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at 9:03 AM on Monday, July 24th, 2023
Royal Helium Pictures Are Worth 1,000 Words As Dean Nawata Provides The World With Photo & Video Tour Of Helium Production Facility Construction
The new space race has captured the imagination of people worldwide, with rocket launch activity hitting unprecedented levels in 2022. As the demand for space launches continues to soar, companies are seeking ways to secure critical resources for their missions. Among the essential elements enabling these ambitious endeavors is helium, a high-tech gas with numerous applications in space exploration and various other industries. In this exclusive video interview with Royal Helium $RHC $RHCCF Head Of Business Development, Dean Nawata, we get an insider’s look into their cutting-edge helium production facility and its role in propelling the future of space exploration.
THE HELIUM REVOLUTION – FROM BALLOONS TO SPACE LAUNCHES
Helium has evolved from being associated primarily with party balloons to becoming a crucial component in several high-tech applications. Its unique properties make it indispensable in various industries. Royal Helium has already made significant strides in the helium market, entering into a supply agreement with a major space launch company. Narrowing down their partners to esteemed names such as NASA, SpaceX (founded by Elon Musk), and Blue Origin (founded by Jeff Bezos), $RHC highlights the critical role helium plays in ensuring successful space missions.
Beyond space launches, helium has found applications in a wide array of advanced technologies. From its use in MRI magnets for medical imaging to enabling high-speed internet through fiber optic cables, helium plays a critical role in modern life. Additionally, it is employed in airbags, hard drives, and electronics, underlining its significance in our daily lives.
ROYAL HELIUM REFINED HELIUM PRODUCTION IS 100% SOLD
Royal Helium’s journey has been marked by remarkable achievements, and their recent endeavors are no exception. In May, the company signed a significant Off Take Sales Agreement, securing the remainder of Steveville’s 99.999% refined helium production. The news in mid-June saw RHC announcing installation milestones for their state-of-the-art Steveville Helium Processing Facility where they have commenced the transportation of the helium processing plant to the Steveville site, propelling their operations towards greater heights.
As helium becomes increasingly integral to multiple industries, its demand has outpaced supply, leading to price surges. Helium’s scarcity and the soaring demand for its applications have made it a sought-after commodity, driving its price to new heights. This has further underscored the importance of establishing reliable helium production facilities, like the one spearheaded by Royal Helium, where Business Development Manager Dean Nawata says the ETA for first deliveries can now be measured in weeks, not months.
As we venture into a new era of space exploration and technological advancements, the role of helium in propelling these innovations cannot be underestimated. Royal Helium’s production facility is set to play a pivotal role in meeting the ever-increasing demand for this valuable gas. With 2 strategic supply agreements already in place, RHC is firmly positioned to shape the future of space exploration and high-tech applications that rely on helium. Watch the video interview to get an exclusive glimpse into their pioneering efforts in helium production and the promising prospects it holds for humanity’s journey beyond the stars.
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at 1:35 PM on Tuesday, June 13th, 2023
By: AGORACOM Staff
In a significant milestone for the helium industry, Royal Helium Ltd. announced the awarding of installation contracts for the state-of-the-art Steveville helium processing facility. Royal is well positioned to be a leading North American producer of this increasingly high value commodity.
With meticulous consideration, Vise Energy Services of Lacombe, Alberta has been chosen as the lead Mechanical contractor, while Medallion Energy Services of Grande Prairie, Alberta takes the helm as the lead Electrical and Instrumentation contractor. Their expertise and commitment to excellence align perfectly with Royal’s vision for the Steveville facility, ensuring a seamless and efficient installation process.
The groundwork is already underway, with Broersen Construction of Brooks, Alberta and DFI Piling of Edmonton, Alberta leading the lease construction and civil works, nearing completion. Rangeland Trucking and Cranes of Airdrie, AB are primed to deliver the 5 main process skids and 6 minor skids, solidifying Royal’s commitment to meeting project milestones.
