ARTESIA GAS PLANT

Artesia Gas Plant sits at 1925 Illinois Camp Road in Artesia, New Mexico, carrying EPA Facility ID 110043804096 and operating under Title V air permit P095-R4 issued by the New Mexico Environment Department [source: https://www.env.nm.gov/surface-water-quality/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2022/12/Title-V-application_Artesia-GP_P095-R4.pdf]. The numbers are stark. EPA ECHO data as of May 4, 2026 shows 8 quarters with noncompliance over the past 24 months and derived Clean Air Act penalties totaling approximately $13.40 million, pro-rated from a 5-year penalty base of $33.50 million [source: https://echo.epa.gov/files/echodownloads/echo_exporter.zip] [source: https://pollutionscan.com/facility/110043804096/artesia-gas-plant-artesia-nm]. Ownership records list DCP Midstream LP as the 100% parent, with the asset now folded into the Phillips 66 midstream portfolio [source: https://www.sustainableenergycorps.com/?page_id=11028] [source: https://carbonstorage.io/facilities/artesia-gas-plant-ccs].

PollutionScan, aggregating EPA ECHO records, assigns the facility a compliance score of 23/100. That grade reflects 12 violation quarters across the prior three-year window, 2 formal enforcement actions, 6,380 lbs of Toxic Release Inventory releases and transfers, and 91,379 metric tons CO2e in reported greenhouse gas emissions [source: https://pollutionscan.com/facility/110043804096/artesia-gas-plant-artesia-nm] [source: https://ghgdata.epa.gov/ghgp/service/facilityDetail/2020?id=1002515&ds=E&et=&popup=true]. State enforcement records document a separate 2022 fine tied to a fire at the plant that injured workers [source: https://eu.journalstandard.com/story/news/2022/11/12/oil-gas-operator-fined-fire-artesia-plant-injures-workers-dcp-operating-permian-basin-new-mexico/69637158007/]. The facility is privately held and does not file with the SEC; no 10-K or 10-Q disclosures are available for this briefing.

The regulatory file centers on one Clean Air Act Major Source permit. New Mexico Environment Department records identify Artesia Gas Plant as a natural gas processing operation holding Title V permit P095-R4 under DCP Operating Company, LP, with revision activity running through the 2022 renewal application [source: https://www.env.nm.gov/surface-water-quality/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2022/12/Title-V-application_Artesia-GP_P095-R4.pdf]. A subsequent PSD permit modification application — docketed as PSD434-M11 — was filed December 6, 2023, covering additional processing units at the site located 13 miles southeast of Artesia [source: https://www.env.nm.gov/public-notices/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2023/12/App-PSD434-M11_12.6.2023.pdf]. EPA ECHO lists the latest permit action as September 4, 2019, with zero active permits currently flagged in the ECHO exporter snapshot used for this briefing — an artifact consistent with state-delegated Title V authority in New Mexico rather than a lapsed permit [source: https://echo.epa.gov/files/echodownloads/echo_exporter.zip].

The penalty arithmetic is worth spelling out. The past 24 months open in May 2024 with the facility carrying an accumulated Clean Air Act penalty base that ECHO's 5-year rolling window totals at $33,504,866, of which the 24-month pro-rated share equals $13,401,946 [source: https://pollutionscan.com/facility/110043804096/artesia-gas-plant-artesia-nm]. PollutionScan's quarterly compliance tile shows sustained violation or Significant Noncompliance status in every one of the last eight reportable quarters for the Clean Air Act program [source: https://pollutionscan.com/facility/110043804096/artesia-gas-plant-artesia-nm]. The December 2023 PSD434-M11 filing proceeded through NMED public notice in parallel with that noncompliance record [source: https://www.env.nm.gov/public-notices/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2023/12/App-PSD434-M11_12.6.2023.pdf]. On October 31, 2025, a separate Artesia facility — the HF Sinclair Navajo Refinery, not the gas plant — experienced an explosion and fire that injured three workers and prompted shelter-in-place advisories across parts of the city, a context point relevant to community air-quality monitoring demands in the Artesia airshed [source: https://www.kob.com/new-mexico/explosion-at-refinery-in-artesia/] [source: https://www.okenergytoday.com/2025/11/new-mexico-refinery-fire-injured-three-workers/].

For the gas plant specifically, the prior cycle included an October 2022 fire event at the DCP-operated facility near Artesia. The State of New Mexico issued a fine in November 2022; reporting by the Carlsbad Current-Argus attributes the penalty to the operator's failure to adequately respond to the incident under state air rules [source: https://eu.journalstandard.com/story/news/2022/11/12/oil-gas-operator-fined-fire-artesia-plant-injures-workers-dcp-operating-permian-basin-new-mexico/69637158007/]. EPA ECHO lists 0 inspections logged to the ECHO Evaluations counter over the ECHO window, while recording 2 formal actions in the Clean Air Act program [source: https://pollutionscan.com/facility/110043804096/artesia-gas-plant-artesia-nm]. A legacy CERCLA record — Phillips Petroleum Artesia Natural Gas, EPA ID NMD000709667 — sits in Superfund archives with NFRAP (No Further Remedial Action Planned) status, meaning it does not qualify for the NPL based on existing information [source: https://cumulis.epa.gov/supercpad/CurSites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0600795].

