SF0084 • 2015

Enhanced recovery-carbon dioxide certification.

AN ACT relating to geologic sequestration; providing a voluntary procedure for certification of quantities of carbon dioxide incidentally stored through enhanced recovery of oil and gas; providing for rulemaking; and providing for an effective date.

Energy

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Senator Von Flatern
Last action: 2015-03-03
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2015

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SF0084HS001

Standing Committee • HMinerals

Adopted

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Bill History

2015-03-03 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number
2015-03-03 Governor
Governor Signed SEA No. 0036
2015-02-26 House
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0036
2015-02-26 Senate
S President Signed SEA No. 0036
2015-02-26 LSO
Assigned Number SEA No. 0036
2015-02-25 Senate
S Concur:Passed 28-1-1-0-0
2015-02-25 Senate
S Received for Concurrence
2015-02-25 House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 57-1-1-0-1
2015-02-24 House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2015-02-23 House
H COW:Passed
2015-02-23 House
Amendment Adopted
2015-02-18 House
H Placed on General File
2015-02-18 House
Minerals:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 8-0-1-0-0
2015-02-09 House
H Introduced and Referred to H09 - Minerals
2015-02-05 House
H Received for Introduction
2015-02-05 Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 26-1-3-0-0
2015-02-04 Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2015-02-03 Senate
S COW:Passed
2015-02-02 Senate
S Placed on General File
2015-02-02 Senate
Minerals:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
2015-01-19 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S09 - Minerals
2015-01-19 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2015-01-15 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Summary for LSO115
Bill No.:
SF0084
Effective
:
7/1/2015

LSO No.:
15LSO-0410

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA 36

Chapter No.:
95

Prime Sponsor:
Von Flatern

Catch Title:
Enhanced recovery-carbon dioxide certification.

Subject:
Allows for certification of carbon dioxide which is incidentally stored during enhanced oil recovery operations.

Summary/Major Elements:

Many oilfields in Wyoming are flooded with carbon dioxide by the oilfield operator to increase oil production. This is referred to as “tertiary oil recovery” or “enhanced oil recovery.” A portion of this carbon diox
ide remains stored underground.

This Act allows an oilfield operator to apply to the Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
(WOGCC)
for an order certifying the carbon dioxide incidentally stored through the enhanced oil recovery process. The application must include a plan for how the operator will account for the inci
dentally stored carbon dioxide.

An application under this
A
ct for certification of incidental storage of carbon dioxide does not subject the enhanced oil recovery operations to the requirements of W.S. 35-11-313 through 35-11-318
,
which regulate
carbon sequestration.

Comments
:

Provides rulemaking authority to the WOGCC to establish standards and procedures for the certification of quantities of carb
on dioxide incidentally stored.
The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill.

Current Bill Text

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ORIGINAL
Senate
File No
.
SF0084

ENROLLED ACT NO.
36
,

SENATE

SIXTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2015 General Session

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1
.

W.S. 30
‑
5
‑
502 is created to read:

30
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5
‑
502
.

Certification of carbon dioxide incidentally stored during enhanced recovery operations.

(a)

If there is production of oil, gas or both from enhanced recovery operations under a commission order entered pursuant to W.S. 30
‑
5
‑
110 utilizing the injection of carbon dioxide, the commission upon voluntary application by the unit operator, and after review of the operator’s plan for accounting for the incidentally stored carbon dioxide, may enter an order recognizing the incidental storage of carbon dioxide occurring through the enhanced recovery operation and certifying the quantity of carbon dioxide being stored. An application or certification under this
section

does
not
subject the enhanced recovery operation to the requirements of W.S. 35
‑
11
‑
313 through 35
‑
11
‑
318 or require the operator to obtain a permit under those sections.

(b)

Prior to the commission entering an order pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the commission shall, in consultation with the department of environmental quality, promulgate rules establishing standards and procedures for the certification of incidental storage of carbon dioxide and the certification of quantities of carbon dioxide incidentally stored.

Section
2
.

This
act is effective July 1,
2015
.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the Senate.

Chief Clerk