• Drilling for natural hydrogen and helium is on track to start in mid-April 2025
• Sue Duroche 3 and Blythe 13-20 will be drilled back-to-back near wells with
historical occurrences of hydrogen and helium1
• Geophysical program is also on track with the aerial survey recently completed
safely and the seismic acquisition survey to commence in April
• Infill leasing for contiguous acreage continues with >72,500 acres now secured
HyTerra Limited (HyTerra or the Company) has two firm wells in the drilling sequence
expected to start in mid-April 2025 at the Nemaha Project in Kansas, USA. This marks 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.
HyTerra Executive Director, Mr Benjamin Mee, said “We are looking forward to starting the
drilling campaign shortly and executing the geophysical programs simultaneously. Early, integrated
results plus contiguous acreage gives a competitive edge and leads to a faster ranking of the next
prospects to drill. This strategy also supports the screening of new growth opportunities. We remain
focussed on safe, cost-effective delivery of value to our shareholders. It’s shaping up to be a very
exciting and busy year ahead.”
Exploration Stage I Update
The Stage I program will commence with two back-to-back wells spudding in mid-April 2025 with
the option to drill a third well at the Company’s discretion. The two wells are Sue Duroche 3 and
Blythe 13-20 which are located next to historical occurrences of hydrogen and helium1
. Murfin
Drilling Company is finalising testing of the rig prior to mobilisation to the Sue Duroche 3 well pad.
The primary objective of drilling the prospects is to obtain key subsurface data for hydrogen and
helium, including mud gas samples, wireline logs, and an in-depth understanding of reservoir
characteristics.
Sue Duroche 3 - the well site is located around 200m north of the historic Sue Duroche-2 well drilled
in 2009 which reported occurrences of up to 92% hydrogen and 3% helium in historic analyses1
. A
2D seismic survey acquired by the Kansas Geological Survey in 1997 provides a geological link
between the well and >3450 acres acquired in Wabaunsee County.
Blythe 13-20 – the well site is located around 1,400m east of the historic Scott-1 well drilled in 1982,
which reported occurrences of up to 56% hydrogen and traces of helium in historic analyses1
. The
current plan is to drill deeper than the historic Scott-1 well. The prospect is supported by
interpretation of the aerial gravity gradiometry and magnetic survey acquired by HyTerra in 2023.
Key geophysical data to support the planning of well locations for the Stage II drilling program is
progressing. New Resolution Geophysics (NRG™) large-scale, high-resolution gravity and magnetic
aerial survey covered approximately 10,000-line kms within the Nemaha Project area and was
recently completed and HyTerra is currently processing the acquired data in preparation for
interpretation.
In addition, the Company is finalising plans with Kansas based Paragon Geophysical Services Inc
to acquire seismic surveys in the Nemaha Project starting in April 2025.
Infill Leasing Continues
In 2024, HyTerra increased its lease acreage from 9,607 to over 60,000 acres, (approximate
increase of 525%). The Company now has over 72,500 acres due to an aggressive Q1 2025 infill
leasing program over the wintery months. This program has strengthened HyTerra’s competitive
edge of contiguous acreage to support future planned activities in high-priority areas.
This announcement has been authorised for release by the Board of Directors.