Feds release draft permit for 4 CO2 injection wells west of Bakersfield
Dec. 21—One day after related action by Kern County officials, federal regulators released a draft permit this week for a series of four injection wells 20 miles west of Bakersfield that would become the first in the United States to repurpose a depleted oil reservoir for long-term burial of carbon dioxide. Wednesday's release by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Region 9 Groundwater ... Federal regulators have released a draft permit for four injection wells west of Bakersfield, which would be the first in the US to repurpose a depleted oil reservoir for long-term burial of carbon dioxide. The release comes a day after a related action by Kern County officials. The 90-day public comment period will begin. The proposal was reviewed by California Resources Corp, the local oil producer behind the project.
Published : 5 months ago by John Cox, The Bakersfield Californian in Environment
Dec. 21—One day after related action by Kern County officials, federal regulators released a draft permit this week for a series of four injection wells 20 miles west of Bakersfield that would become the first in the United States to repurpose a depleted oil reservoir for long-term burial of carbon dioxide.
Wednesday's release by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Region 9 Groundwater Protection Section opens a 90-day public comment period that followed a federal review of the proposal's technical plans, operational standards, monitoring requirements and geological setting, as submitted by the local oil producer behind the project, Long Beach-based California Resources Corp.
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Topics: ESG