To discuss about Polar Continental Shelf Program

Synodon Inc. announced that it has agreed with Natural Resources Canada's Earth Sciences Sector to perform a joint field trial to evaluate realSens(TM) technology's ability to detect and measure methane seeps from conventional natural gas reservoirs and/or methane hydrate deposits in Arctic environments. This agreement is the next step after the successful completion and review of the deliverables under the evaluation project announced on December 19, 2008. The agreement encompasses field testing of the realSens(TM) technology to ascertain its practical feasibility for this application. The tests are scheduled to be completed by the end of September 2009. Researchers at Natural Resources Canada have been studying natural releases of methane gas in the Mackenzie delta area for several years documenting their widespread occurrence and possible association of some seeps with conventional gas fields and gas hydrates which occur beneath a thick permafrost interval. Given that these releases can be difficult to identify by visual observation alone, the development of a technology for detecting natural seepages of methane could result in a useful new tool for Arctic exploration, and ultimately contribute to regional assessments of natural emissions of greenhouse gases.