Parmelia HIlton

Presented by Jeff Goodall, HyTerra. This presentation demonstrates how the targeted methodology for natural hydrogen exploration has moved from surface circular features to a more expansive subsurface geological model which supports hydrogen generation on a regional scale in localized prospective areas.
The deliberate targeting of natural hydrogen resources in the Central Midwest of the USA is underway with a rapid ramp-up of exploration activity, including drilling and well testing by multiple companies. These data will help inform and refine our understanding of natural hydrogen system/s both in the Central Midwest and in other prospective locations globally.

Presented by Julie Cass, GSWA. The Ordovician interval cored in Olympic 1 is one of the best-documented cored intervals of the Nambeet Formation in the Canning Basin. Consequently, the Geological Survey of Western Australia (GSWA) entered into a collaborative core analysis agreement with the EP473 Joint Venture to acquire a suite of core plugs for stratigraphic and petroleum system testing and CO2 geosequestration evaluation.

This presentation offers an integrated interpretation of petrophysical and petrographic data acquired at Olympic 1, assessing reservoir quality in the Ordovician and the impact of acoustic properties on seismic prospecting at the Meda unconformity. Volume of clay, porosity and saturation have been calculated from wireline logs to assist in the petrophysical evaluation and for comparison with x-ray diffraction, routine and special core analysis measurements.