The Perth-based company said the Carter-22 and Carter-23 wells were aimed at the Granville Formation.

At the nearby Riddle lease, Westralian said it was working to bring all of the producing wells onto a consistent and predictable flow rate.

Despite being abandoned due to a lost drill bit, the Riddle-14 well has been completed for production from a shallow oil zone encountered in the Sunnybrook Formation.

“Sunnybrook wells are often low daily producers but often produce for many years – very similar to the Granville Formation,” Westralian said.

“The production rate has yet to be determined.”

Meanwhile, Riddle-13 has been choked back to protect the reservoir from water invasion as seen in Riddle-11, which is now a stripper well.

“Pump testing continues with the aim of finding a long-term, sustainable level of production for this well,” Westralian said.

Riddle-10 will be acidised over the weekend to determine if the oil zone found in drilling will be productive.

Westralian said it is also continuing to shoot seismic over a number leases in preparation for the ongoing drilling scheduled for early in the new year.