The well lies two kilometres south-west of Stybarrow-1, two km away, which yielded a 23 metre oil column. The field is close enough to the planned Enfield development by Woodside to be considered for a tied in development.

Woodside would not confirm the discovery as commercial, although market speculation suggested it would not be far away.

Not too far away, Woodside said the Ensco 56 drilling rig would be moved from the plugged and abandoned Nickol-1 well location.

Interests in WA-1-P are Woodside (45.94%), Apache Northwest Pty Ltd (31.50%) and Santos Ltd (22.56%).