HyTerra Ltd. via its 100% owned and operated subsidiary HYT Operating LLC, has received a Permit to Drill from the Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) for the Sue-Duroche-3 well at the company’s fully-owned flagship Nemaha Project. The well has been sited around 200 m north of the historic Sue Duroche-2 well drilled in 2009, which reported up to 92% H₂ and up to 3% Helium in historic analyses. HyTerra has > 3,450 acres of owned and operated lease holdings geologically contiguous to this well.

Sue Duroche-3 prospect is located around 200m north from the historic Sue Duroche-2 well. HyTerra lease holdings of > 3,450 acres are geologically contiguous to this prospect.

HyTerra Executive Director, Mr Avon McIntyre, said the Sue Duroche-3 prospect is part of an extensive portfolio of drilling candidates currently being advanced through the permitting stage within HyTerra’s prime acreage.

“Securing this drill permit is a crucial milestone. The diversity of geological plays within our 100% owned and operated leases allows us to rank several independent H₂ and helium prospects for the company’s upcoming exploration program. That means we can drill the highest ranked ones first. Additionally, after an extensive review, we are assessing multiple vendors for drilling and other operational services for the Q3 2024 drilling program,” McIntyre said.

The Nemaha Project is linked to a long list of potential offtakers connected locally and regionally by existing railways and roads. Over 35% of U.S. ammonia, a compound of nitrogen and H₂ which is primarily used to make fertilizer, is produced nearby the 100% owned and operated leases in Kansas.

Sue Duroche-3 well. The Nemaha Project is located near the southern end of the Mid-Continent Rift System and next to the most prominent structural high in the region, the Nemaha Ridge. Multiple historic H₂ occurrences in the region are widely considered to be sourced from the Rift’s underlying band of iron-rich rocks and migrate via faults to the crest of the ridge.

Sue Duroche-3 well will be located on the Zeandale High, a prominent structural feature on the crestal parts of the Nemaha Ridge. The prognosed Sue Duroche-3 well section is projected onto open file seismic data.

The proposed Sue-Duroche-3 well is located on the Zeandale High, a prominent structural feature on the crestal parts of the Nemaha Ridge. A 2D seismic survey acquired by the Kansas Geological Survey in 1997 provides an image of the geological structure and features of Zeandale High. This seismic survey also geologically links the prospect to the recently acquired leases in Wabaunsee County.

Sue Duroche-3 well location staked at the Nemaha Project in Kansas.