September 5, 2025
The above graphic from a presentation Purdue University professor Douglas Schmitt shared Thursday night with Portland Plan Commission shows the thickness and depth of Mount Simon Sandstone in Indiana. The porous sandstone that is 3,000 to 4,000 feet deep and 400 to 600 feet thick in Jay County is where carbon dioxide would be injected through a proposed POET Biorefining carbon sequestration project. The plan commission voted Thursday to recommend not putting a moratorium in place for such projects. (Graphic provided)
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