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policy instrument · 30 December 2024
Underground Injection Control (UIC) Class VI Well Permits for Carbon TerraVault JV Storage Company Sub 1, LLC
Jurisdiction countryUnited States
Instrument typepermitting-regulatory
Authoritygovernment
Scopecarbon removal and point-source capture
Statusin-force
Parent instrument idus-epa-class-vi-uic
DetailEPA issued four Class VI Underground Injection Control permits to Carbon TerraVault JV Storage Company Sub 1, LLC (subsidiary of California Resources Corporation) for injection wells in the Elk Hills Oil Field, Kern County, California, approximately 20 miles west of Bakersfield. Wells will inject approximately 1.5 million metric tons of CO2 per year for 26 years (totaling ~38 million metric tons)
Monetary note$30,000,000 financial responsibility requirement for plugging, post-injection site care, decommissioning, and emergency response
Stated statusin-force
Pathway scopeunclear
Pathway noteCO2 source is pre-combustion gas treatment capture, not a defined removal pathway, and permit covers injection/storage regardless of capture source
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