MAX Power Mining Corp. has commenced drilling the Lawson 3 well at the Lawson Complex in Saskatchewan, aiming to triangulate the company’s natural hydrogen deposit. The new well, located approximately 2.2 kilometres east of the recently completed Lawson 2 well and 1.2 kilometres south of the original Lawson 1 discovery, will provide data to help model the deposit’s scale and potential volume.

The Lawson 2 well, which reached a total measured depth of 2,440 metres, returned approximately 860 metres of continuous natural hydrogen readings. The well recovered 120 metres of core, including 89.2 metres from the Precambrian basement complex—the largest such recovery from a single well in the province's history. Technical teams are now performing a full visual inspection and analysis of this core at AGAT Labs in Calgary.

GLJ Ltd. is currently integrating data from the first two wells to assist in selecting an optimal location for a planned Lawson 4 drill hole. Following the completion of the Lawson 4 program, the company plans to initiate completions testing and evaluate the potential for a production well.

“Lawson 2 has further demonstrated that we’re into a large Alkaline igneous complex with all the ingredients necessary to generate accumulations of Natural Hydrogen – the right source rocks, migration pathways, reservoirs, seals and traps. It’s an extraordinary system that we’re tapping into - Canada’s first confirmed subsurface Natural Hydrogen system backed by a geological model that has not only stayed intact, but has strengthened over the course of the past year. Core from Lawson 2 is now ready for full visual inspection and analysis and I’m eagerly anticipating immediately reviewing this core with our full technical team at AGAT Labs in Calgary.”

— Steve Halabura, MAX Power Chief Geoscientist

Read the full announcement: MAX Power Commences Second Commercial Validation Well at Lawson to Triangulate Canada’s First Natural Hydrogen Deposit