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Separating and Capturing More Than 200 Megatons of CO₂ with 99.5% Uptime

In West Texas, a Schlumberger CO₂ capture technology—the CYNARA acid gas removal membrane system—has enabled the separation of more than 200 megatons of CO₂ from natural gas for Kinder Morgan, one of the largest midstream operators in North America. Kinder Morgan's SACROC facility is the world's first commercial CO₂ plant for enhanced oil recovery applications, in which CO₂ is captured for reinjection into producing reservoirs, avoiding gas flaring and vented emissions. The CYNARA system has a proprietary membrane design with the most efficient surface area in the market, which is critical for scaling CO₂ separation and capture. This provides higher efficiency CO₂ separation without chemicals, reducing cost and environmental impact, while delivering a track record of 99.5% uptime throughout more than 35 years of facility operations.