Further to DEA 23 Apr â19, JAPEX recently completed drilling with the Ensco 8504 SS ab. 50km offshore the Hikada area in Hokkaido, WD 1,070m, seismically-defined prospect. Results unreported.
Hidaka 1 explo, completed by JAPEX as part of the offshore exploration project commissioned by the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (ANRE in early July 2019, without result reported. WD=1070 m with PTD= 2000 m below seabed, the well is aiming to evaluate the presence of oil and natural gas resources in the area. 