• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to footer

CDR Law

  • Search
  • Other Resources
    • Books
    • International Law
  • About
  • Contact

Enhanced Oil Recovery

Filter by Resource Type:
Filter by Publication Year:
Sort:
Current Filters:

La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 633.4

2009
Enacted Legislation
State of Louisiana
Provides a 50% tax reduction on enhanced oil recovery (EOR) projects that use anthropogenic carbon dioxide.

Mont. Code Ann. 82-11-184

2009
Enacted Legislation
State of Montana
Allows for conversion of enhanced oil recovery (EOR) well to CO2 storage well.

N.D. Cent. Code § 38-22-01 et seq.

2009
Enacted Legislation
State of North Dakota
The “Carbon Dioxide and Underground Storage” law's policy declaration says that it is in the interest of North Dakota to promote geologic storage of carbon dioxide, while the law also provides for permitting procedures, fees, and penalties.

Tex. Tax Code Ann. § 202.0545

2009
Enacted Legislation
State of Texas
Provides a reduced tax rate for EOR projects that use and geologically sequester anthropogenic carbon dioxide.

Tex. Tax Code Ann. § 151.334

2009
Enacted Legislation
State of Texas
Exempts CCS equipment used in a clean energy project from sales and use taxes, if the captured CO2 is either used in a local EOR project or sequestered in Texas for at least 1,000 years

From EOR to CCS: The evolving legal and regulatory framework for carbon capture and storage

2008
Scholarly Work
Philip Marston, Patricia A Moore
This article addresses why the current legal framework will be largely adequate from a transaction and interim standpoint to allow progress from oil production operations to permanent underground storage.

26 U.S. Code § 45Q

2008
Enacted Legislation
U.S. Congress
26 USC §45Q creates a tax credit for the sequestration of captured carbon dioxide.

Part 2: Analysis of Property Rights Issues Related to Underground Space Used for Geologic Storage of Carbon Dioxide

2007
Scholarly Work
David Cooney
This paper discusses how various states address subsurface property rights and liabilities of using underground pore space for CO2 storage and analyzes case law relating to natural gas storage as a compatible analog to these legal issues.

Footer

This website provides educational information. It does not, nor is it intended to, provide legal advice. No attorney-client relationship is established by use of this site. Consult with an attorney for any needed legal advice. There is no warranty of accuracy, adequacy or comprehensiveness. Those who use information from this website do so at their own risk.

© 2026 Sabin Center for Climate Change Law
Made with by Satellite Jones