Beach Petroleum Limited (ASX:BPT) Weekly Drilling Report Week ending 9 September 2009

Adelaide, Sep 10, 2009 AEST (ABN Newswire) - Beach Petroleum Limited (ASX:BPT)(PINK:BEPTF) drilling report for the week ending 9 September, highlights of the week's activities include:

Beach Petroleum Operated Cooper / Eromanga Exploration (PEL 218)

Wakefield-1 (Beach 23.33% in Post Permian JV), targeting oil in the Namur and Hutton Sandstones is expected to spud Thursday 10 September.

Beach Operated Bass Basin - Offshore Tasmania: Spikey Beach-1 (T/38P)

Spikey Beach-1 (Beach earning 80% in Spikey Beach Farmout Blocks) spudded on 5 September and is currently at a depth of 816 metres. Current operation is installing 13 3/8" casing.

Egypt - North Shadwan Concession - Gulf of Suez

The Comet drilling rig is being jacked up over the NS394-3 [Burtocal North] oil exploration well (Beach 20%) location. Drilling operations are expected to commence later today.

---------------------------------Well               Participants---------------------------------Wakefield-1        BPT*    23.33%PEL 91             ADE     10.00%Oil Exploration    ICN     33.33%C/E Basin, SA      DEK     16.66%                   WEL     16.66%-------------------------------------------------------Weekly Progress & Summary             Primary Targets-------------------------------------------------------Report Time:    0600 (CST)09/09/2009  Namur SandstoneDepth:          0m                    Hutton SandstoneOperation:      Rigging up. Expect                to spud on 10 September.Progress:       0m---------------------------------Well               Participants---------------------------------Spikey Beach-1     BPT*    80.00%T/38P              CUE     10.00%Oil Exploration    EXO     10.00%Bass Basin, Tas-------------------------------------------------------Weekly Progress & Summary              Primary Targets-------------------------------------------------------Report Time: 0600 hrs (CST)09/09/2009  Upper Eastern ViewDepth:       816m                      GroupOperation:   Running 13 3/8" casing.Progress:    816m------------------------------------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)09/09/2009  Upper CannanaDepth:       2253m                     or Bolla BollanaOperation:   Cementing 9 5/8" casingProgress:    153m----------------------------------Well                  Participants----------------------------------NS-394-3              BPT   20.00%(Burtocal-Nth)        BP*   50.00%Oil Exploration Well  TOE   30.00%N. Shadwan, Egypt---------------------------------------------------------Weekly Progress & Summary               Primary Targets---------------------------------------------------------Report Time: 0600hrs (Egypt)08/09/2009  Nubia SandstoneDepth:       0m                         Matulla SandstoneOperation:   Rigging up on location.Progress:    0m---------------------------------Well               Participants---------------------------------Charo-7            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)09/09/2009  Birkhead FormationDepth:       1880m (TD)Operation:   Conducting wiper trip prior             to running wireline logs.Progress:    1880m----------------------------------Well                Participants----------------------------------Okotoko West-2      BPT     23.20%PL 288 (ATP 259P)   STO*    60.06%Gas Development     ORG     16.74%C/E Basin, QLD-------------------------------------------------------Weekly Progress & Summary              Primary Targets-------------------------------------------------------Report Time: 0600 hrs (CST)09/09/2009  Hutton SandstoneDepth:       2465m (TD)                Patchawarra Fm (s)Operation:   Pulling out of hole to             run wireline logs.Progress:    2055m* Operator(s)    Secondary TargetsBPT    Beach Petroleum LtdICN    Icon Energy LtdADE    Adelaide Energy LtdORG    Origin Energy Resources LtdBP     BP Exploration (Delta)PTR    Petratherm LtdCOE    Cooper EnergySTO    Santos LimitedCUE    Cue Energy ResourcesTOE    TriOcean EnergyDEK    Deka Resources Pty LtdTRU    TRUenergy Pty LtdEXO    Exoil LtdWEL    Well Traced Pty Ltd

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