en.Wedoany.com Reported - Max Power Mining (CSE:MAXX) plans to initiate completion and testing operations at its Bracken exploration well, following independent analysis confirming multiple potential natural hydrogen and helium intervals.
The Saskatchewan-based exploration company commissioned GLJ to conduct a petrophysical evaluation of the Bracken 16-29-2-16W3M well, located approximately 325 kilometers southwest of the company's Lawson Discovery. The review identified gas chromatography and mass spectrometry anomalies in multiple geological intervals, indicating the presence of natural hydrogen and helium.
Bracken is part of Max Power's 750-square-kilometer Grasslands project, which had never previously been drilled for natural hydrogen or helium. The company drilled the well to a depth of 2,600 meters in March 2026.
GLJ's analysis identified four priority testing targets, spanning formations from the Devonian to the Precambrian. The Precambrian basement contact zone recorded hydrogen signals significantly above background levels, while the Cambrian basal Deadwood sandstone showed natural hydrogen and helium anomalies. The Ordovician Interlake Formation and the Upper Devonian Duperow/Souris River carbonates also exhibited favorable reservoir characteristics, with gas shows supporting the presence of natural hydrogen and helium.
"We have learned a great deal about Bracken, in part thanks to the unique and proprietary knowledge gained from Lawson in recent weeks and months," said Chief Geoscientist Steve Halabura. CEO Ran Narayanasamy stated that independent verification has strengthened confidence in Bracken's potential and reinforced the broader geological model for Saskatchewan.
Narayanasamy noted that both Lawson's commercial verification drilling and Bracken's comprehensive completion testing will begin in July, with two highly complementary programs advancing to define scale, continuity, and commercial potential, pointing toward a world-class natural hydrogen basin.
Testing will sequentially evaluate each interval using industry-standard completion methods, with gas sampling to determine composition, natural hydrogen and helium concentrations, isotopic analysis, and flow potential. Max Power Mining holds approximately 1.3 million acres of permit area in Saskatchewan, covering prospective natural hydrogen accumulation exploration zones. The company's Lawson Discovery is Canada's first confirmed underground natural hydrogen system.
