EPA TRI Facility · Natural Gas Processing
Bone Springs Gas Plant
Barstow, TX · Parent: Western Midstream Partners LP
- Total releases
- 15.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 7
- Carcinogens
- 4
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Bone Springs Gas Plant: how the 15.3K lbs splits
15.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 14.4K lbs 93.6%
- Off-site Transfers 980 lbs 6.4%
Bone Springs Gas Plant's 15.3K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 93.6% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 6.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Formaldehyde.
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-HEAVY
Bone Springs Gas Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Barstow, TX, in the natural gas processing sector. It reported 13.3K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 15.3K lbs in total across its 2022-2023 reporting years. That ranks 8,855 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Texas's 2,016 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Bone Springs Gas Plant is pounds #855 and chemical-count #484 at 15.3K lbs. Ascend Performance Materials-Chocolate Bayou Plant leads reported pounds (94.0M lbs) at 36 chemicals (chemical-count #35). Veolia Es Technical Solutions LLC Port Arthur Facility leads chemical count at 246 chemicals (1.5M lbs, pounds #112). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Mi Vida Treater Plant; Pecos Bend Gas Processing Plant; Sun Coast Resources LLC; Pecos Gas Processing Plant. Similar-scale Natural Gas Processing peers outside Texas: Sherwood Plant; Berne Plant; Dcp Midstream Lp/okarche Plant; Roggen Plant. Other Western Midstream Partners LP sites in this extract: Steamboat Processing Facility; Western Gas Resources Hilight Gas Plant; Latham Gas Plant; 50 Buttes. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Formaldehyde; Acetaldehyde; n-Hexane; Benzene.
Bone Springs Gas Plant stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (93.6% air releases) across 7 chemicals · 4 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 15.3K lbs (2022–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Sherwood Plant and Berne Plant.
Bone Springs Gas Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
15K lbs Top 34% higher than 66% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Bone Springs Gas Plant inside Ward's TRI pounds
Among the 339 Natural Gas Processing facilities in this database, Bone Springs Gas Plant reports the 191st-largest volume (15.3K lbs). This one site accounts for 44.9% of every pound reported in Ward. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 85.7% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Texas include Sherwood Plant and Berne Plant.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Ward's reported pounds (34.1K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Bone Springs Gas Plant's total reported releases rose from 2.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 13.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Bone Springs Gas Plant's air releases rose from 1.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 13.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Bone Springs Gas Plant's off-site transfers fell from 980 lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Bone Springs Gas Plant's chemicals reported fell from 5 in 2022 to 4 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Bone Springs Gas Plant Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Bone Springs Gas Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
5.4× more than the comparison
22% less 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 Bone Springs Gas Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 15.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2022 to 2023, total releases increased by 559% (2.0K lbs to 13.3K lbs).
Bone Springs Gas Plant: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2022–2023
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Bone Springs Gas Plant year-over-year reported totals (increased by 559% 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: Formaldehyde.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2.0K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 13.3K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2022–2023). 4 of 7 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Formaldehyde | 6.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Acetaldehyde | 5.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| n-Hexane | 1.5K lbs | - |
| Benzene | 704 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Toluene | 394 lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 312 lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 259 lbs | Carcinogen |
Bone Springs Gas Plant · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Bone Springs Gas Plant
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Mi Vida Treater Plant, Pecos Bend Gas Processing Plant, Sun Coast Resources LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 2,015 other reporting facilities in Texas.
Similar Natural Gas Processing Facilities
Other Natural Gas Processing facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Sherwood Plant, Berne Plant, Dcp Midstream Lp/okarche Plant.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Bone Springs Gas Plant on cumulative reported pounds (15.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (7). Release-pound peers include Foremost Farms USA, Air Products & Chemicals Inc Luling Smr, Apex Anodizing. 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 Western Midstream Partners LP Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Steamboat Processing Facility, Western Gas Resources Hilight Gas Plant, Latham 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 Formaldehyde, Acetaldehyde, n-Hexane, Benzene; nearby reporters include Mi Vida Treater Plant. Bone Springs Gas Plant stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 Bone Springs Gas Plant TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Formaldehyde) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Bone Springs Gas Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Barstow, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2022–2023 (2 years). NAICS 211130 · Natural Gas Processing. 44.9% of Ward TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Foremost Farms USA (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Bone Springs Gas Plant stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Formaldehyde. 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