The applications are recorded as application numbers 21SL/00-1, 19SL/00-1 and 20SL/00-1.

Drillsearch said the applications were made in May of this year and they adjoin each other. The company added block 20SL/00-1 adjoins the permit in which Woodside Petroleum announced the discovery of gas at a rate of 31mmcfd from Blacktip-1 earlier this year.

Drillsearch said it is planning the exploration program for these permits. The company has primarily onshore assets, in the Surat, Cooper and Eromanga Basins.