RNS Inbound15 Nov 2024 06:41
ASX ANNOUNCEMENT
15 November 2024
FIVE ADDITIONAL HELIUM WELLS APPROVED FOR DRILLING
GALACTICA/PEGASUS
Highlights
▪ ECMC has approved permits to drill five additional helium development wells at our
Galactica/Pegasus project.
▪ The 5 additional wells, together with the successful State 16 well, which is suspended ahead
of tie into production, are expected to form part of the initial gas gathering into the Galactica
helium production facility.
▪ Drilling planned to start Q4 2024.
Blue Star Helium Limited (ASX:BNL, OTCQB:BSNLF) (Blue Star or the Company) provides an
update on helium development well permitting at its Galactica/Pegasus helium project in Las
Animas County, Colorado.
Galactica/Pegasus drilling permits approved
The Colorado Energy and Carbon Management Commission (ECMC) has granted permits to drill
five additional helium development wells (Jackson 27 SWSE, Jackson 31 SENW, Jackson 29
SWNW, Jackson 2 L4 and Jackson 4 L4) at the Galactica/Pegasus project. Drilling is planned to
start this quarter.
These wells are located on Galactical Pegasus OGDP I (see BNL ASX releases dated 17 October
2024, Five Additional Helium Well Locations Approved Galactica-Pegasus). The wells are shown
on the map below.
The newly approved wells are located to the south and southwest of the successful State 16
development well, which is suspended for tie into production, and are expected, together with State
16, to form part of the initial gas gathering into the Galactica helium production facility which the
Company is developing with its farm in partner, Helium One Global Ltd.
Currently, the Company has 1 completed development well waiting for tie into production and an
inventory of 15 helium development well locations approved at Galactica/Pegasus including Form
2 approvals for the drilling for 8 development wells including those the subject of this
announcement plus State 09, 35 and 36 helium development wells (see BNL ASX release of 9
January 2023, Helium Development Well Permits Approved).