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Brisbane, Aug 28, 2008 AEST (ABN Newswire) - Beach Petroleum Limited (ASX:BPT)(PINK:BEPTF) Announce the drilling report for the week ending 27 August, 2008 are attached. In areas operated by Santos, one well is in progress (Naccowlah West-22, Beach 38.50%) and one well has been plugged and abandoned (James-2, Beach 17.14%).
--------------------------------Well              Participants--------------------------------Big Lake-89       BPT     20.21%PPL 11            STO*    66.60%Gas Development   ORG     13.19%C/E Basin, SA                  --------------------------------Weekly Progress & Summary                       Primary Targets---------------------------------------------------------------Report Time:    0600 hrs (CST) 26/082008        Patchawarra FmDepth:          2359m (2257m TVD)               Tirrawarra SstOperation:      Changing drill bit prior                 to drilling ahead in Nappamerri                Group.                  Progress:       1186m                   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Well              Participants --------------------------------Naccowlah West-22 BPT     38.50%PL 25             STO*    55.50%Oil Development   IOR     2.00% C/E Basin, Qld    DLS     2.00%                  AGF     2.00%--------------------------------Weekly Progress & Summary                        Primary Targets----------------------------------------------------------------Report Time:    0600 hrs (CST) 26/08/2008        Hutton SstDepth:          1072m                   Operation:      Drilling ahead in the Early                 Cretaceous.Progress:       1072m                   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Well              Participants   --------------------------------James-2           BPT     17.14%  PPL 182           STO*    72.32%  Oil Appraisal     ORG     10.54%  C/E Basin, SA                     --------------------------------                               Weekly Progress & Summary                       Primary Targets---------------------------------------------------------------Report Time:    0600 hrs (CST) 26/08/2008       Tinchoo  FmDepth:          2456m TD                        Operation:      Well is plugged and abandoned.                  Progress:       0m                      -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------COAL SEAM GAS PROJECTS               Location                         Pl 198                   Coal Seam Develop't Surat  Basin, QLD                                                -----------------------------------------------------------------------Participants    Well            Depth   Operation:0600hrs(EST) 27-08-08BPT     40%     Tipton -140     554.9m  Completing under reaming.AOE*    60%     Tipton - 145    177.80m Drilling surface hole.    -----------------------------------------------------------------------* Operator                                                      (s)  Secondary Targets            AOE  Arrow Energy NL             BPT  Beach Petroleum Ltd          DLS  Drillsearch Energy N.L     STO  Santos Limited               IOR  Inland Oil (Prod) PTY LTD ORG  Origin Energy Resources LTD  AGF  Australian Gas Fields LTD -----------------------------------------------------------------------
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