EPA ECHO and derivative aggregators report the following for Facility ID 110043804096. Under the Clean Air Act program: 12 violation quarters across the most recent 3-year compliance history window, with the 24-month subset capped at 8 quarters per ECHO's derivation methodology (viol_24mo=min(qtrs_with_nc,8)) [source: https://echo.epa.gov/files/echodownloads/echo_exporter.zip] [source: https://pollutionscan.com/facility/110043804096/artesia-gas-plant-artesia-nm]. The total penalty base across five years reaches $33,504,866; the 24-month pro-rated share comes to $13,401,946.40 [source: https://pollutionscan.com/facility/110043804096/artesia-gas-plant-artesia-nm]. Two formal actions are logged, both under the Clean Air Act program. Specific docket numbers and settlement dates are not itemized in the ECHO exporter fields surfaced here [source: https://pollutionscan.com/facility/110043804096/artesia-gas-plant-artesia-nm]. ECHO records 0 inspections and evaluations captured to the federal Evaluations counter, with 'Days Since Last Evaluation' reported at 11,485 — an outlier figure consistent with state-delegated inspection authority whose records may not sync back into the federal evaluation tally [source: https://pollutionscan.com/facility/110043804096/artesia-gas-plant-artesia-nm].

The state-level enforcement record adds a concrete data point. In November 2022, the New Mexico Environment Department fined DCP Operating Company, LP following an October 2022 fire at the Artesia gas plant that injured workers; NMED cited the operator for air-rule compliance failures connected to the incident [source: https://eu.journalstandard.com/story/news/2022/11/12/oil-gas-operator-fined-fire-artesia-plant-injures-workers-dcp-operating-permian-basin-new-mexico/69637158007/]. RCRA and CWA program tiles are not populated with active violation counts in the surfaced ECHO record for this facility; the public filing set before NMED is dominated by the Title V air permit P095-R4 renewal and the PSD434-M11 modification [source: https://www.env.nm.gov/surface-water-quality/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2022/12/Title-V-application_Artesia-GP_P095-R4.pdf] [source: https://www.env.nm.gov/public-notices/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2023/12/App-PSD434-M11_12.6.2023.pdf]. TRI releases and transfers for the most recent reporting year total 6,380 lbs; reported GHG emissions stand at 91,379 metric tons CO2e [source: https://ghgdata.epa.gov/ghgp/service/facilityDetail/2020?id=1002515&ds=E&et=&popup=true] [source: https://pollutionscan.com/facility/110043804096/artesia-gas-plant-artesia-nm].

Artesia Gas Plant, Artesia, NM (Facility ID 110043804096; 32.7564, -104.2111): the single operating facility in scope. EPA ECHO and PollutionScan show Clean Air Act Major Source status, 8 violation quarters in the trailing 24 months, $13.4 million pro-rated penalty exposure, 2 formal actions, and a compliance grade of F (23/100) [source: https://pollutionscan.com/facility/110043804096/artesia-gas-plant-artesia-nm] [source: https://echo.epa.gov/files/echodownloads/echo_exporter.zip]. NMED filings place the plant at 1925 Illinois Camp Rd under Title V permit P095-R4 [source: https://www.env.nm.gov/surface-water-quality/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2022/12/Title-V-application_Artesia-GP_P095-R4.pdf].

Phillips Petroleum Artesia Natural Gas (EPA ID NMD000709667), Artesia, NM: a legacy CERCLA-archived site carrying NFRAP status — not on the National Priorities List and not qualifying for remedial action based on existing information. The site sits in EPA Region 6, Eddy County [source: https://cumulis.epa.gov/supercpad/CurSites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0600795].

Artesia Gas Plant CCS (Phillips 66), Artesia, NM: a carbon-capture project tied to the gas plant and documented in third-party CCS registries. CarbonStorage.io attributes the CCS initiative to Phillips 66 as a CO2 capture project co-located with the processing complex [source: https://carbonstorage.io/facilities/artesia-gas-plant-ccs] [source: https://carbonstorage.io/capture/artesia-gas-plant-ccs].

HF Sinclair Navajo Refinery, Artesia, NM (separate operator, included for airshed context): on October 31, 2025, an explosion injured three workers and sent heavy smoke over Artesia, triggering shelter-in-place advisories. This facility is not operated by DCP or Phillips 66 but shares the local airshed and has been the subject of community air-monitoring calls [source: https://www.kob.com/new-mexico/explosion-at-refinery-in-artesia/] [source: https://www.okenergytoday.com/2025/11/new-mexico-refinery-fire-injured-three-workers/] [source: https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/breaking-massive-explosion-new-mexico-1478748].

