EPA TRI Facility · Natural Gas Processing
King Ranch Gas Plant
Kingsville, TX · Parent: Energy Transfer Partners LP
- Total releases
- 9.8M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
King Ranch Gas Plant: how the 9.8M lbs splits
9.8M lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 9.8M lbs 99.9%
- Air Releases 7.3K lbs 0.1%
King Ranch Gas Plant's 9.8M lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.9% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.1%. 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.
HEAVY volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
King Ranch Gas Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Kingsville, TX, in the natural gas processing sector. It reported 9.8M lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 9.8M lbs in total across its 2022-2023 reporting years. That ranks 214 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. King Ranch Gas Plant is pounds #19 and chemical-count #603 at 9.8M 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: U.S. Navy Naval Air Station Kingsville; Ticona Polymers Inc; Basf Corp; Oxea Bishop LLC. Similar-scale Natural Gas Processing peers outside Texas: Maljamar Gas Processing Plant; Eunice Gas Plant; Oneok Hydrocarbon LP - Bushton Complex; Monument Gas Plant. Other Energy Transfer Partners LP sites in this extract: Jal 3 Gas Plant; Godley Gas Plant; Jackson Gas Plant; Calumet Gas Processing Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: n-Hexane; Cyclohexane; Benzene; Toluene.
King Ranch Gas Plant stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.9% off-site transfers) across 5 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 9.8M lbs (2022–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Maljamar Gas Processing Plant and Eunice Gas Plant.
King Ranch Gas Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
9.8M lbs Top 1% higher than 99% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
King Ranch Gas Plant inside Kleberg's TRI pounds
Among the 339 Natural Gas Processing facilities in this database, King Ranch Gas Plant reports the 9th-largest volume, placing it in the top 2.7% of its sector. This one site accounts for more than 99.9% of every pound reported in Kleberg. Scale peers outside Texas include Maljamar Gas Processing Plant and Eunice Gas Plant.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Kleberg's reported pounds (9.8M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- King Ranch Gas Plant's total reported releases rose from 39.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 9.8 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- King Ranch Gas Plant's off-site transfers rose from 31.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 9.8 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- King Ranch Gas Plant's air releases fell from 7.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 39 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
King Ranch Gas Plant Form-R facts
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See how King Ranch Gas Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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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 King Ranch Gas Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 9.8M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2022 to 2023, total releases increased by 24870% (39.1K lbs to 9.8M lbs).
King Ranch Gas Plant: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2022–2023
- 2022 0
- 2023
What this shows King Ranch Gas Plant year-over-year reported totals (increased by 24870% 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 | 39.1K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 9.8M lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2022–2023). 1 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| n-Hexane | 5.5M lbs | - |
| Cyclohexane | 1.8M lbs | - |
| Benzene | 1.5M lbs | Carcinogen |
| Toluene | 963.5K lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 0 lbs | - |
King Ranch Gas Plant · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to King Ranch Gas Plant
Closest other reporters in Texas - including U.S. Navy Naval Air Station Kingsville, Ticona Polymers Inc, Basf Corp, 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. Maljamar Gas Processing Plant, Eunice Gas Plant, Oneok Hydrocarbon LP - Bushton Complex.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest King Ranch Gas Plant on cumulative reported pounds (9.8M lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Foremost Farms USA, Nd Paper Inc. - Rumford Div, Columbus Cellulose Fibers. 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Energy Transfer Partners LP Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Jal 3 Gas Plant, Godley Gas Plant, Jackson 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, Cyclohexane, Benzene, Toluene; nearby reporters include U.S. Navy Naval Air Station Kingsville. King Ranch Gas Plant stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE 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 King Ranch Gas Plant TRI extract (HEAVY · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead n-Hexane) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
King Ranch Gas Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Kingsville, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2022–2023 (2 years). NAICS 211130 · Natural Gas Processing. more than 99.9% of Kleberg TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Foremost Farms USA (Δ 8.9K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
King Ranch Gas Plant stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE 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