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Beach Energy Limited (ASX:BPT) Weekly Drilling Report Week Ending 23 December 2009
Beach Energy Limited (ASX:BPT) Weekly Drilling Report Week Ending 23 December 2009

Adelaide, Dec 23, 2009 AEST (ABN Newswire) - Beach Energy Limited (ASX:BPT) (PINK:BEPTF) drilling report for the week ending 23 December.

Highlights of the week's activities include:

Cooper Basin (South Australia/Queensland) - Oil Drilling

Oil development wells Narcoonowie-8 (Beach 20,21%) and Tickalara-21 (Beach 30%) were cased and suspended as successful oil wells during the week.

A Drill Stem Test conducted in Narcoonowie-8 over the Birkhead interval 1613 - 1620 metres yielded 50.4 barrels of clean oil and 2.4 barrels of drill mud in a 4 hour flow period.

.--------------------------------------Well                    Participants--------------------------------------Burke-11                BPT     20.21%PPL 12                  STO*    66.60%Gas Development         ORG     13.19%C/E Basin, SA-------------------------------------------------------Weekly Progress & Summary              Primary Targets-------------------------------------------------------Report Time: 0600 hrs(CST)23/12/2009   Epsilon Formation,Depth:       2581m (TD)                 Patchawarra FormationOperation:   Well is cased and suspended as             a future Toolachee, Daralingie             and Patchawarra Formations gas producer.Progress:    77m--------------------------------------Well                    Participants--------------------------------------Narcoonowie-8           BPT     20.21%PPL 114                 STO*    66.60%Oil Development         ORG     13.19%C/E Basin, SA-------------------------------------------------------Weekly Progress & Summary              Primary Targets-------------------------------------------------------Report Time: 0600 hrs(CST)23/12/2009   Birkhead Formation,Depth:       1684m (TD)                 Murta/McKinlayOperation:   Well is cased and suspended             as a future Birkhead Formation             oil producer.Progress:    742m--------------------------------------Well                    Participants--------------------------------------Tickalara-21            BPT     30.00%PL 34                   STO*    70.00%Oil DevelopmentC/E Basin, QLD-------------------------------------------------------Weekly Progress & Summary              Primary Targets-------------------------------------------------------Report Time: 0600 hrs(CST)23/12/2009   McKinlay Member,Depth:       1446m (TD)                 Namur SandstoneOperation:   Well is cased and suspended as             future Murta Formation, McKinlay             Member and Namur Sandstone oil producer.Progress:    29m--------------------------------------Well                    Participants--------------------------------------Tickalara-22            BPT     30.00%PL 34                   STO*    70.00%Oil DevelopmentC/E Basin, QLD-------------------------------------------------------Weekly Progress & Summary              Primary Targets-------------------------------------------------------Report Time: 0600 hrs(CST)23/12/2009   McKinlay Member,Depth:       153m                       Namur SandstoneOperation:   Running surface casing.Progress:    153m(s)  Secondary Targets(*)  OperatorBPT  Beach Energy LtdORG  Origin Energy Resources LtdSTO  Santos Limited

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