Facility ID: 1001729 · Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems

Cottonwood Wash/ West Compressor Station

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VERNAL, UT · UINTAH · NAICS 211111

Data updated May 2026

43K MT CO₂e · 2015

According to the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, Cottonwood Wash/ West Compressor Station ranks #4,654 of 8,713 U.S. reporting facilities by latest reported CO₂e and #59 of 86 facilities in UT.

  • National rank #4,654 of 8,713 GHGRP facilities
  • #59 of 86 in UT
  • #825 of 2,099 in Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems
  • +26.8% since 2011

Cottonwood Wash/ West Compressor Station vs all U.S. GHGRP facilities

Where this site's latest reported Scope 1 CO₂e sits among every EPA GHGRP reporting facility

42,975 4654th of 8713 higher than 4,059 of 8,713 facilities

GHGRP facilities, banded by latest reported CO₂e (MT)

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Source EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program · 2015

Facility footprint context

Inside the EPA Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems sector it ranks #825 of 2,099 facilities by latest CO₂e. Shares use GHGRP facility rollups only, not Scope 2/3 or non-reporting sites.

Emissions growth across reporting years

2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Year Total CO2e (MT)
2015 42,975
2014 45,187
2013 47,728
2012 54,377
2011 33,883

Facility insight: Cottonwood Wash/ West Compressor Station

Cottonwood Wash/ West Compressor Station (EPA GHGRP Facility ID 1001729) reported 43K metric tons of CO2-equivalent in 2015, operating in VERNAL, UT within UINTAH. Among GHGRP reporters it ranks #4,654 of 8,713 nationally by latest CO₂e and #59 of 86 in UT. The site is classified under Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems with NAICS code 211111.

From 2011 to 2015, reported CO₂e rose 26.8% (peak 54K MT). This facility has filed every year from 2011 to 2015, a complete 5-year record.

Peak year was 2012 at 54K MT CO2e; latest 2015 sits 21% below that peak (43K MT). The largest year-to-year move was 2011→2012 (+60.5%, 20K MT).

Frequently Asked Questions

Where does Cottonwood Wash/ West Compressor Station rank among U.S. GHGRP facilities?

According to the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, Cottonwood Wash/ West Compressor Station ranks #4,654 of 8,713 reporting facilities by latest reported CO₂e, and #59 of 86 facilities in UT (same sort as the state facility table). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

What share of GHGRP facilities report less CO₂e than Cottonwood Wash/ West Compressor Station?

Cottonwood Wash/ West Compressor Station's 43K MT CO₂e is higher than 4,059 of the 8,713 GHGRP facilities with reported emissions (47%), an exact count from the full corpus, not an estimate.

How much CO2 does Cottonwood Wash/ West Compressor Station emit?

Cottonwood Wash/ West Compressor Station reported 43K MT CO2e in 2015.

Where does Cottonwood Wash/ West Compressor Station rank inside Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems?

Among EPA GHGRP facilities tagged Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems, Cottonwood Wash/ West Compressor Station ranks #825 of 2,099 by latest reported CO₂e.

Is Cottonwood Wash/ West Compressor Station reducing emissions?

Over 5 reporting years (2011–2015), Cottonwood Wash/ West Compressor Station's emissions have increased by 26.8%. This may reflect expanded operations or increased production.

Nationwide facilities with similar CO₂e or sector

Two GHGRP-derived peer sets for Cottonwood Wash/ West Compressor Station, both outside UT so the neighborhoods are not state-geo containment.

Data sourced from the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP), Facility ID 1001729. Data subject to facility self-reporting, not compliance advice. See our methodology for how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Retrieved and formatted by PlainCarbon