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Beach Petroleum Limited (ASX:BPT) Weekly Drilling Report Week ending 5 August 2009
Beach Petroleum Limited (ASX:BPT) Weekly Drilling Report Week ending 5 August 2009

Adelaide, Aug 6, 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

Murninnie-1 (PEL 92, Beach 75%), has been plugged and abandoned. The Ensign 30 rig is being moved to the Chiton-1 well location in adjacent Licence PEL 91. Chiton-1 is expected to spud on 8 August. Participants in Chiton-1 are Beach Petroleum Ltd, 40% and Drillsearch Energy Ltd, 60%.

Cooper/Eromanga Oil Exploration and Development - Santos Operated

In areas operated by Santos, Charo-4 (Beach 20.21%) has been plugged and abandoned.

Arrowie Basin (South Australia) - Paralana-2 Geothermal Exploration Well

The Paralana-2 geothermal exploration well (Beach earning 21%) is at a depth of 1116 metres. Casing has been installed to section TD. The current operation is installing blowout preventers prior to drilling ahead.

Browse Basin, Offshore Western Australia - Burnside 1ST1 Gas Exploration Well

Burnside-1ST1 (Beach 7.34%) has reached total depth of 4182 metres. The current operation is continuing an evaluation of the primary reservoir objective.

Basker - Manta - Gummy (BMG) Oil Field Development - Gippsland Basin

Basker-7 (Beach 30%) is drilling ahead at a depth of 3920 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) 05/08/2009   Namur SandstoneDepth:       2051m MD (TD)           Birkhead FormationOperation:   Well has been  plugged             and abandoned.Progress:    652m-------------------------------------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)05/08/2009  Upper Cannana                                           Depth:       1116m                     or Bolla BollanaOperation:   Installing blowout             preventers prior to             drilling ahead.Progress:    47m---------------------------------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)04/08/2009  Lower CretaceousDepth:       4182m (TD)Operation:   Rigging up sidewall             core tool.Progress:    333m---------------------------------Well               Participants---------------------------------Basker-7           BPT     30.00%  Vic L26            ROC*    30.00%  Development        CIE     20.00%  Gippsland Basin,   SJE     10.00%  VIC                PTM     10.00%------------------------------------------------------Weekly Progress & Summary              Primary Targets------------------------------------------------------Report Time: 800 hrs (CST) 5/08/2009   Latrobe GroupDepth:       3920mOperation:   Drilling ahead.Progress:    1408m---------------------------------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)05/08/2009  Birkhead FormationDepth:       2136m (TD)                Hutton SandstoneOperation:   Well has been plugged     Namur Sandstone             and abandoned.Progress:    316m---------------------------------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)05/08/2009  Toolachee FmDepth:       2002m (TD)Operation:   Well has been cased and             suspended as a future             Toolachee Formation             gas producer.Progress:    666m* Operator(s)   Secondary TargetsBPT   Beach Petroleum LtdIBL   INPEX Browse, Ltd.ROC   Roc Oil            CIE   Cieco Exl & ProdORG   Origin Energy Resources LtdSJE   Sojitz Energy             COE   Cooper EnergyPTM   Pertamina STO   Santos Limited           CVX   Chevron Australia Pty Ltd PTR   Petratherm Ltd  TRU   TRUenergy Pty Ltd

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