Landman Series: Latitudes, Magnitudes, and Attitudes – Part One: Carbon, Capture, Utilization, and Storage

Payne Institute Student Researcher Sarah Severin and Payne Institute Geothermal and Low Carbon Technologies Program Manager Anna Littlefield write about how Landmen know not only the site of prospective developments but the landowners, regulations, rightsholders, and often the historical context that comes with it. Part of what has left developers exposed to that backlash is a federal safety framework that hasn’t kept pace. September 11, 2026.