EPA TRI Facility · Natural Gas Processing
Pioneer Cryogenic Plant
Opal, WY · Parent: Enterprise Products Operating LLC
- Total releases
- 5.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Pioneer Cryogenic Plant: how the 5.6K lbs splits
5.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 4.8K lbs 85.6%
- Off-site Transfers 806 lbs 14.4%
Pioneer Cryogenic Plant's 5.6K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 85.6% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 14.4%. 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 AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Pioneer Cryogenic Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Opal, WY, in the natural gas processing sector. It reported 3.8K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 5.6K lbs in total across its 2022-2023 reporting years. That ranks 10,979 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Wyoming's 70 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Pioneer Cryogenic Plant is pounds #39 and chemical-count #34 at 5.6K lbs. Dyno Nobel Inc-Cheyenne Plant leads reported pounds (27.1M lbs) at 8 chemicals (chemical-count #19). Hf Sinclair Parco Refining LLC leads chemical count at 36 chemicals (1.5M lbs, pounds #10). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Opal Gas Plant; Pacificorp Naughton Plant; Blacks Fork Gas Plant; Granger Gas Plant. Similar-scale Natural Gas Processing peers outside Wyoming: Sligo Gas Plant; Harmon Creek Gas Plant; High Plains Gas Plant Targa Resources; Roosevelt Gas Plant. Other Enterprise Products Operating LLC sites in this extract: Enterprise Products Operating LLC; Chaco Gas Plant; East Storage / Splitter III Facility; Enterprise Products Operating LLC Baton Rouge Fractionator. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: n-Hexane; Toluene; Benzene; Cyclohexane.
Pioneer Cryogenic Plant stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (85.6% air releases) across 5 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 5.6K lbs (2022–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Sligo Gas Plant and Harmon Creek Gas Plant.
Pioneer Cryogenic Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
5.6K lbs Top 42% higher than 58% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Pioneer Cryogenic Plant: n-Hexane-led volume
Among the 339 Natural Gas Processing facilities in this database, Pioneer Cryogenic Plant reports the 266th-largest volume (5.6K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: n-Hexane alone is 75.8% of the total. Scale peers outside Wyoming include Sligo Gas Plant and Harmon Creek Gas Plant.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Pioneer Cryogenic Plant's pounds in one chemical - here n-Hexane at 75.8%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Pioneer Cryogenic Plant's total reported releases rose from 1.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pioneer Cryogenic Plant's air releases rose from 1.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pioneer Cryogenic Plant's chemicals reported rose from 4 in 2022 to 5 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pioneer Cryogenic Plant's off-site transfers fell from 440 lb in 2022 to 366 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Pioneer Cryogenic Plant Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Pioneer Cryogenic 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 Pioneer Cryogenic Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 5.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2022 to 2023, total releases increased by 105% (1.8K lbs to 3.8K lbs).
Pioneer Cryogenic Plant: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2022–2023
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Pioneer Cryogenic Plant year-over-year reported totals (increased by 105% 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 | 1.8K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 3.8K 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 | 4.2K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 585 lbs | - |
| Benzene | 520 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cyclohexane | 250 lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 0 lbs | - |
Pioneer Cryogenic Plant · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Pioneer Cryogenic Plant
Closest other reporters in Wyoming - including Opal Gas Plant, Pacificorp Naughton Plant, Blacks Fork Gas Plant, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 69 other reporting facilities in Wyoming.
Similar Natural Gas Processing Facilities
Other Natural Gas Processing facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Wyoming - e.g. Sligo Gas Plant, Harmon Creek Gas Plant, High Plains Gas Plant Targa Resources.
Compare beyond Wyoming
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Pioneer Cryogenic Plant on cumulative reported pounds (5.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Sligo Gas Plant, Standard Materials Group Inc Tulsa W 23RD, Global Beaumont Terminal. 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.
- Sligo Gas Plant Haughton, LA · Natural Gas Processing 5.6K lbs reported
- Standard Materials Group Inc Tulsa W 23RD Tulsa, OK · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 5.6K lbs reported
- Global Beaumont Terminal Beaumont, TX · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 5.6K lbs reported
- Griffith Rubber Mills - Lee St Garrett, IN · Plastics and Rubber 5.6K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Enterprise Products Operating LLC Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Chaco Gas Plant, East Storage / Splitter III Facility.
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, Toluene, Benzene, Cyclohexane; nearby reporters include Opal Gas Plant. Pioneer Cryogenic Plant stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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 Pioneer Cryogenic Plant TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead n-Hexane) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Pioneer Cryogenic Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Opal, WY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2022–2023 (2 years). NAICS 211130 · Natural Gas Processing. 0.2% of Lincoln TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Sligo Gas Plant (Δ 3 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Pioneer Cryogenic Plant stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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