Class VI Carbon Sequestration Permit (Brown Pelican project)

Jurisdiction countryUnited States

Instrument typepermitting-regulatory

Authoritygovernment

PathwaysDirect air capture

Scopecarbon removal only

Statusin-force

Parent instrument idus-epa-class-vi-uic

DetailTexas Railroad Commission issued its first Class VI carbon sequestration permits to Oxy Low Carbon Ventures for the Brown Pelican project in Ector County. The permit allows CO2 storage from STRATOS direct air capture facility with total storage capacity of 8.5 million metric tons at approximately 4,400 feet depth. Permit approved administratively following EPA final permit approval in April 2025.

Stated statusin-force

Pathway scopespecific

Pathway notepermit allows CO2 storage from STRATOS direct air capture facility

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