EPA TRI Facility · Natural Gas Processing
Oxy Permian - Denver Unit CO2 Recovery Plant
Denver City, TX · Parent: Occidental Petroleum Corp
- Total releases
- 87.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Oxy Permian - Denver Unit CO2 Recovery Plant: how the 87.8K lbs splits
87.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 73.9K lbs 84.2%
- Air Releases 13.8K lbs 15.8%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Oxy Permian - Denver Unit CO2 Recovery Plant's 87.8K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 84.2% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 15.8%. 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 OFFSITE pathway CARC-MID
Oxy Permian - Denver Unit CO2 Recovery Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Denver City, TX, in the natural gas processing sector. It reported 42.7K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 87.8K lbs in total across its 2022-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,867 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. Oxy Permian - Denver Unit CO2 Recovery Plant is pounds #473 and chemical-count #764 at 87.8K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Championx-Denver City; Oxy Permian - Wasson CO2 Removal Plant; Multi-Chem Group Denver City Tx Facility; Oxy Permian - Willard Separation Plant. Similar-scale Natural Gas Processing peers outside Texas: Chipeta Gas Plant; Lucerne Plant; Oneok Field Svc/maysville Gas Plt; Dcp National Helium Plant. Other Occidental Petroleum Corp sites in this extract: Occidental Chemical Corp Luling; Occidental Chemical Corp; Occidental Chemical Holding Corp - Geismar Plant; Oxy Vinyls LP Pasadena Pvc Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: n-Hexane; Benzene; Methanol; Ethylene glycol.
Oxy Permian - Denver Unit CO2 Recovery Plant stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (84.2% off-site transfers) across 4 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 87.8K lbs (2022–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Chipeta Gas Plant and Lucerne Plant.
Oxy Permian - Denver Unit CO2 Recovery Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
88K lbs Top 19% higher than 81% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Oxy Permian - Denver Unit CO2 Recovery Plant: n-Hexane-led volume
Among the 339 Natural Gas Processing facilities in this database, Oxy Permian - Denver Unit CO2 Recovery Plant reports the 60th-largest volume, placing it in the top 17.7% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: n-Hexane alone is 71.3% of the total. Scale peers outside Texas include Chipeta Gas Plant and Lucerne Plant.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Oxy Permian - Denver Unit CO2 Recovery Plant's pounds in one chemical - here n-Hexane at 71.3%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Oxy Permian - Denver Unit CO2 Recovery Plant's total reported releases fell from 45.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 42.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Oxy Permian - Denver Unit CO2 Recovery Plant's chemicals reported rose from 3 in 2022 to 4 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Oxy Permian - Denver Unit CO2 Recovery Plant's air releases fell from 7.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 6.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Oxy Permian - Denver Unit CO2 Recovery Plant's off-site transfers fell from 37.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 36.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Oxy Permian - Denver Unit CO2 Recovery Plant Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Oxy Permian - Denver Unit CO2 Recovery Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
14.2× more than the comparison
60% 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 Oxy Permian - Denver Unit CO2 Recovery Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 87.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2022 to 2023, total releases decreased by 5% (45.1K lbs to 42.7K lbs).
Oxy Permian - Denver Unit CO2 Recovery Plant: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2022–2023
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Oxy Permian - Denver Unit CO2 Recovery Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 5% 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 | 45.1K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 42.7K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2022–2023). 1 of 4 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| n-Hexane | 62.5K lbs | - |
| Benzene | 24.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methanol | 1.3K lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 0 lbs | - |
Oxy Permian - Denver Unit CO2 Recovery Plant · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Oxy Permian - Denver Unit CO2 Recovery Plant
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Championx-Denver City, Oxy Permian - Wasson CO2 Removal Plant, Multi-Chem Group Denver City Tx Facility, 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. Chipeta Gas Plant, Lucerne Plant, Oneok Field Svc/maysville Gas Plt.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Oxy Permian - Denver Unit CO2 Recovery Plant on cumulative reported pounds (87.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Lennox Aes-Tallassee, Sethness Products Co, Empire District Electric Co Asbury Generating Station. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis 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).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
Other Occidental Petroleum Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Occidental Chemical Corp Luling, Occidental Chemical Corp, Occidental Chemical Holding Corp - Geismar 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, Benzene, Methanol, Ethylene glycol; nearby reporters include Championx-Denver City. Oxy Permian - Denver Unit CO2 Recovery Plant stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-MID 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 Oxy Permian - Denver Unit CO2 Recovery Plant TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-MID · lead n-Hexane) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Oxy Permian - Denver Unit CO2 Recovery Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Denver City, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2022–2023 (2 years). NAICS 211130 · Natural Gas Processing. 23.7% of Yoakum TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Lennox Aes-Tallassee (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Oxy Permian - Denver Unit CO2 Recovery Plant stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-MID · 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