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Beach Petroleum Limited (ASX:BPT) Weekly Drilling Report Week ending 7 October 2009
Beach Petroleum Limited (ASX:BPT) Weekly Drilling Report Week ending 7 October 2009

Adelaide, Oct 7, 2009 AEST (ABN Newswire) - Beach Petroleum Limited (ASX:BPT)(PINK:BEPTF) drilling report for the week ending 7 October.

Highlights of the week's activities include:

Egypt - North Shadwan Concession - Gulf of Suez

The NS 394-3 [Burtocal North] oil exploration well (Beach 20%) is drilling ahead at a depth of 2725 metres towards the primary reservoir objective Nubia Formation.

The NS 377-3 production well (Beach 20%) is at a depth of 1198 metres. The current operation is preparing to install 13 3/8" casing. The well is an extended reach well being drilled from an onshore location to intersect the offshore Kareem Formation oil pool 150 metres north of the discovery well.

------------------------------------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) 7/10/2009  Upper CannanaDepth:       3029m                    or Bolla BollanaOperation:   Drilling ahead.Progress:    178m-------------------------------Well               Participants-------------------------------NS 394-3           BPT   20.00%(Burtocal North)   BP*   50.00%Oil Exploration    TOE   30.00%N. Shadwan, Egypt-------------------------------------------------------Weekly Progress & Summary              Primary Targets-------------------------------------------------------Report Time: 0600hrs(local) 6/09/2009  Nubia SandstoneDepth:       2725m                     Matulla SandstoneOperation:   Drilling ahead.Progress:    608m-------------------------------Well               Participants-------------------------------NS 377-3           BPT   20.00%Oil Development    BP*   50.00%North Shadwan      TOE   30.00%Egypt-------------------------------------------------------Weekly Progress & Summary              Primary Targets-------------------------------------------------------Report Time: 0600 hrs(local) 6/10/2009 Kareem FormationDepth:       1198Operation:   Wiper trip prior to casing.Progress:    1198m-------------------------------Well               Participants-------------------------------Bobs Well-2        BPT   20.21%PPL 89             STO*  66.60%Gas Development    ORG   13.19%C/E Basin, SA-------------------------------------------------------Weekly Progress & Summary             Primary Targets-------------------------------------------------------Report Time: 0600 hrs(CST) 7/10/2009  Patchawarra FormationDepth:       2849mOperation:   Drilling ahead in pre-Permian.Progress:    319m-------------------------------Well               Participants-------------------------------Wareena-5          BPT   23.20%PL 114 (ATP 269P)  STO*  60.06%Gas Development    ORG   16.74%C/E Basin, QLD-------------------------------------------------------Weekly Progress & Summary             Primary Targets-------------------------------------------------------Report Time: 0600 hrs(CST) 7/10/2009  Toolachee FormationDepth:       898m                     multiple (s)Operation:   Drilling ahead in             early Cretaceous.Progress:    898m-------------------------------Well               Participants-------------------------------Moomba-183         BPT   20.21%PPL 8              STO*  66.60%Oil Development    ORG   13.19%C/E Basin, SA-------------------------------------------------------Weekly Progress & Summary             Primary Targets-------------------------------------------------------Report Time: 0600 hrs(CST) 7/10/2009  Hutton SandstoneDepth:       463m                     Namur SandstoneOperation:   Preparing to drill ahead             having drilled out surface casing.Progress:    463m(*) Operator(s)   Secondary TargetsBPT   Beach Petroleum LtdORG   Origin Energy Resources LtdBP    BP Exploration (Delta)PTR   Petratherm LtdTRU   TRUenergy Pty LtdSTO   Santos LimitedTOE   TriOcean Energy

Contact

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



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