Meanwhile, Campus Energy Partners of Calgary, Alberta have been entrusted with engineering, procurement, construction, and management for the midstream pipeline services. Impressive progress has already been made, with the completion of the “South Pipeline” and the near-finalization of the “North Pipeline,” marking a significant stride forward.
John Styles, Royal’s esteemed lead engineer, expressed his satisfaction, stating, “The Steveville Facility fabrication and construction project is on track to be completed and onstream in Q3 of this year. We, along with Obsidian Engineering, are thrilled with the coordinated effort and exceptional quality of the preparation and construction work on-site, a testament to our unwavering commitment to excellence.”
The Steveville plant, at the forefront of innovation, is designed to process a staggering 15,000,000 cubic feet per day of raw gas, sourced from the two 100% owned helium wells at Steveville, Alberta. With an impressive annual production capacity of 22,000 mcf of 99.999% pure helium, the plant will cater to the burgeoning demand for this critical resource.
Furthermore, the plant will generate ample fuel gas to power its own operations and produce up to 22,000,000 pounds of commercial CO2, unlocking a potentially significant secondary cash flow stream for Royal.
As an exploration, production, and infrastructure company, Royal Helium Ltd. controls over 1,000,000 acres of prospective helium permits and leases across southern Saskatchewan and southeastern Alberta. With the current global undersupply of this non-renewable resource, Royal is on the proverbial launchpad as the company already signed a supply agreement with a major space launch company.
Setting itself apart from other jurisdictions, Royal’s helium reservoirs are predominantly carried with nitrogen, a non-greenhouse gas. This environmentally friendly approach significantly reduces the greenhouse gas footprint compared to regions relying on natural gas production for helium extraction. By extracting helium from wells in Saskatchewan and Alberta, Royal is leading the way, offering up to 90% less carbon-intensive helium extraction processes.
Royal Helium’s commitment to innovation, sustainability, and responsible practices is paving the way for a brighter, greener future in the helium industry. With the Steveville helium processing facility on the brink of completion, Royal is poised to shape the future of helium production and emerge as a trailblazer in this ever-growing and valuable market.
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at 4:48 PM on Tuesday, September 21st, 2021
Helium is a high tech gas, with many uses in multiple high tech applications:
MRI Magnets, Fibre Optic Cables for High Speed Internet, Airbags, Hard Drives, Chips in our Electronics, Cleaning Rocket Fuel Tanks.
The list is varied and demand is inelastic. They don’t function without Helium and world is in short supply, but Royal Helium is quickly proving that they may be the solution.
They have made a discovery, a big one; and in in just one well, and may have already proven up 500 billion cubic feet of inert gas. One Well. One Zone. Over a Million acres of prospective Helium still to be explored.
Royal Helium aimed to deliver a minimum of 1 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of total inert gas into the market, and this discovery clearly demonstrates they are on their way. With economic concentrations ranging from 0.33% to 0.94%, Royal has a real possibility of commencing production by the end of the year.
Royal discovered a 40m zone in Climax 3 and tested, cored and recovered the rock to test porosity to see how the gas flows. Expecting to find something similar in Climax 4, they actually found something bigger, much bigger. A zone 120m thick. About the size of twelve story building, containing elevated concentrations of Helium suitable for production. A normal producing area is considered high within a 5 meter range. Royal has a discovery multiples of the global average and they are still very early in their exploration process.
Sit back and enjoy this #SmallCap discovery as Andrew Davidson, CEO & Chairman of Royal Helium RHC: TSXV explains how Royal is putting Saskatchewan on the map with some of the highest historical helium showings while simultaneously developing Climax Nazare without delay or compromise.
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at 4:22 PM on Thursday, May 13th, 2021
Helium is a high tech gas, with many uses in multiple high tech applications: MRI magnets, Fibre optic cables for high speed internet, Airbags, hard drives, chips in our electronics, cleaning rocket fuel tanks. The list is varied and demand is inelastic. They don’t function without Helium.
This is where Royal Helium comes into play. Having drilled 3 wells in an area in Saskatchewan that had no prior Helium recognition, Royal has hit on all 3 and are already in planning stage to generate revenue from the 1st well. They have made a discovery.
