As of 31 August 2018, ENI has reached an undisclosed total depth on the Nikaitchuq North 1 new-field wildcat which is being drilled from the Spy Island drill pad located in state lease ADL 391283, the well was designed to bottom to the north in the Beaufort Sea in offshore federal lease OCS-Y1757. ENIâs Nikaitchuq North 1 is an extended reach well with a proposed measured depth (MD) of some 34,000 ft (10,363 m) and a true vertical depth (TVD) of 8,000 ft (2,438 m). Recent news story suggests the well was successful but no information was released.  ENI spud the Nikaitchuq North 1 on 25 December 2017 using the Doyon Drilling Rig #15 and was targeting the Jurassic Kingak interval penetrated in the central North Slope from Alpine field to Milne Point. A secondary target may be the Brookian sequence Schrader Bluff formation which is the main producing formation for the Nikaitchuq Field.    In late November 2017, the BSEE issued permits to ENI to drill two new-field wildcats and up to two sidetracks into the federal waters of the Beaufort Sea in Harrison Bay Block 6423 Unit which includes 13 federal offshore leases and lies off the north coast of Alaska.     In July 2017, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) approved ENI plans to drill into the federal waters of the Beaufort Sea in Harrison Bay Block 6423 Unit off the north coast of Alaska. The well will be drilled from the artificial island being utilized to drill the Nikaitchuq Field located in state waters. Eni plans to use extended reach drilling of the well amounting to more than 6 miles (10 km) starting in December 2017.    Partners in the leases contained in the unit include ENI 50% and Shell 50%. Repsol held a 20% working interest until sometime in late October or early November 2017 when it was noticed in the 2 November 2017 BOEM lease status report for the Beaufort Sea that they no longer held an interest in the leases.
Nikaitchuq North 1 (Eni 100%) in state lease ADL 391283 drilled from the Spy Island drill pad, has reached an undisclosed TD, recent news story suggests the well was successful but no information was released. It was targeting the Jurassic Kingak, a secondary target may be the Brookian sequence Schrader Bluff fm. which is the main producing formation for the Nikaitchuq Field.