Development to get underway at CO2 field

Kinder Morgan CO2 received permits to drill two wells at the St.John's carbon dioxide field in eastern Arizona.  The company recently purchased the field with intent to pipe the CO2 east to Texas and New Mexico for enhanced oil recovery operations.   Kinder Morgan plans a number of evaluation wells before committing to full development that could lead to 250 producing wells eventually, to supply up to 400 million cubic feet of CO2 per day to the proposed pipeline.  [right, field area and land status.  Credit, Enhanced Oil Resources]