PSD434-M11 Expansion Area, approximately 13 miles southeast of Artesia: the December 6, 2023 NMED public-notice application proposes additional natural gas processing units at this location. The document identifies the expansion footprint and confirms it operates in coordination with permit P095-R4 [source: https://www.env.nm.gov/public-notices/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2023/12/App-PSD434-M11_12.6.2023.pdf].

Greenhouse gases (CO2e, methane): reported emissions from the facility total 91,379 metric tons CO2e in the most recent EPA GHGRP cycle covered by GHGData.epa.gov, with the facility assigned ID 1002515 in the GHGRP system [source: https://ghgdata.epa.gov/ghgp/service/facilityDetail/2020?id=1002515&ds=E&et=&popup=true]. Natural gas processing plants emit CO2 from stationary combustion and process vents, and methane from fugitive leaks and flaring. The Artesia Gas Plant CCS project, documented by CarbonStorage.io and attributed to Phillips 66, targets a portion of the CO2 stream for capture rather than venting [source: https://carbonstorage.io/capture/artesia-gas-plant-ccs].

Toxic Release Inventory pollutants: 6,380 lbs of TRI-listed releases and transfers are reported for the facility in the most recent cycle surfaced by PollutionScan [source: https://pollutionscan.com/facility/110043804096/artesia-gas-plant-artesia-nm]. Gas processing plants typically report BTEX-family constituents — benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylenes — and hydrogen sulfide-related compounds. Specific chemical-by-chemical breakouts are not enumerated in the ECHO summary provided and would require a direct TRI Explorer query to resolve.

Criteria air pollutants under Title V (NOx, VOC, SO2, CO, PM): the NMED Title V application P095-R4 identifies control devices and pollutant limits under 20.2.70 and 20.2.72 NMAC, consistent with a Clean Air Act Major Source designation [source: https://www.env.nm.gov/surface-water-quality/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2022/12/Title-V-application_Artesia-GP_P095-R4.pdf]. New Mexico regulators have documented industry-wide compliance issues in this sector: a 2020 review identified 260 violations in the oil-and-gas sector filed without approved affirmative defense demonstrations that would have shielded operators from penalties on excess emissions [source: https://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/2020/09/02/new-mexico-fines-oil-and-gas-companies-air-pollution-regulations/5684672002/]. Exposure pathways in the Artesia airshed include inhalation of VOCs and fine particulates by nearby residential receptors; community groups have raised air-monitoring concerns in the wider Artesia industrial zone [source: https://pgeproject.wordpress.com/2021/04/29/hollyfrontier-navajo-artesia-new-mexicos-oil-refinery-and-its-affect-on-the-nearby-community-of-color/]. The EPA ECHO-derived EJ index average for the facility is reported as 0.0, a data-quality flag indicating missing demographic overlay rather than a confirmed absence of EJ exposure [source: https://echo.epa.gov/files/echodownloads/echo_exporter.zip].

Within the NAICS 211120/211130 gas extraction and processing peer set surfaced by the ECHO exporter, Artesia Gas Plant ranks fourth on trailing-24-month penalty total at $13.4 million. It trails Greka Bell Compressor Plant ($26.2 million, 0 violation quarters — indicating legacy penalty carry with current compliance), Red Hills Gas Processing Plant ($19.1 million, 8 violation quarters), and Amen Corner CTB ($16.1 million, 8 violation quarters) [source: https://echo.epa.gov/files/echodownloads/echo_exporter.zip]. Artesia ties Red Hills and Amen Corner at the 8-quarter ceiling for trailing noncompliance, which is the maximum value the ECHO derivation permits under its viol_24mo=min(qtrs_with_nc,8) rule. All four peers report an EJ index average of 0.0, a shared data-coverage artifact rather than a substantive EJ finding.

Artesia Gas Plant is privately held; no SEC filings are available for this entity, and no Item 1A risk-factor disclosures specific to the facility can be cited. Public ownership records place the plant under DCP Midstream LP, an asset within the Phillips 66 midstream portfolio; analysts seeking forward-looking environmental risk language should consult Phillips 66's (NYSE: PSX) most recent 10-K directly through EDGAR, which was not returned in this research bundle [source: https://www.sustainableenergycorps.com/?page_id=11028] [source: https://carbonstorage.io/facilities/artesia-gas-plant-ccs]. Two facility-specific forward risk drivers are visible in the surfaced record. The first is the pending PSD434-M11 expansion application filed December 6, 2023 with NMED, which proposes additional processing units and will require NMED review against the facility's existing compliance record. The second is the active Title V P095-R4 permit cycle, which carries the weight of 12 violation quarters across the prior three years [source: https://www.env.nm.gov/public-notices/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2023/12/App-PSD434-M11_12.6.2023.pdf] [source: https://www.env.nm.gov/surface-water-quality/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2022/12/Title-V-application_Artesia-GP_P095-R4.pdf].