West Virginia Code 22-11B-11 – Ownership of carbon dioxide
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The storage operator shall be the owner of the carbon dioxide injected into and stored in a storage reservoir approved under this article and shall maintain ownership and control until the secretary issues a Certificate of Underground Carbon Dioxide Storage Project Completion. While the storage operator has ownership, the operator is liable for any damage the carbon dioxide may cause, including damage caused by carbon dioxide that escapes from the storage facility.
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 22-11B-11
- Carbon dioxide: means carbon dioxide produced by anthropogenic sources which is of such purity and quality that it will not compromise the safety of geologic storage and will not compromise those properties of a storage reservoir which allow the reservoir to effectively enclose and contain a stored gas. See West Virginia Code 22-11B-2
- carbon dioxide storage: means the injection of carbon dioxide and associated constituents into subsurface geologic reservoirs intended to provide for the long-term containment of a gaseous, liquid, or supercritical carbon dioxide stream in subsurface geologic formations and thereby prevent its release into the atmosphere. See West Virginia Code 22-11B-2
- Reservoir: means a subsurface stratum, formation, aquifer, cavity, or void, whether naturally or artificially created, including oil and gas reservoirs, saline formations, and coal seams suitable for, or capable of being made suitable for, injecting and storing carbon dioxide. See West Virginia Code 22-11B-2
- Secretary: means the Secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection. See West Virginia Code 22-11B-2
- Storage operator: means a person applying for or holding a permit until the issuance of a completion certificate for the relevant storage facility. See West Virginia Code 22-11B-2