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
Contact
Hector Gordon
Chief Operating Officer
TEL: +61-8-8338-2833
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