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After helium discovery, hunt for Minnesota hydrogen ramps up

At its remote site between Babbitt and Isabella, Pulsar prepared to start its third well, totaling five to better estimate helium deposits, as of recent reports.
The Midcontinent Rift formed 1.1 billion years ago and, according to company reports, helped trap helium confirmed earlier this year beneath Northeastern Minnesota.
Last month, Pulsar finalized buying a hydrogen exploration company and private gas rights across more than 59,000 acres, and recently announced helium from its original well includes helium-3.
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources said its permitting and leasing rulemaking must be completed by May 2026, while researchers warned hydrogen leakage causes indirect warming, according to research published in Frontiers in Energy Research last year.
Companies are preparing exploratory drilling and seismic surveys because Koloma plans to be "very, very active" in 2026 with seismic studies, while the U.S. Department of Energy's National Laboratory of the Rockies will build predictive hydrogen models.

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After helium discovery, hunt for Minnesota hydrogen ramps up

DULUTH — Two years after a company confirmed the presence of helium beneath the surface of Northeastern Minnesota, other companies are poking around the area for confirmation of a lightweight gas from the other end of the periodic table of elements: hydrogen. At its remote site between Babbitt and Isabella, Pulsar Helium has drilled three additional wells since October, bringing its total to five as it seeks to better estimate the size of the he…

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