Webinar Series: Real-World Lessons from Class VI Projects
Our webinar series continues to feature practitioners working on active Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) Class VI projects to share real-world insight from permitting through early injection readiness. Sessions focus on regulatory coordination, monitoring expectations, and managing public comment, grounded in lessons from projects currently moving forward.
Designed for technical and regulatory professionals, the series provides practical clarity around Class VI project development, highlighting what teams should expect at each stage and where common challenges arise.
- Live, project-driven perspectives
- Focused on implementation, not theory
- Applicable across permitting, subsurface, and compliance teams
Webinar 4 – Executing CCUS Projects in the U.S. Ethanol Industry: Keys to Success for Class VI Deployment
Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) projects at ethanol facilities are complex, multi-year efforts that demand close coordination across technical, regulatory, and financial teams. Drawing on experience from two U.S. ethanol CCUS projects, including one of the first authorized to inject in EPA Region 7 and among a limited number of projects currently injecting CO₂ at commercial scale, this presentation offers practical, field-tested approaches to move projects from early planning through implementation.
A structured process is essential. It begins with defining what success looks like and progresses through phased development with clear scope, schedule, budget, and decision points. Success also depends on keeping multiple workstreams moving together, including Class VI permitting, subsurface characterization, engineering design, well development, environmental monitoring, regulatory coordination, and stakeholder engagement.
This session highlights how multidisciplinary teams can navigate evolving requirements, manage risk, and keep business, technical, and community priorities aligned. Attendees will walk away with practical insight into how permitting timelines, subsurface conditions, and capital needs shape project outcomes, along with a grounded framework for advancing CCUS projects in the ethanol industry.
About the Speaker
Tim Eggeman, PHD, PE, Chief Technology Officer, New Phase Energy
Tim Eggeman brings more than 25 years of experience across the traditional and renewable chemicals and energy sectors. His background includes roles at ZeaChem, Coors Brewing, and Burns & McDonnell, as well as extended consulting engagements for ConocoPhillips and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. He holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Illinois and both an M.S. and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Kansas. Tim is also a registered Professional Engineer in Colorado.
Information on Past Sessions
Webinar 1 – Deep Wells, Deep Rules: Class VI Permitting, Texas-Style
Presented by Adam Haecker, P.G., Director of Geoscience at Milestone Carbon, took a detailed look at how Class VI permitting is implemented under Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) primacy. Attendees gained insight into how the Texas framework differs from the federal USEPA approach and what operators should expect when pursuing CO₂ sequestration projects in Texas. Connect with us for more information about this past session.
Webinar 2 – Deep Injection, Real Consequences: Permian Basin Lessons for Class VI Wells
Presented by Katie Smye, Research Associate Professor and Principal Investigator of the Center for Injection and Seismicity Research, University of Texas at Austin, discussed how decades of large-scale wastewater injection in the Permian Basin have created a real-world testing ground for understanding subsurface pressure behavior and seismic response. Disposal volumes exceeding 16 million barrels per day have resulted in induced seismicity, pressure effects extending far from injection zones, and interactions with dense networks of legacy wells. This presentation examined how these field observations shape Class VI project risk, site selection, and monitoring strategies, particularly in complex, heavily developed basins. Connect with us for more information about this past session.
Webinar 3 – When Class VI Meets the Rig: Lessons You Only Learn in the Field
Presented by Ben Pittsley, CEO of Summit Engineering, discussed how Class VI projects are often discussed from a permitting or modeling perspective, but execution in the field introduces a different set of challenges. Insights from drilling and completing Class VI wells were shared, focusing on the practical realities that emerge once a rig is on location. Additionally, ways to anticipate operational risks, coordinate subsurface design with field execution, and avoid common pitfalls during well delivery were also covered. Connect with us for more information about this past session.