Royal Helium has aims to deliver a minimum of 1 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of total inert gas into the market, and this discovery clearly demonstrates they are on their way. With economic concentrations ranging from 0.33% to 0.94%, Royal will commence production planning shortly on Climax-1, with the intent of producing & monetizing the helium, CO2, and nitrogen gas streams discovered
Sit back and enjoy this #SmallCap discovery Andrew Davidson, CEO & Chairman of Royal Helium.
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at 4:18 PM on Thursday, April 15th, 2021
If you think about balloons / blimps when thinking about Helium uses, we wouldn’t blame you … but you’d also be missing out on a much much bigger picture.
Looking beyond just balloons, Helium is a high tech gas, with many uses in rocket engines, semiconductors, electronics, and health care. These sectors pressure the demand for helium in concert, making it a gas in very short supply, causing the price to rise.
Saskatchewan is one of the only places on earth with current and past production of primary Helium. This is where Royal Helium comes into play as they are one of the largest land holders searching for Helium and recently announced that testing identified zones that range in thickness from five meters to in excess of 30 meters. These zones returned levels ranging from 0.33% to 0.94%, demonstrating the commercial potential of the Climax project
Worldwide usable Helium is in short supply as demand is increasing, making it a high-priced commodity, take a seat and discover why Royal Helium is the next SmallCap Stock to discover.
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at 8:47 AM on Tuesday, April 6th, 2021
Royal Helium Ltd. (“Royal” or the “Company”) (TSXV: RHC) is pleased to announce that initial gas sample test results have returned elevated and economic levels of helium concentration from multiple formations at the Climax helium project, with tests returning levels ranging from 0.33% to 0.94% from the Deadwood, Souris River and Duperow formations. The company will now commence long term production testing of the most prospective zones to confirm flow rates and ultimately resource size.
The high graded production zones that are being tested range in thickness from five meters to in excess of 30 meters, with the ability to expand to even larger intersections. While these results are preliminary in nature and require additional confirmation, they do confirm the presence of economic helium grades on the Climax project, along with indicating that nitrogen will be the primary gas drive, though elevated levels of carbon dioxide are also present in certain tests. To date, testing has been focused on testing helium concentrations across the prospective zones with the highest level of helium detected during the drilling process. This initial concentration testing at Climax is expected to be completed over the next 10 days, following which the Royal will begin full flow testing and analysis which is expected to take an additional 30- 40 days.
Andrew Davidson, President and CEO of Royal comments “We are pleased with these initial results on our Climax helium project. Helium detection during drilling identified multiple zones of elevated helium in all three of the wells and follow-up completions testing confirmed economic helium concentrations. We look forward to the full flow testing results across all zones of interest in each of the three wells to confirm resource size and project commerciality. The fact that we have identified elevated and economic helium concentrations across significant pay zones as large as 30 meters speaks to the potential of the Climax Project.”
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at 4:14 PM on Monday, March 29th, 2021
If you think about balloons / blimps when thinking about Helium uses, we wouldn’t blame you … but you’d also be missing out on a much much bigger picture.
Looking beyond just balloons, Helium is a high tech gas, with many uses in rocket engines, semiconductors, electronics, and health care. These sectors pressure the demand for helium in concert, making it a gas in very short supply. Prices have been rising due to a shortage in supply.
Saskatchewan is one of the only places on earth with current and past production of primary Helium. This is where Royal Helium comes into play as they are one of the largest land holders searching for Helium and have already drilled 3 holes at their Climax project.
Worldwide usable Helium is in short supply as demand is increasing, making it a high-priced commodity, take a seat and discover why Royal Helium is the next SmallCap Stock to discover.
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at 9:58 AM on Wednesday, March 3rd, 2021
Royal Helium Ltd. (“Royal” or the “Company”) (TSXV: RHC) announces that it has engaged two service rigs and that the completions and testing program has been initiated at Climax-1 and Climax-2. The finalized testing program, which was developed in concert with Sproul Associates Ltd., involves the sequential perforation and gas flow testing of several separate intervals identified during drilling. Finalized results from the testing program will be reported as the information becomes available.
