A statement from junior partner Beach Petroleum said the well was being plugged and abandoned at 1670 metres.
The WA-264-P well was an attempt to further add to the Corowa-1 discovery which flowed 4534 barrels of oil per day from an 11 metre sandstone section in 2001.
Interests are Santos Offshore Pty Ltd 50% (operator), Kufpec Australia Pty Ltd 33.33%, Beach Petroleum Ltd 16.67%.