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Beach Petroleum Limited (ASX:BPT) Weekly Drilling Report Week ending 29 July 2009
Beach Petroleum Limited (ASX:BPT) Weekly Drilling Report Week ending 29 July 2009

Adelaide, July 30, 2009 AEST (ABN Newswire) - Beach Petroleum Limited (ASX:BPT)(PINK:BEPTF) announces the drilling report for the week ending 22 July, 2009.

Beach Petroleum Operated Cooper / Eromanga Exploration (PEL 92)
- Murninnie-1 (Beach 75%) spudded on 24 July and is drilling ahead in the Murta Formation at a depth of 1399m.

Cooper/Eromanga Oil Exploration And Development - Santos Operated
- In areas operated by Santos, one well is in progress (Charo-4, Beach 20.21%).

Arrowie Basin (South Australia) - Paralana-2 Geothermal Exploration Well
- The Paralana-2 geothermal exploration well (Beach earning 21%) is drilling ahead at a depth of 1069 metres.

Browse Basin, Offshore Western Australia - Burnside 1ST1 Gas Exploration Well
- Burnside-1ST1 (Beach 7.34%) is drilling ahead at a depth of 3849 metres.

Basker - Manta - Gummy (BMG) Ooil Field Development - Gippsland Basin
- Basker-7 (Beach 30%) spudded on 21 July and is drilling ahead at a depth of 2512 metres.
---------------------------------Well               Participants---------------------------------Murninnie-1        BPT*    75.00%PEL 92             COE     25.00%Oil ExplorationC/E Basin, SA---------------------------------------------------------Weekly Progress & Summary              Primary Targets---------------------------------------------------------Report Time: 0600 (CST) 29/07/2009     Namur SandstoneDepth:       1399m                     Birkhead FormationOperation:   Drilling ahead in the             Murta Formation.Progress:    1399m --------------------------------------Well                    Participants--------------------------------------Paralana-2              BPT*    21.00%  GEL 178                 PTR     69.00%  Geothermal Exploration  TRU     10.00%  Arrowie Basin, SA                       ---------------------------------------------------------Weekly Progress & Summary              Primary Targets---------------------------------------------------------Report Time: 0600 hrs (CST)29/07/2009  Upper CannanaDepth:       1069m                     or Bolla BollanaOperation:   Drilling ahead.Progress:    273m---------------------------------Well               Participants---------------------------------Burnside-1ST1      BPT      7.34%   WA 281P (offshore) STO*    47.83%  Gas Exploration    IBL     20.00%  Browse Basin, WA   CVX     24.83%  ---------------------------------------------------------Weekly Progress & Summary              Primary Targets---------------------------------------------------------Report Time: 0500 hrs (WST)29/07/2009  Lower CretaceousDepth:       3849mOperation:   Drilling ahead.Progress:    26m   ------------------------------------Well                  Participants------------------------------------Basker-7              BPT     30.00%  Vic L26               ROC*    30.00%  Oil Development       CIE     20.00%  Gippsland Basin, VIC  SJE     10.00%                        PTM     10.00%---------------------------------------------------------Weekly Progress & Summary              Primary Targets---------------------------------------------------------Report Time: 0600 hrs (AEST)28/07/09   Latrobe GroupDepth:       2512mOperation:   Drilling ahead.Progress:    2512m---------------------------------Well               Participants---------------------------------Charo-4            BPT     20.21%  PPL 177            STO*    66.60%  Oil Appraisal      ORG     13.19%  C/E Basin, SA---------------------------------------------------------Weekly Progress & Summary              Primary Targets---------------------------------------------------------Report Time: 0600 hrs (CST)29/07/2009  Birkhead FormationDepth:       1820m                     Hutton SandstoneOperation:   Drilling ahead in the     Namur Sandstone             Hutton Sandstone.Progress:    1820m---------------------------------Well               Participants---------------------------------Wackett-15         BPT     23.20%PL 62              STO*    60.06%Gas Development    ORG     16.74%C/E Basin, QLD---------------------------------------------------------Weekly Progress & Summary              Primary Targets---------------------------------------------------------Report Time: 0600 hrs(CST)29/07/2009  Toolachee FormationDepth:       1336mOperation:   Drilling ahead in the             Cadna-owie Formation.Progress:    1336m         * Operator(s)   Secondary TargetsIBL   INPEX Browse, Ltd.SJE   Sojitz EnergyBPT   Beach Petroleum LtdORG   Origin Energy Resources LtdSTO   Santos LimitedCIE   Cieco Exl & ProdPTM   PertaminaTRU   TRUenergy Pty LtdCOE   Cooper EnergyPTR   Petratherm LtdCVX   Chevron Australia Pty LtdROC   Roc Oil

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