Facility ID: 1012037 · Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems

50 Buttes Gas Plant

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Gillette, WY · CAMPBELL COUNTY · NAICS 213112

Data updated May 2026

61K MT CO₂e · 2023

According to the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, 50 Buttes Gas Plant ranks #3,735 of 8,713 U.S. reporting facilities by latest reported CO₂e and #51 of 132 facilities in WY.

  • National rank #3,735 of 8,713 GHGRP facilities
  • #51 of 132 in WY
  • #549 of 2,099 in Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems
  • 21.5% of MERITAGE MIDSTREAM SERVICES II parent CO₂e
  • 2023 mix: 5.4% non-CO₂ (CH₄-led)
  • +71.9% since 2015

50 Buttes Gas Plant vs all U.S. GHGRP facilities

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

61,389 3735th of 8713 higher than 4,978 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 21.5% of MERITAGE MIDSTREAM SERVICES II reported parent CO₂e (61K MT of 286K MT ; #3 of 3 GHGRP facilities under that parent ). Inside the EPA Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems sector it ranks #549 of 2,099 facilities by latest CO₂e. Shares use GHGRP facility rollups only, not Scope 2/3 or non-reporting sites.

2023 gas mix desk

Of 61K MT CO₂e reported for 2023, non-CO₂ gases are 5.4% , led by CH₄ at 5.3% . Component shares use this facility's GHGRP CO₂ / CH₄ / N₂O rows for that year (already CO₂e-weighted).

CO₂
94.6%
58K MT
CH₄
5.3%
3K MT
N₂O
0.1%
32 MT

Emissions growth across reporting years

2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Year Total CO2e (MT)
2023 61,389
2022 53,616
2021 59,459
2020 72,244
2019 109,781
2018 77,649
2017 57,105
2016 50,953
2015 35,717

Facility insight: 50 Buttes Gas Plant

50 Buttes Gas Plant (EPA GHGRP Facility ID 1012037) reported 61K metric tons of CO2-equivalent in 2023, operating in Gillette, WY within CAMPBELL COUNTY. Among GHGRP reporters it ranks #3,735 of 8,713 nationally by latest CO₂e and #51 of 132 in WY. The site is classified under Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems with NAICS code 213112.

From 2015 to 2023, reported CO₂e rose 71.9% (peak 110K MT). This facility has filed every year from 2015 to 2023, a complete 9-year record.

Peak year was 2019 at 110K MT CO2e; latest 2023 sits 44.1% below that peak (61K MT). The largest year-to-year move was 2019→2020 (-34.2%, 38K MT).

Frequently Asked Questions

Where does 50 Buttes Gas Plant rank among U.S. GHGRP facilities?

According to the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, 50 Buttes Gas Plant ranks #3,735 of 8,713 reporting facilities by latest reported CO₂e, and #51 of 132 facilities in WY (same sort as the state facility table). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

What share of GHGRP facilities report less CO₂e than 50 Buttes Gas Plant?

50 Buttes Gas Plant's 61K MT CO₂e is higher than 4,978 of the 8,713 GHGRP facilities with reported emissions (57%), an exact count from the full corpus, not an estimate.

How much CO2 does 50 Buttes Gas Plant emit?

50 Buttes Gas Plant reported 61K MT CO2e in 2023.

What share of MERITAGE MIDSTREAM SERVICES II does 50 Buttes Gas Plant represent?

50 Buttes Gas Plant accounts for 21.5% of MERITAGE MIDSTREAM SERVICES II's reported GHGRP CO₂e (61K MT of 286K MT), ranking #3 of 3 facilities under that parent.

What is 50 Buttes Gas Plant's 2023 CO₂ / CH₄ / N₂O mix?

In 2023, non-CO₂ gases were 5.4% of reported CO₂e at 50 Buttes Gas Plant, with CH₄ the larger non-CO₂ share at 5.3% (CO₂ 94.6%). Shares use the facility's GHGRP gas components for that year.

Where does 50 Buttes Gas Plant rank inside Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems?

Among EPA GHGRP facilities tagged Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems, 50 Buttes Gas Plant ranks #549 of 2,099 by latest reported CO₂e.

Is 50 Buttes Gas Plant reducing emissions?

Over 9 reporting years (2015–2023), 50 Buttes Gas Plant's emissions have increased by 71.9%. This may reflect expanded operations or increased production.

Nationwide facilities with similar CO₂e or sector

Two GHGRP-derived peer sets for 50 Buttes Gas Plant, both outside WY so the neighborhoods are not state-geo containment.

Data sourced from the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP), Facility ID 1012037. 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