• Blythe 13-20 well was completed on time, on budget, with no HSE incidents. The
wireline logging operations were completed over the weekend. The total depth of
the well is almost two and half times deeper than the nearby historic Scott-1 (1982)
which reported hydrogen concentrations of up to 56%1
in the sedimentary section.
• The well was targeting a new geological play for both hydrogen and helium within
HyTerra’s 100% owned and operated Nemaha Project acreage.
• Mud gas log readings at various depths in Blythe 13-20 indicate the presence of a
hydrogen and helium play in this area2
. Mud gas samples from surface are being
sent to IsoTech Laboratories Inc. for independent verification and compositional
analysis.
• Blythe 13-20 will now be converted to an appraisal well in coming weeks based on
initial observations from both Sue Duroche 3 and Blythe 13-20.
• The Company has also decided to add a third well, McCoy 1, to this drilling
programme based on the initial observations from the first well, Sue Duroche 3,
located 9 km to the west. This well was converted immediately into an appraisal
back in May.
• Murfin 116 drilling rig will mobilise to the McCoy 1 well site following a scheduled
crew break.
HyTerra Limited (HyTerra or the Company) has increased the firm wells in the
drilling sequence to a total of three wells to be drilled between April and July 2025 at the Nemaha
Project in Kansas, USA. These wells are the first steps for the Company in executing a
comprehensive 12-month exploration work program designed to unlock the potential of natural
(white) hydrogen in Kansas through its 100% owned and operating subsidiary HYT Operating LLC.
This exploration program funding is sourced from an investment in the Company by Fortescue
Future Industries Technologies Pty Ltd.
Blythe 13-20 Update
The Company is pleased to announce that Blythe 13-20 was drilled to a total depth of 5,300ft mDKB
(1,615m) on time, on budget, with no HSE incidents. The well drilled through approximately 3,028ft
(923m) of sedimentary rocks and 2,272ft (692m) of Pre-Cambrian basement. Blythe 13-20 well was
drilled into a new geological play in the Company’s acreage. The Blythe 13-20 well site is located
around 1,400m east of the historic Scott-1 well drilled in 1982, which reported hydrogen
concentrations of up to 56% in the sedimentary section1
. The drilling depth reached was 3,100 ft
(945m) mDKB deeper than Scott-1 well. The Company has 6,860 net acres in close vicinity to the
well site.
An extensive formation evaluation program was executed by Schlumberger (SLB). This program
entailed recording mud gas log data in real time during drilling, mud gas samples collected at
surface, extensive wireline logging, and cuttings. The learnings from Sue Duroche 3 and detailed
pre-planning resulted in a successful data acquisition program.
The real time mud gas log recorded hydrogen and helium gas readings at different intervals when
drilling, indicating the presence of a hydrogen and helium play in this area2
. The mud gas samples
collected at surface are now being sent to an independent laboratory (Isotech Laboratories Inc.) for
verification and quantification at which time the results will be released to the market.
Operations Lookahead
The Company has decided to add a third well McCoy 1 to this drilling programme based on the
initial observations from Sue Duroche 3. Independent laboratory analyses verified concentrations
of up to 96% hydrogen and 5% helium from Sue Duroche 3 mud gas samples2
. The well was
converted immediately into an appraisal well back in May. The well is located 9km from the McCoy
1 site location.
The Murfin 116 drilling rig will then be prepared to mobilise to McCoy 1 in June. The field crew will
now take a short break to avoid crew change out and maintain continuity across the entire
exploration well campaign as best practice. McCoy 1 is expected to spud by end-June 2025.
Based on initial observations from both Sue Duroche 3 and Blythe 13-20, the Company will start
planning a re-entry of the Blythe 13-20 to convert it to an appraisal well in coming weeks.
This announcement has been authorised for release by the Board of Directors.