# The Kelly-Snyder / SACROC Discovery of 1948 — Scurry County, Texas (Pennsylvanian Reef CO2-Flood Pioneer)
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> The 1948 Kelly-Snyder discovery in Scurry County opened the Pennsylvanian reef play of the Eastern Shelf Permian. Today the field operates as the SACROC Unit — one of the largest CO2 flood EOR projects in the world, operated by Kinder Morgan CO2 Company.

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**Generated:** 2026-05-05 (heuristic; server-side extraction)

## Page Outline
- The Kelly-Snyder / SACROC Discovery of 1948 — Scurry County, Texas (Pennsylvanian Reef CO₂-Flood Pioneer)
  - Discovery Facts
  - The Pennsylvanian Reef Discovery
  - The SACROC Unit and CO₂ Flood
  - Modern Mineral-Owner Implications
  - Key Takeaways
  - Ready to Sell Your Mineral Rights?

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