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Indonesia has a lot of potential oil and gas, from all wells contained at least 125 oil fields. Crude oil production process produces CO2 emission which can increase pollution in the atmosphere. CO2 emission in the atmosphere can be reduced with CCS or Carbon Capture and Storage. CCS is an application to reduce CO2 emission and greenhouse effect. CCS is a useful application of technology to reduce CO2 emissions in the atmosphere. CO2 injected into the injection wells to push oil trapped productive wells. CCS consists of three main stages: (1) capturing process of CO2 from its sources, (2) transporting the compressed CO2 through pipes, trucks, and ships, (3) storage stage or storing CO2 which is injected into subsurface rock formation or using unproductive wells. CO2 produced in the combustion process can be used in Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR). EOR is a technology used to increase oil production in oil field production decreased. EOR itself, consists of several processes including all methods that use energy sources and other useful materials to increase oil production that are no longer manufactured, economically. EOR consists of 4 main methods that waterflooding, Thermal Methods, Chemical Methods, and miscible Methods. In injection process, CO2 can be monitored in post-injection using Microgravity Method to prevent leakage and groundwater pollution, and to know density difference from each layer regularly. Based on the result of literature study about CCS and EOR, so that this method is very proper to be applied in Indonesia. Especially with the presence of refinery which produce CO2 emission and the presence of old wells which can be used as storage place. It is expected as way to decrease environmental impacts and to increase hydrocarbon productivity. Keywords: Carbon, Recovery, Microgravity.