EPA TRI Facility · Natural Gas Processing
Sand Hills Gas Plant
Crane, TX · Parent: Targa Resources Corp
- Total releases
- 60.7M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 11
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Sand Hills Gas Plant: how the 60.7M lbs splits
60.7M lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 60.7M lbs 99.9%
- Air Releases 47.9K lbs 0.1%
- Off-site Transfers 2.0K lbs <0.1%
Sand Hills Gas Plant's 60.7M lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 99.9% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Hydrogen sulfide.
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 LAND pathway TRACE-CARC
Sand Hills Gas Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Crane, TX, in the natural gas processing sector. It reported 20.3M lbs of releases across 10 chemicals in 2023, and 60.7M lbs in total across its 2022-2023 reporting years. That ranks 28 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. Sand Hills Gas Plant is pounds #4 and chemical-count #208 at 60.7M 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: Midway Gas Plant; Bp America Production Block 31 Gas Plant; Gcc Permian LLC - Odessa Cement Plant; Atlas Oil - Odessa Facility. Similar-scale Natural Gas Processing peers outside Texas: Oneok Rockies Midstream LLC - Grasslands Gas Plant; Jal 3 Gas Plant; Dagger Draw Gas Plant; Eunice Gas Plant. Other Targa Resources Corp sites in this extract: Midway Gas Plant; Eunice Gas Plant; Monument Gas Plant; Wildcat Gas Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Hydrogen sulfide; Toluene; Benzene; Ethylbenzene.
Sand Hills Gas Plant stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant LAND pathway (99.9% land disposal) across 11 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 60.7M lbs (2022–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Oneok Rockies Midstream LLC - Grasslands Gas Plant and Jal 3 Gas Plant.
Sand Hills Gas Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
61M lbs Top 1% higher than 100% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
Each bar is a $1M-wide band; taller bars hold more reporting TRI facilities. The dashed line and filled bar mark this facility. Hover, focus, or tap a bar for its full count, share, and position.
Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Sand Hills Gas Plant inside Crane's TRI pounds
Among the 339 Natural Gas Processing facilities in this database, Sand Hills Gas Plant reports the 2nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 0.6% of its sector. This one site accounts for 59.0% of every pound reported in Crane. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Hydrogen sulfide alone is 98.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Texas include Oneok Rockies Midstream LLC - Grasslands Gas Plant and Jal 3 Gas Plant.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Crane's reported pounds (102.9M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Sand Hills Gas Plant's total reported releases fell from 40.5 million lb in 2022 to 20.3 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sand Hills Gas Plant's off-site transfers rose from 55 lb in 2022 to 2.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sand Hills Gas Plant's land releases fell from 40.4 million lb in 2022 to 20.2 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sand Hills Gas Plant's air releases fell from 25.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 22.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Sand Hills Gas Plant Form-R facts
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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 Sand Hills Gas Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 60.7M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2022 to 2023, total releases decreased by 50% (40.5M lbs to 20.3M lbs).
Sand Hills Gas Plant: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2022–2023
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Sand Hills Gas Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 50% 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: Hydrogen sulfide.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 40.5M lbs | 10 |
| 2023 | 20.3M lbs | 10 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2022–2023). 3 of 11 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrogen sulfide | 60.0M lbs | - |
| Toluene | 319.0K lbs | - |
| Benzene | 290.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylbenzene | 33.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cyclohexane | 16.8K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 16.5K lbs | - |
| n-Hexane | 3.8K lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 930 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methanol | 0 lbs | - |
| Diethanolamine | 0 lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 0 lbs | - |
Sand Hills Gas Plant · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Sand Hills Gas Plant
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Midway Gas Plant, Bp America Production Block 31 Gas Plant, Gcc Permian LLC - Odessa Cement Plant, ordered by distance.
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Similar Natural Gas Processing Facilities
Other Natural Gas Processing facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Oneok Rockies Midstream LLC - Grasslands Gas Plant, Jal 3 Gas Plant, Dagger Draw Gas Plant.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Sand Hills Gas Plant on cumulative reported pounds (60.7M lbs) and distinct chemical count (11). Release-pound peers include Chemours Delisle Plant, Hecla Ltd Lucky Friday Mine Unit, Smoky Valley Common Operation. Chemical-count peers include Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Bayamon Terminal, Lanco Manufacturing Corp, Buckeye Caribbean Terminals LLC (former Scyi). 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).
- Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Bayamon Terminal Bayamon, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
- Lanco Manufacturing Corp San Lorenzo, PR · Chemicals 11 chemicals
- Buckeye Caribbean Terminals LLC (former Scyi) Yabucoa, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
- Limetree Bay Terminals LLC DBA Ocean Point Terminals Christiansted, VI · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
Other Targa Resources Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Midway Gas Plant, Eunice Gas Plant, Monument 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 Hydrogen sulfide, Toluene, Benzene, Ethylbenzene; nearby reporters include Midway Gas Plant. Sand Hills Gas Plant stamps HEAVY volume · LAND pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 Sand Hills Gas Plant TRI extract (HEAVY · LAND · TRACE-CARC · lead Hydrogen sulfide) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Sand Hills Gas Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Crane, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2022–2023 (2 years). NAICS 211130 · Natural Gas Processing. 59.0% of Crane TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Chemours Delisle Plant (Δ 1.8M lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Sand Hills Gas Plant stamps HEAVY volume · LAND pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Hydrogen sulfide. 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