Sebring and Sleeper were the other two preceding wells which failed to find commercial hydrocarbons in the province. This contracts with the recent successes in the Perth Basin – Cliff Head, Hovea and Beharra Springs North.
The Anson North well, in AC-P26, is said to have been ‘stone, motherless dry’, which surprised the exploration sector, as the well was expected to be analogous to the nearby Talbot discovery.
West Oil dropped 12% after opening at 4c in early trade on heavy volumes.