SASKATOON, SASKATCHEWAN – (Cision – January 28, 2020) Royal Helium Ltd. (“Royal” or the “Company”) (TSXV: RHC) reports that the Climax-2 helium exploration well was spudded January 26th with a target depth of 2,600m targeting the Deadwood Formation, a sand and shale sequence that is known to produce helium in Saskatchewan. Climax-2 will be the second of three wells into the large structural closure identified by seismic and aeromagnetics. The Climax-2 well is expected to take 10 to 14 days to drill to TD (total depth) with flow and gas testing to follow.
Andrew Davidson, President and CEO of Royal comments, “We are pleased how Savanna Drilling was able to successfully drill the first and spud the second of three wells into the large, 30 square kilometer structural closure located in the central portion of the Climax block. Once Climax-2 is drilled to TD, the Savanna drill rig will mobilize to the Climax-3 well location while service equipment is performing flow tests and gas analysis at Climax-1 & 2”.
Qualified Person: Stephen P. Halabura P. Geo. the Company’s Vice President of Exploration is a Qualified Person (as such term is defined in National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects) and has reviewed and approved the technical disclosure contained in this news release.
About Royal Helium Ltd.
Royal is focused on the exploration and development of primary helium production in southern Saskatchewan. With over 400,000 hectares of prospective helium lands held under permits, leases and applications, Royal is one of the largest helium leaseholders in North America. Located next to highways, roads, cities and importantly close to existing oil and gas infrastructure, Royal’s projects were methodically evaluated for helium potential for over two years, and have been vetted by helium experts, professional geologists and engineers.
For more information, please contact Andrew Davidson, the Chairman, President and CEO of the Company.
Andrew Davidson, CEO
Royal Helium Ltd.
1 (306) 653-2692
1 (306) 281-9104
davidson@royalheliumltd.com
Dean Nawata, VP Business Development
Royal Helium Ltd.
1 (604) 561-2821
dean@royalheliumltd.com
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