EPA TRI Facility · Natural Gas Processing
Houston Central Gas Plant
Sheridan, TX · Parent: Kinder Morgan
- Total releases
- 28.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 9
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Houston Central Gas Plant: how the 28.8K lbs splits
28.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 28.7K lbs 99.8%
- Land Disposal 55 lbs 0.2%
Houston Central Gas Plant's 28.8K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 99.8% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at 0.2%. 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
Houston Central Gas Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Sheridan, TX, in the natural gas processing sector. It reported 17.8K lbs of releases across 9 chemicals in 2023, and 28.8K lbs in total across its 2022-2023 reporting years. That ranks 7,410 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. Houston Central Gas Plant is pounds #721 and chemical-count #337 at 28.8K 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: Wilcox Gas Plant; Quikrete - Sand Express Plant; Great Southern Wood - Columbus Inc.; Dairy Farmers of America Inc. Schulenburg. Similar-scale Natural Gas Processing peers outside Texas: Jackson Lake Plant; Cowboy Cdp; Lonesome Creek Gas Plant; Panther Creek Processing Facility. Other Kinder Morgan sites in this extract: Bluebell Gas Plant; Altamont Gas Plant-Kinder Morgan; CO2 Extraction Plant; Kinder Morgan Crude & Condensate LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: n-Hexane; Toluene; Benzene; Cyclohexane.
Houston Central Gas Plant stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (99.8% air releases) across 9 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 28.8K lbs (2022–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Jackson Lake Plant and Cowboy Cdp.
Houston Central Gas Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
29K 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
Houston Central Gas Plant inside Colorado's TRI pounds
Among the 339 Natural Gas Processing facilities in this database, Houston Central Gas Plant reports the 149th-largest volume (28.8K lbs). This one site accounts for 95.9% of every pound reported in Colorado. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: n-Hexane alone is 66.0% of the total. Scale peers outside Texas include Jackson Lake Plant and Cowboy Cdp.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Colorado's reported pounds (30.0K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Houston Central Gas Plant's total reported releases rose from 11.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 17.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Houston Central Gas Plant's chemicals reported rose from 5 in 2022 to 9 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Houston Central Gas Plant's land releases rose from 20 lb in 2022 to 35 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Houston Central Gas Plant's air releases rose from 11.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 17.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Houston Central Gas Plant Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Houston Central Gas Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
73% less than the comparison
29% 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 Houston Central Gas Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 28.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2022 to 2023, total releases increased by 62% (11.0K lbs to 17.8K lbs).
Houston Central Gas Plant: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2022–2023
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Houston Central Gas Plant year-over-year reported totals (increased by 62% 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 | 11.0K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 17.8K lbs | 9 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2022–2023). 2 of 9 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| n-Hexane | 19.0K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 4.0K lbs | - |
| Benzene | 3.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cyclohexane | 794 lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 505 lbs | - |
| m-Xylene | 505 lbs | - |
| p-Xylene | 505 lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| o-Xylene | 0 lbs | - |
Houston Central Gas Plant · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Houston Central Gas Plant
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Wilcox Gas Plant, Quikrete - Sand Express Plant, Great Southern Wood - Columbus Inc., 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. Jackson Lake Plant, Cowboy Cdp, Lonesome Creek Gas Plant.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Houston Central Gas Plant on cumulative reported pounds (28.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (9). Release-pound peers include Cargill Kitchen Solutions, O'Connell Oil Co Merrill Road Facility, Tokai Carbon Ge LLC. Chemical-count peers include Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC, Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant, Solutia Inc. 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.
- Cargill Kitchen Solutions Lake Odessa, MI · Food 28.8K lbs reported
- O'Connell Oil Co Merrill Road Facility Pittsfield, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 28.8K lbs reported
- Tokai Carbon Ge LLC Ozark, AR · Electrical Equipment 28.7K lbs reported
- Rochester Overnight Plating LLC Rochester, NY · Fabricated Metals 28.8K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Kinder Morgan Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Bluebell Gas Plant, Altamont Gas Plant-Kinder Morgan, CO2 Extraction 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, Toluene, Benzene, Cyclohexane; nearby reporters include Wilcox Gas Plant. Houston Central 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 Houston Central 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.
Houston Central Gas Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Sheridan, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2022–2023 (2 years). NAICS 211130 · Natural Gas Processing. 95.9% of Colorado TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Cargill Kitchen Solutions (Δ 8 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Houston Central 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