State reviewing eight test wells for carbon capture

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The Louisiana Department of Energy and Natural Resources is reviewing a growing number of applications for Class V carbon storage test wells, a necessary precondition for constructing a Class VI carbon capture well.

Eight Class V permits are currently pending before the agency, with 22 already issued, according to state data.

Currently, the state is reviewing 33 applications for Class VI wells , which are wells constructed for the injection and long-term storage of carbon dioxide underground.

Class V wells , which are t