REV Completes 3D Seismic Survey at Montana Helium Project
REV moves a big step closer to first-ever drilling at West Butte Project in Montana following completion of a 3D seismic survey that has delivered high-quality data across promising acreage
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- REV Exploration Corp. (“REV” or the “Company”) (TSXV: REVX; OTC: REVFF; FSE: 7FF) is pleased to announce the successful completion of a 3D seismic program covering the Company’s West Butte Project in Toole County, Montana. West Butte is REV’s cornerstone Montana asset that captures a significant portion of a geologically continuous Helium system across a regional structural corridor that has produced notable recent discoveries. The property has also never been previously explored for naturally occurring hydrogen.
The 8.5 square mile (22 sq. km) 3D seismic survey at West Butte was carried out by Tetra Tech, the same firm that completed a similar survey this past spring at MAX Power’s (CSE: MAXX) Lawson Natural Hydrogen Discovery. As with Lawson, high-quality data from West Butte was recorded. This data has been delivered for processing and will soon be analyzed and interpreted by the same team that reviewed the Lawson 3D seismic survey. REV’s technical and marketing collaboration with MAX Power began over a year ago, and REV remains one of MAX Power’s largest shareholders with six million shares.
The 3D seismic survey from West Butte is expected to provide REV’s technical team with greatly enhanced subsurface imaging of the structural and stratigraphic targets underlying the Montana acreage, supporting the delineation of upcoming drilling locations.
Mr. Jordan Potts, REV CEO, commented: "The completion of the West Butte 3D seismic program is a major step forward for REV's Montana exploration strategy. Executing a mixed-source survey across the challenging terrain of West Butte required careful planning by our technical team and a skilled field team. We are very pleased with the quality of the data collected and look forward to advancing interpretation to identify our first drilling targets at this very promising project in a known Helium district.”
West Butte 3D Seismic Survey Details
The 3D seismic program covered approximately 8.5 square miles across the northwestern slopes of West Butte, located approximately 14 miles east-northeast of Sunburst, Montana. The survey area encompassed a diverse range of terrain, transitioning from gently rolling cropland on the western edge of the butte through pastureland and coulees on the foothills to the base of the main butte's talus slopes — terrain that required careful operational planning and a flexible field methodology to execute effectively.
The program was designed as a mixed-source wireless node survey, reflecting the diverse topography of the project area. Receiver lines were oriented north-south at 250-meter spacing with a 50-meter receiver interval, and source lines ran east-west at matching 250-meter spacing with a 50-meter source interval. In total, the program recorded 1,524 Vibroseis source points on accessible, gently sloping ground and 269 dynamite shot points in the steeper terrain of the coulees and foothills where Vibroseis access was not feasible. This mixed-source approach was designed to provide full and optimal subsurface illumination across the entire survey area without compromising data quality.
West Butte is situated within a broad regional area highlighted by a geologically continuous Helium system characterized by:
- Basement-sourced Helium charge across a regional structural corridor
- Fault-controlled migration pathways tied to deep-seated lineaments
- Laterally extensive Cambrian and Devonian reservoir intervals
- Multiple structural closures capable of hosting stacked accumulations
The regional characterization above is conceptual and interpretive in nature, based on publicly available and Company geological data.
The 3D seismic survey at West Butte was completed with an outstanding safety record - zero injuries and zero accidents throughout all field operations. Surface disturbance was proactively mitigated by the field crew and all impacted areas were restored upon completion. The Company maintained active communication with area landowners and stakeholders throughout the program and acknowledges their cooperation and patience during field operations.
About REV Exploration Corp.
REV is a mineral exploration company with a diversified portfolio of strategic mining assets, together with meaningful and growing exposure to the Helium and Natural Hydrogen sectors focused on America's Northern Great Plains and Southern Alberta along the Montana border. The Company owns oil and gas leasehold interests in Montana covering approximately 14,000 acres, in addition to a series of PNG leases in Alberta along the Alberta-Montana border, including the drill-ready Aden Dome Project. REV is also a significant shareholder of MAX Power Mining (ownership of six million shares) which is advancing its Lawson Natural Hydrogen Discovery toward commercial validation.
For further information on the Company, readers are referred to the Company’s website at www.REVexploration.com and its Canadian regulatory filings on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca.
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For further information, please contact:
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Investor Relations
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Cautionary Statement on Forward-Looking Information
This news release contains certain “forward-looking information” and “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation (collectively, “forward-looking information”). Forward-looking information includes, but is not limited to, statements regarding the timing and results of the processing and interpretation of the 3D seismic data; the identification, number and timing of future drilling locations at West Butte; the anticipated benefits of the 3D seismic program to the Company’s exploration strategy; and the Company’s future business plans and exploration activities.
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Forward-looking information is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause actual results or events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: regulatory approval risks; the risk that the results of the 3D seismic survey may not confirm the Company’s geological interpretations or expectations, or support the identification of commercially viable drilling targets; fluctuations in commodity prices and financial markets; risks inherent in mineral exploration and early-stage development, including operational risks, cost overruns, equipment failures, permitting delays, and accidents; environmental, permitting, title, and community-related risks; changes in laws or regulations; reliance on key personnel; and general economic, political, and market conditions.
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