| (1) |
The board may adopt procedures and criteria to determine the amount of injected carbon dioxide:
Terms Used In Utah Code 40-11-20- Board: means the Board of Oil, Gas, and Mining. See Utah Code 40-11-1
- Carbon dioxide: means carbon dioxide (CO2) that has been captured from an emission source or direct air capture, plus incidental associated substances derived from the source materials and the capture process, and any substances added to the carbon dioxide to enable or improve the injection process. See Utah Code 40-11-1
- Division: means the Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining. See Utah Code 40-11-1
- Geologic carbon storage: means the permanent or short-term underground storage of carbon dioxide in a storage reservoir. See Utah Code 40-11-1
- Reservoir: means a subsurface sedimentary stratum, formation, aquifer, cavity, or void, whether natural or artificially created, including oil and gas reservoirs, saline formations, and coal seams suitable for or capable of being made suitable for geologic carbon storage. See Utah Code 40-11-1
- Storage facility: means the reservoir, underground equipment, and surface facilities and equipment used or proposed to be used in a geologic carbon storage operation. See Utah Code 40-11-1
| (a) |
stored in a reservoir that has been or is being used for an enhanced oil or gas recovery project; or |
| (b) |
stored in a reservoir that is a part of a storage facility. |
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| (2) |
The board may charge a fee to cover the costs of making a determination described in Subsection (1). |
| (3) |
The division shall deposit a fee collected in accordance with Subsection (2) into the Geologic Carbon Storage Facility Administrative Fund created in Section 40-11-21. |
Enacted by Chapter 62, 2022 General Session
