Facility ID: 1006270 · Natural Gas and Natural Gas Liquids Suppliers

XTO - Cotton Valley Gas Plant

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Cotton Valley, LA · WEBSTER PARISH · NAICS 211130

Data updated May 2026

85K MT CO₂e · 2023

According to the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, XTO - Cotton Valley Gas Plant ranks #2,944 of 8,713 U.S. reporting facilities by latest reported CO₂e and #198 of 531 facilities in LA.

  • National rank #2,944 of 8,713 GHGRP facilities
  • #198 of 531 in LA
  • #52 of 127 in Natural Gas and Natural Gas Liquids Suppliers
  • 0.2% of EXXON MOBIL parent CO₂e
  • 2023 mix: 0.7% non-CO₂ (CH₄-led)
  • +19.0% since 2011

XTO - Cotton Valley Gas Plant vs all U.S. GHGRP facilities

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

85,395 2944th of 8713 higher than 5,769 of 8,713 facilities

GHGRP facilities, banded by latest reported CO₂e (MT)

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Source EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program · 2023

Facility footprint context

This site accounts for 0.2% of EXXON MOBIL reported parent CO₂e (85K MT of 34.3M MT ; #15 of 24 GHGRP facilities under that parent ). Inside the EPA Natural Gas and Natural Gas Liquids Suppliers sector it ranks #52 of 127 facilities by latest CO₂e. Shares use GHGRP facility rollups only, not Scope 2/3 or non-reporting sites.

2023 gas mix desk

Of 85K MT CO₂e reported for 2023, non-CO₂ gases are 0.7% , led by CH₄ at 0.7% . Component shares use this facility's GHGRP CO₂ / CH₄ / N₂O rows for that year (already CO₂e-weighted).

CO₂
99.3%
85K MT
CH₄
0.7%
587 MT
N₂O
0.1%
44 MT

Emissions growth across reporting years

2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Year Total CO2e (MT)
2023 85,395
2022 70,475
2021 60,450
2020 53,763
2019 52,238
2018 80,848
2017 76,258
2016 87,733
2015 86,043
2014 80,092
2013 78,559
2012 77,346
2011 71,744

Facility insight: XTO - Cotton Valley Gas Plant

XTO - Cotton Valley Gas Plant (EPA GHGRP Facility ID 1006270) reported 85K metric tons of CO2-equivalent in 2023, operating in Cotton Valley, LA within WEBSTER PARISH. Among GHGRP reporters it ranks #2,944 of 8,713 nationally by latest CO₂e and #198 of 531 in LA. The site is classified under Natural Gas and Natural Gas Liquids Suppliers with NAICS code 211130.

From 2011 to 2023, reported CO₂e rose 19.0% (peak 88K MT). This facility has filed every year from 2011 to 2023, a complete 13-year record.

Peak year was 2016 at 88K MT CO2e; latest 2023 sits 2.7% below that peak (85K MT). The largest year-to-year move was 2018→2019 (-35.4%, 29K MT).

Frequently Asked Questions

Where does XTO - Cotton Valley Gas Plant rank among U.S. GHGRP facilities?

According to the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, XTO - Cotton Valley Gas Plant ranks #2,944 of 8,713 reporting facilities by latest reported CO₂e, and #198 of 531 facilities in LA (same sort as the state facility table). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

What share of GHGRP facilities report less CO₂e than XTO - Cotton Valley Gas Plant?

XTO - Cotton Valley Gas Plant's 85K MT CO₂e is higher than 5,769 of the 8,713 GHGRP facilities with reported emissions (66%), an exact count from the full corpus, not an estimate.

How much CO2 does XTO - Cotton Valley Gas Plant emit?

XTO - Cotton Valley Gas Plant reported 85K MT CO2e in 2023.

What share of EXXON MOBIL does XTO - Cotton Valley Gas Plant represent?

XTO - Cotton Valley Gas Plant accounts for 0.2% of EXXON MOBIL's reported GHGRP CO₂e (85K MT of 34.3M MT), ranking #15 of 24 facilities under that parent.

What is XTO - Cotton Valley Gas Plant's 2023 CO₂ / CH₄ / N₂O mix?

In 2023, non-CO₂ gases were 0.7% of reported CO₂e at XTO - Cotton Valley Gas Plant, with CH₄ the larger non-CO₂ share at 0.7% (CO₂ 99.3%). Shares use the facility's GHGRP gas components for that year.

Where does XTO - Cotton Valley Gas Plant rank inside Natural Gas and Natural Gas Liquids Suppliers?

Among EPA GHGRP facilities tagged Natural Gas and Natural Gas Liquids Suppliers, XTO - Cotton Valley Gas Plant ranks #52 of 127 by latest reported CO₂e.

Is XTO - Cotton Valley Gas Plant reducing emissions?

Over 13 reporting years (2011–2023), XTO - Cotton Valley Gas Plant's emissions have increased by 19%. This may reflect expanded operations or increased production.

Nationwide facilities with similar CO₂e or sector

Two GHGRP-derived peer sets for XTO - Cotton Valley Gas Plant, both outside LA so the neighborhoods are not state-geo containment.

Data sourced from the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP), Facility ID 1006270. 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