Helium / H2 Natural

OVERVIEW

The exploration of Helium or natural hydrogen is based on techniques inspired by the oil and gas industry, with specific adaptations. Among the methods used, seismic exploration plays a key role in locating underground hydrogen reservoirs. A major advancement in this exploration lies in the use of three-component (3C) seismic sensors. These sensors can record seismic waves along three axes (vertical, north-south, and east-west), thus providing better resolution of underground structures.

Why Sercel

Sercel designs and manufactures high-tech solutions for subsurface exploration. Capitalizing on its world-leading position in the seismic acquisition industry for over 60 years. For Helium or H2 natural, Sercel provides the most innovative 1 or 3 component seismic sensor solutions.

•Sites Localization

•Storage evaluation

•long term/permanent monitoring

•Geomechanical modeling

•Kitchen monitoring

Application

HOREX® exploration with Mantle8 and DFU-3C

HOREX® pilot project, handled by Mantle8 a French geoscience-based company, is located in the French Pyrenees mountains where natural hydrogen occurrences have been detected. A significant exploration in April 2025 has been realized to accurately map exploitable resources and develop the appropriate extraction technologies.

Mantle8 company was using the brand new DFU-3C part of WiNG solution from Sercel to explore, develop and test technological solutions to unlock scalable exploration at the upstream stage of the natural hydrogen industry.

The DFU-3C is the most compact and lightweight 3 components node on the market.

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Fonts-Bouillants with 45.8

Specialized in the exploration and production of eco-responsible industrial gases, the company 45-8 Energy conducted geophysical prospecting operations in France to map gas fields with a view to produce helium, a scarce but highly sought-after resource in Europe. Our WiNG land nodal acquisition solution was used for this seismic acquisition survey

WiNG is a wireless seismic and fully integrated nodal land acquisition system designed with a single data collection platform to manage operations more easily and efficiently. This cable-free seismic nodal solution integrates Sercel’s best performing and most sensitive broadband sensor ever, QuietSeis®, to acquire high precision seismic data. The WiNG node or DFU (Digital Field Unit), has been designed to minimize transportation & storage costs. With its compact & light design (855g), the DFU can record seismic data for up to 50 days.

An additional version, the AFU (Analog Field Unit) is also available for use with geophone strings.