EPA TRI Facility · Natural Gas Processing
James Lake Gas Plant
Goldsmith, TX · Parent: Phillips 66
- Total releases
- 2.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 7
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
James Lake Gas Plant: how the 2.5K lbs splits
2.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 2.4K lbs 93.9%
- Off-site Transfers 153 lbs 6.1%
James Lake Gas Plant's 2.5K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 93.9% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 6.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Benzene.
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
James Lake Gas Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Goldsmith, TX, in the natural gas processing sector. It reported 882 lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2023, and 2.5K lbs in total across its 2022-2023 reporting years. That ranks 12,416 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. James Lake Gas Plant is pounds #1188 and chemical-count #505 at 2.5K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Gcc Permian LLC - Odessa Cement Plant; Atlas Oil - Odessa Facility; Halliburton Odessa Field Camp; Permian Tank & Manufacturing Inc Main Facility. Similar-scale Natural Gas Processing peers outside Texas: Buckeye CO2 Plant; Canute Gas Processing Plant; Pierce Gas Plant; McClure Natural Gas Processing Plant. Other Phillips 66 sites in this extract: Phillips 66 Co-Bayway Refinery; Phillips 66 Rodeo Renewable Energy Complex; Phillips 66 Los Angeles Refinery Wilmington Plant; Phillips 66 Los Angeles Refinery Carson Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Benzene; n-Hexane; Cyclohexane; Ethylene glycol.
James Lake Gas Plant stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (93.9% air releases) across 7 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.5K lbs (2022–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Buckeye CO2 Plant and Canute Gas Processing Plant.
James Lake Gas Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.5K lbs Top 48% higher than 52% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
James Lake Gas Plant: Benzene-led volume
Among the 339 Natural Gas Processing facilities in this database, James Lake Gas Plant reports the 293rd-largest volume (2.5K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Benzene alone is 94.7% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 94.7% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Texas include Buckeye CO2 Plant and Canute Gas Processing Plant.
Concentrated means ≥60% of James Lake Gas Plant's pounds in one chemical - here Benzene at 94.7%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- James Lake Gas Plant's total reported releases fell from 1.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 882 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- James Lake Gas Plant's off-site transfers rose from 31 lb in 2022 to 122 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- James Lake Gas Plant's air releases fell from 1.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 760 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- James Lake Gas Plant's chemicals reported rose from 6 in 2022 to 7 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
James Lake Gas Plant Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how James Lake Gas Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
99% less than the comparison
17% 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 James Lake Gas Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2022 to 2023, total releases decreased by 46% (1.6K lbs to 882 lbs).
James Lake Gas Plant: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2022–2023
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows James Lake Gas Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 46% 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: Benzene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1.6K lbs | 6 |
| 2023 | 882 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Benzene | 2.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| n-Hexane | 80 lbs | - |
| Cyclohexane | 54 lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 0 lbs | - |
| Methanol | 0 lbs | - |
| Toluene | 0 lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
James Lake Gas Plant · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to James Lake Gas Plant
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Gcc Permian LLC - Odessa Cement Plant, Atlas Oil - Odessa Facility, Halliburton Odessa Field Camp, 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. Buckeye CO2 Plant, Canute Gas Processing Plant, Pierce Gas Plant.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest James Lake Gas Plant on cumulative reported pounds (2.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (7). Release-pound peers include American Electro Products Inc, Apache Mills Plant 1, J.l. Clark LLC. 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.
- American Electro Products Inc Waterbury, CT · Fabricated Metals 2.5K lbs reported
- Apache Mills Plant 1 Calhoun, GA · Plastics and Rubber 2.5K lbs reported
- J.l. Clark LLC Lancaster, PA · Fabricated Metals 2.5K lbs reported
- Ems Technologies Services LLC Binghamton, NY · Computers and Electronic Products 2.5K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Phillips 66 Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Phillips 66 Co-Bayway Refinery, Phillips 66 Rodeo Renewable Energy Complex, Phillips 66 Los Angeles Refinery Wilmington 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 Benzene, n-Hexane, Cyclohexane, Ethylene glycol; nearby reporters include Gcc Permian LLC - Odessa Cement Plant. James Lake 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 James Lake Gas Plant TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Benzene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
James Lake Gas Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Goldsmith, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2022–2023 (2 years). NAICS 211130 · Natural Gas Processing. 0.2% of Ector TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: American Electro Products Inc (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
James Lake Gas Plant stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Benzene. 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