EPA TRI Facility · Natural Gas Processing
Midkiff Gas Plant
Midkiff, TX · Parent: Targa Resources Corp
- Total releases
- 170.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 8
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
MIXED Form-R mix
Midkiff Gas Plant: how the 170.6K lbs splits
170.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 87.1K lbs 51.1%
- Air Releases 81.2K lbs 47.6%
- Off-site Transfers 2.2K lbs 1.3%
Midkiff Gas Plant's 170.6K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - land disposal is 51.1% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 47.6%. 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.
MID volume MIXED pathway CARC-HEAVY
Midkiff Gas Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Midkiff, TX, in the natural gas processing sector. It reported 113.7K lbs of releases across 8 chemicals in 2023, and 170.6K lbs in total across its 2022-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,520 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. Midkiff Gas Plant is pounds #359 and chemical-count #381 at 170.6K 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: Driver Gas Plant; Gateway Gas Plant; Pembrook Gas Plant; Legacy Gas Plant. Similar-scale Natural Gas Processing peers outside Texas: Latham Gas Plant; Canadian Valley Gas Plant; Carter Creek Gas Plant; Occidental - North Hobbs Unit Rcf & Wib. 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: Formaldehyde; n-Hexane; Xylene (mixed isomers); Ethylbenzene.
Midkiff Gas Plant is a MID · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Midkiff, TX: 170.6K lbs across 8 chemicals (3 carcinogen-classified, CARC-HEAVY). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment land disposal at 51.1%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Latham Gas Plant and Canadian Valley Gas Plant.
Midkiff Gas Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
171K lbs Top 14% higher than 86% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Midkiff Gas Plant inside Upton's TRI pounds
Among the 339 Natural Gas Processing facilities in this database, Midkiff Gas Plant reports the 36th-largest volume, placing it in the top 10.6% of its sector. This one site accounts for 45.0% of every pound reported in Upton. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 57.4% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Texas include Latham Gas Plant and Canadian Valley Gas Plant.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Upton's reported pounds (378.8K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Midkiff Gas Plant's total reported releases rose from 56.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 113.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Midkiff Gas Plant's land releases rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 87.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Midkiff Gas Plant's off-site transfers rose from 50 lb in 2022 to 2.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Midkiff Gas Plant's air releases fell from 56.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 24.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Midkiff Gas Plant Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Midkiff Gas Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 170.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2022 to 2023, total releases increased by 100% (56.8K lbs to 113.7K lbs).
Midkiff Gas Plant: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2022–2023
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Midkiff Gas Plant year-over-year reported totals (increased by 100% 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 | 56.8K lbs | 8 |
| 2023 | 113.7K lbs | 8 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2022–2023). 3 of 8 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Formaldehyde | 77.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| n-Hexane | 41.4K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 22.0K lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 11.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Benzene | 9.6K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Toluene | 9.3K lbs | - |
| Cyclohexane | 20 lbs | - |
| Methanol | 0 lbs | - |
Midkiff Gas Plant in Upton
Nearest TRI Facilities to Midkiff Gas Plant
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Driver Gas Plant, Gateway Gas Plant, Pembrook Gas Plant, 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. Latham Gas Plant, Canadian Valley Gas Plant, Carter Creek Gas Plant.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Midkiff Gas Plant on cumulative reported pounds (170.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (8). Release-pound peers include Tyson Farms Inc. River Valley Ingredients - Cuthbert, Bluescope Buildings N.a. Inc, New South Lumber & Wood Preserving Cos Camden Plant. Chemical-count peers include Prepa-South Coast Power Plant, Argos Puerto Rico Corp., US Tsubaki Automotive 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.
- Tyson Farms Inc. River Valley Ingredients - Cuthbert Cuthbert, GA · Food 170.6K lbs reported
- Bluescope Buildings N.a. Inc Rainsville, AL · Fabricated Metals 170.7K lbs reported
- New South Lumber & Wood Preserving Cos Camden Plant Cassatt, SC · Wood Products 170.1K lbs reported
- Mylar Specialty Films Spruance Richmond, VA · Chemicals 170.1K lbs reported
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 Formaldehyde, n-Hexane, Xylene (mixed isomers), Ethylbenzene; nearby reporters include Driver Gas Plant. Midkiff Gas Plant stamps MID volume · MIXED 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 Midkiff Gas Plant TRI extract (MID · MIXED · CARC-HEAVY · lead Formaldehyde) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Midkiff Gas Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Midkiff, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2022–2023 (2 years). NAICS 211130 · Natural Gas Processing. 45.0% of Upton TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Tyson Farms Inc. River Valley Ingredients - Cuthbert (Δ 30 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Midkiff Gas Plant stamps MID · MIXED pathway (land disposal leads at 51.1%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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