Orchard

The Orchard Project, developed by Orchard Storage Company LLC, is a CO₂ storage facility located in Gaines County, Texas, near the town of Loop. The project is designed to receive captured CO₂ from regional emitters and permanently store it through a network of seven injection wells (Orchard #1–7). The site was selected for its favorable geology, including thick, high-porosity injection intervals, multiple confining layers, minimal existing wellbores, and proximity to existing CO₂ pipeline infrastructure, enabling cost-efficient delivery of sourced volumes. The injection zone comprises an approximately 1,200 ft thick, mixed dolomitic-calcitic carbonate interval of the San Andres Formation. The San Andres has proven injection capacity for different fluid types through multiple active CO₂ and water enhanced oil recovery (EOR) projects in the region. The project’s overall injection target is 121.5 million standard cubic feet per day (MMscf/d), equal to about 2.3 million metric tons per year.