Most of us think of helium as the gas that makes balloons float and voices squeak. But it’s also essential for making computer chips, running MRI machines, and launching rockets, and the supply behind all of that is far more fragile than most people realize. A few outages can cut off a big share of the world’s helium, and prices have jumped several times over in just a few years. For mineral and royalty owners, that raises a practical question: could helium be sitting under your property, and what should you do if a company comes knocking?
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Episode Summary
In this episode, Justin and I sit down with Tim Rynott, CEO of Four Corners Helium and a geologist with decades of oil and gas exploration experience. Tim explains why helium shortages and price swings happen, how helium forms underground and what makes a project worth drilling, and why finding a buyer and a processing plant can be harder than finding the gas itself. We also talk about how helium ties into CO2 and the future of oil recovery, what a helium lease can look like, and why a 3D seismic survey can make your minerals more valuable. Tim closes with a warning about promoters who tie up acreage without the money to drill, and tells us about an upcoming helium and hydrogen conference where royalty owners can meet geologists who know their area.
As always, we are not attorneys, CPAs, or financial advisors, and nothing in this episode should be taken as legal or financial advice.
Resources
- Why you should care about a helium shortage | 60 Minutes
- MRP 183: Hugoton Basin Overview
- MRP 155: Helium Royalties At All Time High?
- 2027 Helium & hydrogen Conference RMAG
- Four Corners Helium
- CO2 Recovery Method Could Unlock 137 Billion Barrels of U.S. Oil Reserves | University of Houston
- Helium Concentrations in US Wells (Map)
- NARO
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