INPEX and Partners Conduct Short-term Flow Tests on Exploratory Well for Geothermal Power Generation in the Oyasu region of Akita Prefecture, Japan (News Release)
INPEX Corporation (INPEX) announced today that it conducted short-term flow tests to gauge the capacity of an exploratory well it has drilled in the Oyasu region of Akita Prefecture, Japan in partnership with
Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. and
Mitsui Oil Exploration Co., Ltd., with which it has jointly pursued commercialization studies on geothermal power generation since 2011.
INPEX and its partners will determine whether to transition to the third stage of studies (including drilling exploratory wells, production and injection experiments, assessment of reservoir capacity and environmental surveys) within FY2017 based on the results of the short-term flow tests and future studies.
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