September 10, 2025
Fact Sheet
U.S. Incentives to Capture and Storage CO2 Fact Sheet
Section 45Q of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code was introduced in 2008 as part of the Energy Improvement and Extension Act. This section, referred to as the 45Q tax credit, incentivizes investment and development in carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) projects. Since 2008, the code has been updated and expanded, allowing more projects to qualify for the tax credit.
July 23, 2025
Partners Only
| Regulatory Roundup
| Presentation
Critical Geomechanical Perspectives on Safe and Secure Permanent Geologic Storage
Steve Melzer, Melzer Consulting, presented critical geomechanical perspectives to consider during CO2 EOR.
July 23, 2025
Partners Only
| Regulatory Roundup
| Presentation
Enhanced Oil Recovery and the State of Wyoming
Lon Whitman, Enhanced Oil Recovery Institute (EORI), presented why enhanced oil recovery is critical to Wyoming's future.
July 23, 2025
Partners Only
| Regulatory Roundup
| Presentation
Monitoring Strategies
Lily Barkau, Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality, presented on general monitoring strategies used in CCUS projects and the specific example of monitoring strategies used by Tallgrass in a Class VI permit.
July 23, 2025
Partners Only
| Regulatory Roundup
| Presentation
Mississippi Class VI Permitting Fees
David Snodgrass, Mississippi State Oil and Gas Board, shared an overview of the Class VI permitting fees established by Mississippi.
July 23, 2025
Partners Only
| Regulatory Roundup
| Presentation
North Dakota Class VI Permit Modifications
Richard Suggs, ND Department of Mineral Resources Oil and Gas Division, shared an overview of the North Dakota Class VI requirements for major and minor permit modifications.
July 23, 2025
Partners Only
| Regulatory Roundup
| Presentation
Permit Review – Regulatory Approach to Geologic Models and Numerical Simulation
Richard Suggs, North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources Oil and Gas Division, shared North Dakota's Class VI regulatory approach to reviewing geologic models and numerical simulations used in permitting.
July 23, 2025
Partners Only
| Regulatory Roundup
| Presentation
Class VI Financial Assurance Demonstration Summary
Josh Regorrah, Energy & Environmental Research Center, shared a summary of Class VI financial assurance demonstration cost estimates from North Dakota, Wyoming, Louisiana, and EPA permits.
July 22, 2025
Partners Only
| Regulatory Roundup
| Presentation
Class VI Well Permitting Process Program Development (Mississippi)
David Snodgrass, Mississippi State Oil and Gas Board, presentation at the 2025 Regulatory Roundup about the Class VI well permitting process development.
July 22, 2025
Partners Only
| Regulatory Roundup
| Presentation
The PCOR Partnership and You!
Kevin Connors, PCOR Partnership Program Manager, presentation at the 2025 Regulatory Roundup about what the program provides to its members.