Wyoming § 34-1-153 Ownership of material injected into geologic
sequestration sites; liability for holding interests related to
a sequestration site or giving consent to allow geologic
sequestration activities

Wyoming Statutes

§ 34-1-153 — Ownership of material injected into geologic sequestration sites; liability for holding interests related to a sequestration site or giving consent to allow geologic sequestration activities

Wyoming·Title 34 Property, Conveyances and Security Transactions·Ch. 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS·Art. 1 IN GENERAL

(a)All carbon dioxide, and other substances injected incidental to the injection of carbon dioxide, injected into any geologic sequestration site for the purpose of geologic sequestration shall be presumed to be owned by the injector of such material subject to W.S. 35-11-318 and 35-11-319 and all rights, benefits, burdens and liabilities of such ownership shall belong to the injector. This presumption may be rebutted by a person claiming contrary ownership by a preponderance of the evidence in an action to establish ownership.

(b)Except as provided in W.S. 35-11-318 and 35-11-319, no owner of pore space, other person holding any right to control pore space or other surface or subsurface interest holder, shall be liable for the effects of injecting carbon dioxide for geologic sequestrati

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(a) All carbon dioxide, and other substances injected
incidental to the injection of carbon dioxide, injected into any
geologic sequestration site for the purpose of geologic
sequestration shall be presumed to be owned by the injector of
such material subject to W.S. 35-11-318 and 35-11-319 and all
rights, benefits, burdens and liabilities of such ownership
shall belong to the injector. This presumption may be rebutted
by a person claiming contrary ownership by a preponderance of
the evidence in an action to establish ownership.
(b) Except as provided in W.S. 35-11-318 and 35-11-319, no
owner of pore space, other person holding any right to control
pore space or other surface or subsurface interest holder, shall
be liable for the effects of injecting carbon dioxide for
geologic sequestration purposes, or for the effects of injecting
other substances for the purpose of geologic sequestration which
substances are injected incidental to the injection of carbon
dioxide, solely by virtue of their interest or by their having
given consent to the injection.

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