HyTerra Strikes Natural Hydrogen in Kansas at 96.1%: Is Geologic H2 the Game-Changer?

HyTerra Strikes Natural Hydrogen in Kansas at 96.1%: Is Geologic H2 the Game-Changer?

HydrogenFuelNews.com | Bret Williams | May 6, 2025

HyTerra just hit something big—like, 96.1% pure hydrogen big—straight from underground Kansas. Yeah, let that marinate for a sec.

While most of the world is throwing billions at electrolysis and renewable-heavy solutions, this Aussie newcomer may have just sidestepped the whole high-cost green hydrogen grind. How? They went old school—by drilling into natural hydrogen buried deep below our feet.

The Discovery That’s Turning Heads

The Sue Duroche-3 well, sitting on Kansas’ Nemaha Ridge, pulled up hydrogen at a jaw-dropping 96.1% purity. That might ring a bell—logs from back in the ’80s hinted at something similar. But back then, it was all speculation. This time? It’s the real deal, backed by data. It also marks the kickoff of HyTerra’s North American drilling campaign, with the Blythe 13-20 well next in line.

Why this matters: Hydrogen this clean barely needs refining and might be extracted at a cost below $1/kg. That’s huge. No need for energy-hungry processes, no waiting on renewable grid buildouts. For industrial decarbonization, this could be the shortcut everyone’s been looking for.

So, What’s the Secret Sauce?

No fracking. HyTerra’s approach leans on old-school oil industry data and adds some 21st-century mud gas logging—tuned specifically for hydrogen.
Their new partner, Avant Energy, brings cutting-edge subsurface imaging to steer the drill where it counts.
Add to that hydrogen isotopic analysis, and they’ve got a solid way to tell deep-earth hydrogen apart from the surface-level stuff. This isn’t a random gamble—it’s calculated, precise, and it’s starting to deliver.

The Bigger Play

Let’s be blunt: HyTerra has its eyes on becoming the first legit player in commercial natural hydrogen production in North America...more
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HyTerra Drilling Sue Duroche 3



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