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Enhanced Oil Recovery Tax Credit

ENHANCED-OIL-RECOVERY · California

Summary

Credit for qualified enhanced oil recovery costs (including CO2 injection and cyclic steaming). References federal IRC Section 43 Enhanced Oil Recovery Credit. Available to oil and gas producers only.

Benefit

Percentage
Flat
Duration
Max annual
(taxpayer)
Max total
(taxpayer)
Carryforward

Program metadata

Distribution
taxpayer_earned
Claimant subject
business
Refund/transfer election
none
Program family
Effective
Sunset
Application deadline
Transfer discount

Hard requirements (1)

  • industry_keywordTaxpayer must be engaged in California oil and gas production

Preference / tiering rules (0)

None.

NAICS industries (1)

  • 2111 Oil and Gas Extraction

Geo zones (0)

Statewide / none specified.

Tags (2)

  • federal_reference: irc_section_43
  • incorporates_federal_definitions: true

Tax bases

  • corporate_income_taxprimary

Source

https://www.ftb.ca.gov/forms/credit-table.html
FTB Form 3546 (Enhanced Oil Recovery)
Last verified: 2026-04-15
Incorporates federal IRC §43 Enhanced Oil Recovery Credit framework.