North Perth Basin (Moora region)

Higher education and research

Energy

Scientific research and industrial development

Advanced drilling techniques employed to revisit historical drilling sites and confirm the presence of natural hydrogen with improved precision and understanding.

Study of specific rock formations that act as seals to trap and accumulate natural hydrogen gas underground.

Use of satellite and Earth observation imagery to identify fairy circles and other surface features that may indicate natural hydrogen seepage from underground deposits.

Namibia

United States

Paris Basin

A research effort using satellite imagery (Google Earth and Landsat 9) to identify fairy circles as surface indicators of natural hydrogen deposits across multiple continents.

Exhaustive review of French drilling records led by Truche and colleagues that identified previously ignored evidence of high hydrogen concentration along a fault line.

Drilling project targeting a historic well on Australia's Yorke Peninsula known to contain hydrogen since the 1930s, using modern drilling technology to confirm persistent hydrogen presence.