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PureField Carbon Capture Kansas Class VI well project

United States · Industrial processes

In-depth research Release 1

Project 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.

Reported status and procurement

Reported development
Not established
Procurement availability
Unknown / not established

Reported regulatory context

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.

A source report alone does not establish current progress or an open buying window.

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.

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Project metadata

Country
United States
Based on reviewed release evidence
Region
North America
Category
Industrial processes
Derived from released evidence
Physical assets
Carbon Capture

Based on this release's supporting evidence. Unresolved fields remain unclassified; these labels do not establish current progress or a buying window.

Released facts and supporting evidence

Each fact retains its source, uncertainty and time context. If a publisher page moves or is unavailable, use the recorded quotation and observation date below.

Date

Reported as actual

Final UIC Class VI well permit issued April 10, 2026.

Attributed to www.epa.gov.

Source: www.epa.gov · publication date not recorded · observed 2026-10-18

Sources and evidence · www.epa.gov
Source published: Not recordedObserved: 2026-10-18

www.epa.gov
Attributed to www.epa.gov

Technical record · Final UIC Class VI well permit issued April …
Evidence location
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Claim confidence
0.90 on a 0–1 evidence-support scaleNot a probability of project success or procurement availability.
Claim reference
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Evidence reference
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Source revision
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Content fingerprint
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Source address
https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-issues-class-vi-well-permit-purefield-carbon-capture-kansas

Project name

Source reported

PureField Carbon Capture Kansas Class VI well project

Attributed to www.epa.gov.

Source: www.epa.gov · publication date not recorded · observed 2026-10-18

Sources and evidence · www.epa.gov
Source published: Not recordedObserved: 2026-10-18

www.epa.gov
Attributed to www.epa.gov

Technical record · PureField Carbon Capture Kansas Class VI well project
Evidence location
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Claim confidence
0.90 on a 0–1 evidence-support scaleNot a probability of project success or procurement availability.
Claim reference
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Evidence reference
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Source revision
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Content fingerprint
c3725d502abcd4424d56967268859b5121eb60ffcf67a0951b28b028f4784169
Source address
https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-issues-class-vi-well-permit-purefield-carbon-capture-kansas

Scope

Source reported

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.

Attributed to www.epa.gov.

Source: www.epa.gov · publication date not recorded · observed 2026-10-18

Sources and evidence · www.epa.gov
Source published: Not recordedObserved: 2026-10-18

www.epa.gov
Attributed to www.epa.gov

Technical record · The permit authorizes injection of CO2 generated during …
Evidence location
/html/body/div[2]/main/div/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/article/p[6]
Claim confidence
0.90 on a 0–1 evidence-support scaleNot a probability of project success or procurement availability.
Claim reference
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Evidence reference
489bf2eb-13bb-4fd4-8ac2-0fbdb82424e8
Source revision
d34314fc-9d8a-4973-99a6-a4c996c3d3a3
Content fingerprint
c3725d502abcd4424d56967268859b5121eb60ffcf67a0951b28b028f4784169
Source address
https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-issues-class-vi-well-permit-purefield-carbon-capture-kansas

Sector

Source reported

Carbon capture and geological CO2 storage associated with ethanol production.

Attributed to www.epa.gov.

Source: www.epa.gov · publication date not recorded · observed 2026-10-18

Sources and evidence · www.epa.gov
Source published: Not recordedObserved: 2026-10-18

www.epa.gov
Attributed to www.epa.gov

Technical record · Carbon capture and geological CO2 storage associated with …
Evidence location
/html/body/div[2]/main/div/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/article/p[4]
Claim confidence
0.90 on a 0–1 evidence-support scaleNot a probability of project success or procurement availability.
Claim reference
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Evidence reference
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Source revision
d34314fc-9d8a-4973-99a6-a4c996c3d3a3
Content fingerprint
c3725d502abcd4424d56967268859b5121eb60ffcf67a0951b28b028f4784169
Source address
https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-issues-class-vi-well-permit-purefield-carbon-capture-kansas

Location

Source reported

Near the city of Russell, Kansas.

Attributed to www.epa.gov.

Source: www.epa.gov · publication date not recorded · observed 2026-10-18

Sources and evidence · www.epa.gov
Source published: Not recordedObserved: 2026-10-18

www.epa.gov
Attributed to www.epa.gov

Technical record · Near the city of Russell, Kansas.
Evidence location
/html/body/div[2]/main/div/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/article/p[3]
Claim confidence
0.90 on a 0–1 evidence-support scaleNot a probability of project success or procurement availability.
Claim reference
c54ecbc0-8644-482d-bb59-e3dfada8bbbb
Evidence reference
f302abfc-fd08-40eb-b21f-8d78b7db5700
Source revision
d34314fc-9d8a-4973-99a6-a4c996c3d3a3
Content fingerprint
c3725d502abcd4424d56967268859b5121eb60ffcf67a0951b28b028f4784169
Source address
https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-issues-class-vi-well-permit-purefield-carbon-capture-kansas

Regulatory evidence

Reported as actual

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.

Attributed to www.epa.gov.

Source: www.epa.gov · publication date not recorded · observed 2026-10-18

Sources and evidence · www.epa.gov
Source published: Not recordedObserved: 2026-10-18

www.epa.gov
Attributed to www.epa.gov

Technical record · EPA Region 7 issued a final Underground Injection …
Evidence location
/html/body/div[2]/main/div/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/article/p[3]
Claim confidence
0.90 on a 0–1 evidence-support scaleNot a probability of project success or procurement availability.
Claim reference
19ad1bb7-0d4e-4789-8ff2-cb7aeecc1814
Evidence reference
f302abfc-fd08-40eb-b21f-8d78b7db5700
Source revision
d34314fc-9d8a-4973-99a6-a4c996c3d3a3
Content fingerprint
c3725d502abcd4424d56967268859b5121eb60ffcf67a0951b28b028f4784169
Source address
https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-issues-class-vi-well-permit-purefield-carbon-capture-kansas
Source report history

Prior and superseded states remain labelled. Dates below identify source publication when known, otherwise source observation. They are not assumed event dates; each fact retains its own time qualifications.

  1. No material timeline events have been released.

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