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Adelaide, Oct 1, 2008 AEST (ABN Newswire) - Beach Petroleum Limited Weekly Drilling Report Week ending 01 October 2008

Beach Petroleum Limited (ASX:BPT)(PINK:BEPTF) announce the drilling report for the week ending 1 October, 2008 are attached. Highlights of the week's activities include:

The drilling report and well location map for the week ending 1 October, 2008 are attached. Highlights of the week's activities include:

Cooper/Eromanga Oil

- In areas operated by Santos, one well has been successful (Illiad-1, Beach 30.00%) and one well is in progress
----------------------------Well            Participants----------------------------Big Lake-90     BPT     20.21%PPL 11          STO*    66.60%Gas Development ORG     13.19%C/E Basin, SA                 ---------------------------------------------------------------Weekly Progress & Summary                       Primary Targets---------------------------------------------------------------Report Time:    0600 hrs (CST) 30/09/2008       Patchawarra FmDepth:          2552m                           Tirrawarra Sst (s)Operation:      Pulling out of hole for bit change.          Progress:       1028m                                                   ----------------------------Well            Participants----------------------------Munkah-12       BPT     23.20%PL 60           STO*    60.06%Gas Development ORG     16.74%C/E Basin, QLD                ---------------------------------------------------------------Weekly Progress & Summary                       Primary Targets---------------------------------------------------------------Report Time:    0600 hrs (CST) 30/09/2008       Patchawarra FmDepth:          1165m                   Operation:      Drilling ahead in Wallumbilla Formation.Progress:       1165m                   ----------------------------Well            Participants----------------------------Jackson South-15BPT     38.50%PL 24           STO*    55.50%Oil Development IOR     2.00%                               C/E Basin, Qld  DLS     2.00%                 AGF     2.00% ---------------------------------------------------------------Weekly Progress & Summary                       Primary Targets---------------------------------------------------------------Report Time:    0600 hrs (CST) 30/09/2008       Westbourne FmDepth:          1081m                           Mid  Birkhead Fm \Operation:      Pulling out of hole                 for bit change.                 Hutton Sst Progress:       1081m                   ----------------------------Well            Participants----------------------------Iliad-5         BPT     30.00%  PL 34           STO*    70.00%  Oil Appraisal                   C/E Basin, Qld                     ---------------------------------------------------------------Weekly Progress & Summary                       Primary Targets---------------------------------------------------------------Report Time:    0600 hrs (CST) 30/09/2008       Murta FmDepth:          1338m (TD)                      McKinlay  Mem (s)Operation:      Well is cased and suspended                 as a future Murta Formation                                     and Mckinlay  Member oil producer.Progress:       1338m                   --------------------------------COAL SEAM GAS PROJECTS          Location            Participants--------------------------------Pl 198              BPT 40%        Coal Seam Develop't AOE* 60%       Surat  Basin, QLD                                                     --------------------------------------------------------------------Well         Depth       Operation: 0600hrs (EST) 1st October 2008 --------------------------------------------------------------------Tipton - 137 545m (TD)   Completed as a producer.            Tipton - 147 600m        Mechanical standby.         * Operator(s)  Secondary Targets    AOE  Arrow Energy NLBPT  Beach Petroleum Ltd  ORG  Origin Energy Resources LTDSTO  Santos Limited       AGF  Australian Gas Fields LTD  DLS  Drillsearch Energy   IOR  Inland Oil Resources       

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Beach Petroleum
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