The Western Australian State Government announced that it had opened the 2019 Western Australian State Acreage Release on 10 December 2019. Three blocks, located in the North Carnarvon and Perth basins, are available for bidding, which will close on 9 April 2020.  Block L19-1/T19-1 is a combined block and is located in the offshore North Carnarvon Basin. The block covers an area of 629 sq km. It contains the Boojum gas discovery, which was made in 2004 but considered non-commercial due to its location. There are also a number of wells within the permit area â Pepper 1, drilled in 1970 and encountering gas shows and Nero 1 and Sulla 1, which were drilled in 2005, and Nero 2/2ST1 and Gaius 1, which were drilled in 2006 â all of which were plugged and abandoned as dry holes. The block is located in an area surrounded by existing oil and gas discoveries, some of which are producing or have produced.  L19-1/T19-1 is being offered as a combined area as a combined application â for a unified work programme â is required. Two permits will be issued (to one applicant) but the work programme will be considered as one unit, across both areas.  L19-2 is also located in shallow waters of the North Carnarvon Basin. It covers an area of 1,677 sq km. This block also contains existing discoveries â the Flinders Shoal oil discovery, which was made in 1969 and the Nares oil discovery, made in 1990 but sub-commercial due to the reservoir sand quality. The Nasutus oil discovery, made in 1999, also extends into the southwestern corner of the block. As with L19-1/T19-1, there are a number of previously drilled wells within the L19-2 area. Sandy North 1 (1968), Ripple Shoals 1 (1970), Immortelle 1 (2002) and Crackling South 1 (2003) all encountered oil or gas shows. Mary Anne 1 (1968), Beagle 1 (1969), Crackling 1 (1993), Hardman 1 (2000), Nettie 1 (2000), Banjo 1 (2003) and Hyssop 1 (2003) were all dry holes. Located adjacent to L19-1/T19-1, the block is also in close proximity to existing oil and gas discoveries.  T19-2 is located in the Perth Basin and covers an area of 131 sq km. The block contains no existing discoveries or wells, but is located around 8 km east of the Dunsborough oil discovery, which is within adjacent block WA-481-P.  Companies looking to apply for a block in the round are required to make the application payment and use the online system to make their bid. Applications are no longer accepted by delivery or post.
The Western Australian State Government announced that it had opened the 2019 Western Australian State Acreage Release on 10 December 2019. Three blocks, located in the North Carnarvon and Perth basins, are available for bidding, which will close on 9 April 2020. 