Natural hydrogen (white hydrogen) exploration methods and play concepts

Exploration company focused on natural hydrogen and critical mineral assets, with a strategic focus on the Cumberland Basin natural hydrogen district in Nova Scotia.

natural hydrogen exploration

Public research university in Québec specializing in applied research, including earth sciences and energy resources.

A field technique used by First Atlas and its partners in which near-surface soil gas is sampled and analysed to detect elevated hydrogen concentrations that may indicate leakage from deeper subsurface sources.[1][2][10]

An exploration method where gases entrained in drilling mud are analysed in real time or via samples to quantify hydrogen content, providing direct evidence of subsurface hydrogen presence along a borehole.[8][9]

A proprietary geoscience framework developed by QIMC that integrates geological structures, stratigraphy, and surface geochemical data to define natural hydrogen ‘plays’ and prioritize drilling targets in regions like Nova Scotia.[1][2][8][9]

Springhill and Southampton licence areas, Nova Scotia

First Atlas’s onshore exploration project in the Springhill area of Nova Scotia focused on identifying structurally controlled natural hydrogen accumulations using soil-gas surveys and QIMC’s R2G2 framework.

First Atlas’s exploration initiative in the Southampton licence area of Nova Scotia, where QIMC’s play-based framework is being applied to define and prioritise hydrogen drill targets.

QIMC’s exploration project near West Advocate, Nova Scotia, where drilling has reported a 10.77% hydrogen mud-gas reading and a 243 m hydrogen-bearing interval that underpin the regional structural hydrogen model.