Royal further announces that the Climax-3 helium well has been drilled to its target depth of 2,600 metres. Royal’s completion team is reviewing the log data at Climax-3 to determine the intervals to be production tested. The completion and testing program at Climax-3 will commence once testing is complete on Climax-2.
Andrew Davidson, President and CEO of Royal comments, “We are pleased to have our initial 3 wells at Climax drilled to target depth and we are excited to be production testing these high value targets. We want to thank the team from Savanna 419 for their diligent work in completing this drilling program safely and effectively”.
Mr. Davidson continues “With 2 service rigs operating we anticipate the testing to be completed on all 3 wells over the next few weeks. While any significant developments will be announced as they are received, all results will be evaluated by Sproule for a potential helium resource and production over multiple separate zones within this large structural closure”.
The three Climax wells were drilled into the Precambrian basement, directly below the Deadwood Formation. The Deadwood is a sand and shale sequence that is a known helium production zone in Saskatchewan. These first three wells are targeting different parts of the same large structural trap identified on the central portion of the Climax land block.
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at 10:02 AM on Monday, March 1st, 2021
WHY ROYAL HELIUM?
Worldwide usable Helium is in short supply as demand is increasing, making it a high-priced commodity
Royal Helium has aims to deliver a minimum of 1 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of total inert gas into the market
Via exploration and development drilling of Helium resources in southern Saskatchewan.
Highlights:
Strategy of full-cycle inert gas capture, refining and liquefaction
Commenced 3 Well Drill Program at Climax:
Production testing of 70m of potential helium bearing intervals for CLIMAX-1
Production testing of 68m of intervals for CLIMAX-2
Currently drilling CLIMAX-3
Royal Helium will be producing: helium, nitrogen and some CO2
Saskatchewan is one of the only places on earth with current and past production of primary Helium
Helium:
Scarce: Dwindling supply combined with growing demand
Helium prices have been rising due to a shortage of supply
Technical Partners:
Saskatchewan Research Council (“SRC”): Conducting engineering and scoping study for a large-scale industrial gas polygeneration facility located in Saskatchewan with RHC
AXIOM Group: Specialize in Energy Services, Geomatics, Exploration, Environment
SPROULE Associates Ltd: consulting on the completions and testing programs and to prepare an independent evaluation of the prospective helium resource from the first three wells at Climax, in accordance with the classification, definitions and guidelines of NI 51-101.
Helium Uses:
Helium
Helium is a non-substitutable and non-renewable commodity needed in many high-tech and health care industries, with specific applications in rocket engines, semiconductors, electronics, and health care.
As these sectors continue to expand, the demand for helium expands in concert.
High value and increasing Helium price
Large and growing demand Decreasing supply
Non-substitutable
Royal Helium
Strategy of full-cycle inert gas capture, refining and liquefaction
Commenced 3 Well Drill Program at Climax:
Production testing of 70m for CLIMAX-1
Production testing of 68m for CLIMAX-2
Drill rig mobilizing to drill CLIMAX-3
Mobile, membrane separation facilities: First stage of production
2nd Stage: permanent membrane separation facility
3rd Stage: Permanent poly-generation facility that makes products from the CO2 and the N2 gases
3rd or 4th stage: liquefaction facilities allowing full downstream transportation and worldwide export.
