Vortex Energy has commissioned a desktop geological study to assess the potential for naturally occurring hydrogen and helium at its Robinsons River Salt Project in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Lonquist Field Service (Canada) will review existing geological, geophysical and well data against conditions required for hydrogen and helium generation, migration and trapping. Its recommendations will help Vortex determine whether further exploration is warranted and where follow-up work could be most useful.
Located approximately 35 km south of Stephenville, Robinsons River is already being advanced for its salt potential and possible hydrogen storage in salt caverns. The new assessment examines naturally occurring gases; it does not establish their presence, quantity or recoverability. Vortex plans to provide an update following completion and review of the study.
Explore the ‘Triple H’ potential
The study touches on the same questions explored in The Geoscience Channel podcast, where host Myrna Staring speaks with Dr Jürgen Grötsch, founder and CEO of Tellus Energy Solutions, about the science and commercial potential of naturally occurring hydrogen.
Grötsch introduces the company’s ‘Triple H’ concept: producing geothermal heat, hydrogen and potentially helium from subsurface aquifers. He explains how natural hydrogen is generated, how faults control its migration and why its reactivity may present a greater obstacle to conventional trapping than its small molecular size.
As companies investigate new hydrogen and helium prospects, the conversation offers a timely perspective on the geological processes underlying this emerging exploration field.
Listen to the podcast on Heat, Hydrogen and Helium: Unlocking the ‘Triple H’ Potential.
