Although discoveries are still few, in various basins, an H2system has been described and characterized by the H2 generating rocks, migration pathway and potential reservoir. This session will be devoted to various case studies including off course Mali where available data started to be more numerous and allow to better define this accumulation.
09:15 - 09:35
Exploring for native H2 emissions within iron-rich Precambrian rocks in Kansas and Northern Minnesota
Olivier Sissmann : IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES
9:35 - 9:55
A Neoproterozoic H2 system in Namibia
Ugo Geymond : IPGP
09:55 - 10:15
First ever downhole sampling of a natural H2 reservoir in Colombia
Cesar Patino : ECOPETROL
10:15 - 10:35
Update on natural hydrogen projects in Ukraine
Viacheslav Zgonnik : NATURAL HYDROGEN ENERGY LLC
11:00 - 11:20
Marica (Brazil), the new natural hydrogen play which changes the paradigm of hydrogen exploration
Alain Prinzhofer : GEO4U
11:40 - 12:00
The South-West of France, an attractive region for the exploration of natural hydrogen - first results of the H2NA project
Christophe Rigollet : CVA
12:00 - 12:20
Application of reactive transport modeling to natural hydrogen exploration: An example from the French Pyrenean foreland
Ellis Geoffrey : USGS
Session 2
Ongoing research
The H2 Generating Rocks are now reasonably known. The oxidoreduction, the radiolysis and the late maturation of the organic matter seems the main reactions. However, the kinetic of these reaction as well as the transport more and the accumulation of the H2 in subsurface still need improvements. Major federative research projects are being launched all over the world; bilateral projects also exist. We'll try to give you an overview.
14:00 - 14:20
The Unique Role Geologic Hydrogen Could Play in the Energy Transition
Doug Wicks : ARPA-E
14:20 - 14:40
Are low-temperature serpentinizing systems amenable to stimulated hydrogen production?
Alexis Templeton : COLORADO UNIVERSITY
14:40 - 15:00
Hydrogen generation by subsurface iron mineral transformations a new large Australian research projet
David Waite
15:00 - 15:20
The Gold Hydrogen Fever: Balancing Enthusiasm and Evidence
Laurent Truche : UNIVERSITY OF GRENOBLE
15:20 - 15:40
Canada geological hydrogen potential – the current state of research
Omid Haeri Ardakani : UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY
15:40 - 16:00
The association of natural hydrogen and nitrogen: The ammonium clue?
Nicolas Jacquemet : STORENGY
Session 3
New tools for H2 E&P
New tools are needed at all levels. to characterize rocks, gas and soil gas emanations, but also to do basin modelling to find out where H2 is generated and where it can accumulate before drilling. Geophysics tools to image H2 flow and accumulation in subsurface are also expected. When drilling specific logging is requested. The service compagnies and operators will share offers and expectations in this session.
16:20 - 16:40
H2Eval: the new tool to evaluate the remnant potential of the H2 generating rock rich in iron.
Nicolas Bouton : VINCI TECHNOLOGIES
16:40 - 17:00
Can H2 clump discriminate the H2 source ?
Dan Levy : IPGP and SLB
17:00 - 17:20
Long-term soil gas monitoring – field experience with IoT’s
Ludovic Peignard : 45-8
17:20 - 17:40
PARHyS System: measurement tool for H2 concentration in soil – Industrial version
Maria Rosanne : ENGIE
Day Two
Tuseday, November 28, 2023
Session 4
Focus on Australia
Exploration, basin and even country global evaluation are ongoing in Australia. But the first dedicated wells are also ready to be drill. Let share experiences! Gold Hydrogen and the CSIRO which are partners of HNAT will present their last results in this session.
09:00 - 09:45
Round table : H2 license application: where, when and how
Representatives from Australia, Spain, France, Colombia, Brazil
10:40 - 11:00
Drilling the first natural hydrogen well in Australia
Neil McDonald : GOLD HYDROGEN
11:00 - 11:20
Widespread lower Neoproterozoic salt seal in the Western Australian Officer and Amadeus Basins: the potential for trapping hydrogen/helium-rich gases
Peter Haines : GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA
11:20 - 11:40
Modelling organic hydrogen generation from Permian coaly source rocks in the Cooper Basin, Australia
Chris Boreham : GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA
11:40 - 12:00
A multidisciplinary approach to unravel the geologic hydrogen systems, Yorke Peninsula case study (SA)
Emanuelle Frery : CSIRO
12:00 - 12:20
A multidisciplinary approach to unravel the geologic hydrogen systems, Yorke Peninsula case study (SA)
Krista Davies : CRYPTIDEC
Session 5
New tools for H2 E&P - session ii
New tools are needed at all levels. to characterize rocks, gas and soil gas emanations, but also to do basin modelling to find out where H2 is generated and where it can accumulate before drilling. Geophysics tools to image H2 flow and accumulation in subsurface are also expected. When drilling specific logging is requested. The service compagnies and operators will share offers and expectations in this session.
14:00 - 14:20
Tecno airborne application australia
David Moore : XCALIBUR
14:20 - 14:40
Geophysics and rock physics for natural hydrogen exploration
Yashee Mathur : UNIVERSITY OF STANFORD
14:40 - 15:00
How innovative passive seismic technology can spot Natural Hydrogen
Jean-Charles FERRAN : GEOLINKS
Session 6
Setting up the ecosystem
At international level, as well as in different regions, industry players are getting organized. A TID is being set up at the IEA. Its leaders will present it. In Europe, the initiative Earth2 aims to federate the actors of H2 in subsurface. Its organization will also be presented as well as other similar initiatives worldwide
15:00 - 15:20
Justice and H2
Raphaël Heffron : UNIVERSITY OF PAU
15:20 - 15:40
The new "Natural H2" expert group of the International Energy Agency (Status and Mission)
Eric Gaucher : LAVOISIER H2
15:40 - 16:00
The EARTH2 initiative in Europe to federate the ecosystem
Olivier LHOTE : STORENGY ENGIE
16:00 - 16:20
Recommandation to the EU for a Natural H2 road map
Glenn Burridge : EUROPEAN FEDERATION OF GEOLOGISTS
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