Corporate Information

Company Name
Location
Head office

2-3-3 Watanabe-dori, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka 810-0004 Japan
Tel: +81-92-791-2212 Fax: +81-92-791-2218

Oita Base

680-27 Tano, Kokonoe-machi, Kusu-gun, Oita 879-4911 Japan
Tel: +81-973-79-2209 Fax: +81-973-79-3478

Established
July 1, 2013
President
Yoshihiro Fujise
Capital
100 million yen
Number of Employees
64 (As of January 1, 2026)
Certified Well Boring Technician, Grade 1 21
Civil Engineering Works Execution Managing Engineer, Grade 1 4
Well Construction Management Engineer 17
Chief Electrical Engineer, Class 3 2
Electrical Worker, Class 1 & 2 5
History
1966 Nihon Boring Corporation established
1989 Company name changed to Nichibor Co., Ltd.
2013 Nichibor Resources Development & Drilling Co., Ltd. founded as a stand-alone company from Nichibor Co., Ltd.'s Geothermal Energy Department
2016 Company name changed to WELMA Co., Ltd. and head office moved to Watanabe-dori, Chuo-ku
2017 Started logging services by incorporating optical fiber temperature logging devices
2018 Became a wholly owned subsidiary of K&O Energy Group Inc.
2019 Created an "Oita Base"; office and material warehouse
Established "Chiba Base" as a base for material storage in eastern Japan.
2023 Introduced Japan's first fully automated rig, the "WAC-3000".
Construction Business License
Governor of Fukuoka Prefecture Registry No.5-107526
[General civil engineering, Scaffolding and earthwork, Masonry works, Steel structure works, Paving works, Dredging works, Painting works, Well boring, Water supply works.]
Geological Survey Business
Registry No.07-2831
 
 
Contact
welma@welma.co.jp
Access
From Fukuoka Airport

Take the Fukuoka City Subway, transfer to the Nanakuma Line at Hakata Station.
Get off at Yakuin Station; five minutes' walk from Exit 1.

From Hakata Station

By Bus: Take the Yakuin-bound bus from Hakata-Ekimae Bus Stop B to the "Watanabe-dori 1-chome" bus stop.
Three minutes' walk from the bus stop.
By Subway: Take the Fukuoka City Subway Nanakuma Line.
Get off at Yakuin Station; five minutes' walk from Exit 1.

From Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin) Station

Five minutes' walk from Yakuin Station on the Nishitetsu Omuta Line.

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