[DOWNLOAD] "Carbon Capture and Storage in South Dakota: The Need for a Clear Designation of Pore Space Ownership." by South Dakota Law Review * Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Carbon Capture and Storage in South Dakota: The Need for a Clear Designation of Pore Space Ownership.
- Author : South Dakota Law Review
- Release Date : January 22, 2010
- Genre: Education,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 266 KB
Description
Carbon capture and storage is a promising new tool to combat climate change whereby carbon dioxide is pipelined underground into a geological reservoir for permanent storage. Momentum is growing in support of carbon capture and storage at the federal level and has been addressed by states neighboring South Dakota. However, carbon capture and storage projects pose a number of unanswered issues, one of the most important of which is subsurface pore space ownership. Property rights are generally functions of state law, and South Dakota has not yet addressed this issue. The uncertainty with how pore space property rights will be recognized in South Dakota impedes the development of carbon capture and storage projects within the state and prevents the creation of a new, valuable use of land. This comment considers surrounding state legislation on pore space ownership and examines existing subsurface case law in South Dakota to support the notion that pore space ownership should rest with the surface estate. I. INTRODUCTION