 lb in 2022 to 5.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Velma Gas Plant's off-site transfers rose from 15 lb in 2022 to 4.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Velma Gas Plant's air releases rose from 120 lb in 2022 to 1.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Velma Gas Plant's chemicals reported rose from 5 in 2022 to 7 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Velma Gas Plant Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Velma Gas Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 6.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2022 to 2023, total releases increased by 4269% (135 lbs to 5.9K lbs).
Velma Gas Plant: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2022–2023
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Velma Gas Plant year-over-year reported totals (increased by 4269% 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 | 135 lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 5.9K 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 | 2.7K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 2.4K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 968 lbs | - |
| Cyclohexane | 5 lbs | - |
| Methanol | 0 lbs | - |
| Benzene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylbenzene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Velma Gas Plant · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Velma Gas Plant
Closest other reporters in Oklahoma - including Halliburton Duncan Field Camp, Dcp Midstream Lp/sholem Gas Plant, Halliburton Manufacturing & Leasing Co LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 349 other reporting facilities in Oklahoma.
Similar Natural Gas Processing Facilities
Other Natural Gas Processing facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Oklahoma - e.g. Siloam Ngl Facility, North Louisiana Gas Plant, Mb Frac Vi&viii.
Compare beyond Oklahoma
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Velma Gas Plant on cumulative reported pounds (6.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (7). Release-pound peers include Centrifugal Castings, Ahlstrom Coated Products LLC, Xsys N.a.. 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).
Other Targa Resources Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Sand Hills Gas Plant, Midway Gas Plant, Eunice 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, Xylene (mixed isomers), Toluene, Cyclohexane; nearby reporters include Halliburton Duncan Field Camp. Velma Gas Plant stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
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This Velma Gas Plant TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead n-Hexane) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Velma Gas Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Velma, OK, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2022–2023 (2 years). NAICS 211130 · Natural Gas Processing. 1.0% of Stephens TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Centrifugal Castings (Δ 3 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Velma Gas Plant stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · 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