Sell products both direct to customer and wholesale to re-sellers
Largest Helium Lease Holders in N. America
4,000 square km of prospective helium lands across southern Saskatchewan
572 sections of land in Saskatchewan
Southern Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan has a history of current and historic primary helium production. It is one of the few places on the planet where helium is produced with nitrogen rather than hydrocarbons. Saskatchewan has the potential to replace supply that is leaving the market
▪High helium concentrations
▪Stable regulatory environment
▪Geopolitically favorable especially associated with production and export of critical commodities
▪Existing infrastructure, information and personnel from a long history of oil and gas exploration and production
CLIMAX & BENGOUGH HELIUM PROJECTS
Royal Helium’s initial focus begins in two areas, Climax and Bengough, identified using a combination of seismic data, well logs and aeromagnetic surveys that narrowed down prospective areas to locate the source rocks for the helium enrichment (where the helium could be trapped and accumulated)
Royal Helium’s goal is to prove-up to 30 structures, targeting between 1.0 to 2.0 Tcf (Trillion cubic feet) of raw inert gas grading at least 1% Helium
Single well costs around CAD$1.5 million with pay back in less than 1 year
Exploration Parcel #1 – CLIMAX
Royal Helium Ltd.’s Climax-1 helium exploration well drilled to target depth of 2,600m
Royal Helium Ltd. has successfully drilled Climax-2 to a total depth of 2,611m
Selected target completion intervals for both the Climax-1 and Climax-2 helium exploration wells. (potential helium-bearing zones)
The Climax-3 drilling nearing target depth
Completion and testing of Climax-1 and Climax-2 involves the sequential perforation and production testing of approximately 70 metres of potential helium-bearing zones at Climax-1 and approximately 68 metres of potential helium-bearing zones at Climax-2, both spanning multiple structural zones.
Consistent with Climax-1, the Climax-2 well was drilled into the Precambrian basement at the base of the Deadwood formation. The Deadwood is a sand and shale sequence that is known to produce helium in Saskatchewan. These first three wells are targeting different parts of the same large structural trap identified on the central portion of the Climax land block.
The seven drill targets at Climax were identified in late 2019 after the company first reprocessed 77.6 km of 2D seismic in conjunction with historic well logs and delineated a basement structure of ~3,094 hectares of four-way structural closure.
Another 17,676 hectares of helium permits (100% crown) located immediately west of its Climax property were then granted in November 2019.
To further define the possible inert gas/helium bearing formations and refine company target wells, a deep, detailed aeromagnetic survey was flown over the Climax central structure in May.
Exploration parcel #2: Bengough
South-Central Saskatchewan with Five Target Wells Comprise roughly 50% of the total land holding
Royal has reprocessed 50.36 square km of 3-D seismic, which was acquired in 2017. The re-interpretation was completed to gain an understanding of regional basement structures and to identify potential drill targets. The 3D seismic shows a large regional feature with multiple closures.
Five (5) of these closures have been identified as initial drill targets and will be subject to further detailed investigation, including an airborne magnetometer survey.
Royal believes that the Bengough basement structure is part of a larger regional basement structural trend extending at least 60 miles north from the US border and passing through three of Royal’s Focus Areas.
Along this trend, historic helium tests have ranged from 0.70% to 0.78% at Minton, 1.39% to 1.41% at Bengough, and 0.48% to 2.45% at Ogema/Ogema North.
Royals southeast Saskatchewan lands, which comprise roughly 50% of the total land holding, show the potential for robust helium occurrences. With the strategy of full-cycle inert gas capture, refining and liquefaction, it is crucial to develop a large number of derisked drill targets throughout the Company’s significant land package.
The initial five targets identified at Bengough is an exciting first step in the southeast, growing the initial target inventory to 12 when combined with the seven targets on the Climax project in southwestern Saskatchewan.
Saskatchewan Research Council
The SRC is Canada’s second-largest research and technology organization. With more than 290 employees, $91-million in annual revenue and nearly 75 years of experience, SRC provides services and products to its 1,500 clients in 27 countries around the world.
Commenced Engineering Study for a Helium Polygeneration Facility in Saskatchewan
The results of this initial engineering and economic study due Dec. 2020
Royal Helium Ltd. has initiated the engineering and scoping study for a large-scale industrial gas polygeneration facility located in Saskatchewan, which will be conducted by the Saskatchewan Research Council
The study is Royal’s first step in determining the economic potential of a large-scale facility for the separation and monetization of the gas streams associated with helium production wells in Saskatchewan.
Royal is reviewing whether there is an opportunity to monetize the complete gas stream. Current economic analysis does not include credits for other potentially commercial gases produced and processed. While the economics of helium production are significant on their own, the impact of the commercialization of other gases could substantially add to net cash flow.
