WestSide Corporation Limited (ASX:WCL) Bowen Basin Coal Seam Gas Weekly Drilling Update
WestSide Corporation Limited (ASX:WCL) Bowen Basin Coal Seam Gas Weekly Drilling Update

Brisbane, May 21, 2010 AEST (ABN Newswire) - WestSide Corporation Limited (googlechartASX:WCL) continues drilling operations in its Bowen Basin coal seam gas (CSG) exploration tenements.

Current activities are focussed on WestSide's Mount Saint Martin prospect in ATP 688P. Six wells have been drilled this year, with the program now completed. The wells have tested the extent of the resource previously identified at Mount Saint Martin and a full review of the results will be undertaken. Core wells Mount Leslie #8 and Exmoor #9 will target the gas potential of new precincts in ATP 688P.

ATP 688P coal seam gas drilling program (Mount Saint Martin) WestSide is conducting a multi well program in ATP 688P in the northern Bowen Basin to confirm coal and gas in the P seam and Goonyella seams of the Moranbah Coal Measures.

The MSM #6 appraisal well reached TD of 837m after intersecting 9.78m of net coal in the Moranbah Coal Measures. A single DST was undertaken with the results currently under evaluation.

Summary: ATP 688P coal seam gas drilling program 2010
-------------------------------------------------------------------Well    Well Type   Spud Date   Finish Date  Current Status-------------------------------------------------------------------MSM #3  Appraisal   14/01/2010  24/01/2010   Suspended for future                                             appraisal testing.-------------------------------------------------------------------MSM #2  Appraisal   10/04/2010  20/04/2010   Suspended for future                                             appraisal testing.-------------------------------------------------------------------MSM #5  Exploration 12/04/2010  22/04/2010   Cores desorbing.        Core Hole                            Plugged and abandoned                                             as planned.-------------------------------------------------------------------MSM #7  Exploration 23/04/2010  30/04/2010   Plugged and abandoned                                             as planned.-------------------------------------------------------------------MSM #4  Appraisal   02/05/2010  10/05/2010   Suspended for future                                             appraisal testing.-------------------------------------------------------------------MSM #6  Exploration 13/05/2010  17/05/2010   Plugging and                                             abandoning in progress                                             as planned-------------------------------------------------------------------Mount   Exploration 22/05/2010* 04/06/2010*  Awaiting rig move onLeslie  Core Hole                            location to spud.#8 -------------------------------------------------------------------Exmoor  Exploration 08/06/2010* 20/06/2010*  Lease construction#9      Core Hole                            pending.-------------------------------------------------------------------
* Proposed dates

Forthcoming program

On completion of work at MSM #6 the rig will move to the Mount Leslie #8 site in ATP 688P. Preparations are underway to commence drilling in ATP 769P and the adjacent Dawson CSG fields which WestSide is acquiring from Anglo Coal.

For the complete WestSide Corporation announcement including figures, please view the following link:

http://www.abnnewswire.net/media/en/docs/62913-ASX-WCL-220823.pdf

Contact

Angus Karoll
Chairman and CEO
WestSide Corporation Limited
Ph: +61-7-3020-0900
www.westsidecorporation.com



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