# PureField Carbon Capture Kansas Class VI well project

Publisher: CapexCue
Canonical dossier: <https://capexcue.com/projects/purefield-carbon-capture-kansas-class-vi-well-project-806275a9-c4e/>
Dossier reference: release 1 (cc5eb182-d916-44df-971d-a049e8cee279)

Released project intelligence

Oldest supporting observation: 2026-10-18T08:42:37.090907+00:00
Dossier released: 2026-10-18T15:37:17.627234+00:00
Source report dates and capture dates are listed per fact below; neither establishes an event date.

## Project summary

EPA reported issuing PureField Carbon Capture, LLC a final Class VI well permit for a CO2 injection and geological storage project near Russell, Kansas. The permit authorizes injection of CO2 from ethanol production into the Arbuckle formation, with limits of up to 150,000 metric tons annually and 1.8 million metric tons total; these are permitted limits, not reported actual injection volumes. The permit requires monitoring during the 12-year injection period and for 50 years after injection ends.

## Evidence limits and unknowns

- The EPA release dated April 10, 2026, does not state whether construction or injection had begun.
- The release does not provide procurement status, an EPC contractor, a budget, or financing details.

Current purchasing availability: unknown.
Source-dated plans do not establish current progress or available supplier packages.

## Project metadata

Country: United States
Region: North America
Physical assets: Carbon Capture
Derived from the exact released evidence; unresolved fields remain unclassified.

## Project category

Industrial processes
Derived from the reviewed scope statement; delivery stage remains unclassified.
The permit authorizes injection of CO2 generated during ethanol production into the Arbuckle rock formation at a depth of 3,448–3,606 feet below ground surface for 12 years. Authorized limits are up to 150,000 metric tons per year and 1.8 million metric tons total; these are permitted limits, not reported actual injection volumes.
Source: www.epa.gov — https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-issues-class-vi-well-permit-purefield-carbon-capture-kansas | published unknown | observed 2026-10-18T08:42:37.090907+00:00

Project overview
Oldest decisive evidence: 2026-10-18T08:42:37.090907+00:00
Newest evidence: 2026-10-18T08:42:37.090907+00:00
Knowledge reviewed: 2026-10-18T15:35:05.093921+00:00
Publication reviewed: 2026-10-18T15:36:32.805998+00:00

## Date
Final UIC Class VI well permit issued April 10, 2026.
Status: actual
Attribution: www.epa.gov
Source: www.epa.gov — https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-issues-class-vi-well-permit-purefield-carbon-capture-kansas | published unknown | observed 2026-10-18T08:42:37.090907+00:00

## Name
PureField Carbon Capture Kansas Class VI well project
Status: reported
Attribution: www.epa.gov
Source: www.epa.gov — https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-issues-class-vi-well-permit-purefield-carbon-capture-kansas | published unknown | observed 2026-10-18T08:42:37.090907+00:00

## Scope
The permit authorizes injection of CO2 generated during ethanol production into the Arbuckle rock formation at a depth of 3,448–3,606 feet below ground surface for 12 years. Authorized limits are up to 150,000 metric tons per year and 1.8 million metric tons total; these are permitted limits, not reported actual injection volumes.
Status: reported
Attribution: www.epa.gov
Source: www.epa.gov — https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-issues-class-vi-well-permit-purefield-carbon-capture-kansas | published unknown | observed 2026-10-18T08:42:37.090907+00:00

## Sector
Carbon capture and geological CO2 storage associated with ethanol production.
Status: reported
Attribution: www.epa.gov
Source: www.epa.gov — https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-issues-class-vi-well-permit-purefield-carbon-capture-kansas | published unknown | observed 2026-10-18T08:42:37.090907+00:00

## Location
Near the city of Russell, Kansas.
Status: reported
Attribution: www.epa.gov
Source: www.epa.gov — https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-issues-class-vi-well-permit-purefield-carbon-capture-kansas | published unknown | observed 2026-10-18T08:42:37.090907+00:00

## Regulatory
EPA Region 7 issued a final Underground Injection Control (UIC) Class VI well permit to PureField Carbon Capture, LLC on April 10, 2026. The permit requires PureField to test and monitor the well and the area overlying the injection zone during the 12-year injection period and for 50 years after injection ends.
Status: actual
Attribution: www.epa.gov
Source: www.epa.gov — https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-issues-class-vi-well-permit-purefield-carbon-capture-kansas | published unknown | observed 2026-10-18T08:42:37.090907+00:00


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