Owain Jackson
Owain has over 25 years experience in oil and gas exploration as head of exploration for Glencore and head of exploration and growth for Qatar Energies. Since co-founding H2Au in 2022 Owain has led H2Au’s activities in growing an ambitious portfolio of hydrogen and helium assets globally. Owain has also published on natural hydrogen systems and plays with the Geological Society of London.
In recent years, the pursuit of natural hydrogen has accelerated, leading to significant exploration and investment. As historical instances of hydrogen in wells and mines are increasingly recognized and transformed into discoveries through drilling, the challenge lies in leveraging this data to conceive new 'green-field' play ideas in regions devoid of known hydrogen occurrences. The successful development and validation of these plays could significantly broaden hydrogen's commercial impact and unlock substantial resources.
Historically, the utilization of play elements as diagnostic tools for defining exploration targets has been effective and widely adopted by exploration companies Similarly, the 'hydrogen-system' approach can be employed to develop 'hydrogen-plays' by identifying crucial play elements, their spatial and temporal context, and conceptualizing them as 'play-cartoons'.
This talk will explore the potential manifestations of green-field hydrogen plays, the essential play elements, and the necessary data to determine their context and co-location. Just how easy or challenging is it to develop green-field hydrogen plays and to gather and examine the necessary data and determine the context and co-location of the various play-elements? Pretty scary? – yes! An exciting opportunity to repurpose data and science? – Absolutely!
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