Denver-based BKV Corporation (NYSE: BKV) has announced the successful commissioning of its Eagle Ford carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) facility, capping off a series of operational expansions in Texas.
The milestone marks the company’s second major CCS start-up in the region, hot on the heels of its recently operational Cotton Cove facility in the Fort Worth Basin. Together, the two new sites will capture and permanently sequester over 120,000 metric tons of CO2 annually, reinforcing BKV’s transition into a commercial-scale carbon management operator.
The Eagle Ford asset represents the first new operational facility under BKV’s strategic joint venture with Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), via its Energy Transition Fund I. Developed in tandem with a major diversified midstream energy partner, the facility intercepts CO2 directly from a natural gas processing plant handling Eagle Ford Shale production.
BKV acquires the raw CO2 waste stream from the midstream operator, compresses it on-site, and pipes it to an adjacent injection well for permanent geologic storage. The site is engineered to sequester roughly 90,000 metric tons of CO2 per year, with BKV initially retaining all associated environmental credits.
BKV Integrates Upstream Assets with Commercial Sequestration
In tandem with Eagle Ford, BKV’s new Cotton Cove facility tackles localized emissions in North Texas.
Developed in partnership with Banpu Power US, Cotton Cove captures approximately 32,000 metric tons of CO2 annually from BKV’s own co-located midstream processing plant, routing the emissions directly into deep geologic formations via a dedicated Class II injection well.
The rapid execution of both projects relies on localized regulatory frameworks. The Eagle Ford development reached its Final Investment Decision (FID) in late 2024 and quickly secured its Class II injection permits from the Texas Railroad Commission, alongside a crucial monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) plan approval from the US EPA.
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By pulling Barnett Zero, Cotton Cove, and Eagle Ford into active service, BKV now operates a trio of commercial CCS facilities across Texas’ key natural gas basins.
According to BKV Chief Executive Officer Chris Kalnin, the dual expansion validates the company’s integrated infrastructure model, which pairs traditional upstream production with active carbon abatement. The expanding operational footprint keeps the company firmly on track to meet its stated target of achieving a 1.5 million metric ton annual CO2 injection rate by 2028.
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