Metharc's patented methane reformation process radically shifts the generation of low-carbon hydrogen from surface (factories) to downhole, inside a tool placed deep within natural gas or geothermal wellbores.

The methane conversion to hydrogen occurs within the wellbore completion tool, not inside the reservoir nor by reservoir management techniques.

Compared to traditional surface-based hydrogen production, the Metharc process is significantly more cost, energy and fuel efficient.

• Reduced infrastructure requirements: Metharc adapts and re-utilizes existing infrastructure, reducing cost and speeding up deployment. Gas wells and geothermal wells can be converted to hydrogen producers by performing a simple workover to change the well completion.
• Supercritical wellbore conditions: Elevated temperatures and pressures are provided free by nature and create supercritical conditions deep within the wellbore. In addition, the deep wellbore acts as a pressure vessel, providing free compression and thermal insulation. These combined effects greatly reduce the process energy input requirements for methane’s reformation to hydrogen.
• Site integration: With feedstock (methane), equipment and disposal point all located at source, the wellbore process significantly reduces infrastructure and logistics demands.