§ 30-5-502 — 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
35-11-320 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.