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Beach Petroleum Limited (ASX:BPT) Weekly Drilling Report Week Ending 23 September 2009
Adelaide, Sep 24, 2009 AEST (ABN Newswire) - Beach Petroleum Limited (ASX:BPT)(PINK:BEPTF) drilling report for the week ending 23 September, 2009 are attached. 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, has reached total depth at 2298 metres in the Nappamerri Formation and is preparing to run wireline logs. Fair hydrocarbon shows have been observed within the Murta, Namur, Adori and Birkhead Formations.
Egypt - North Shadwan Concession - Gulf of Suez
The NS 394-3 [Burtocal North] offshore oil exploration well (Beach 20%) has reached a depth of 1315 metres and is running intermediate casing. Its primary target is the Nubia Sandstone.
The NS377-3 oil development well (Beach 20%) is expected to spud this week. This will be an extended reach production well drilled from an onshore location to intersect the offshore Kareem Formation oil pool at a location approximately 150 metres north of the GH377-1 discovery well.
---------------------------------Well Participants---------------------------------Wakefield-1 BPT* 23.33%PEL 218 ADE 10.00%Oil Exploration ICN 33.33%C/E Basin, SA DEK 5.02% WEL 5.02% BUY** 23.28%-------------------------------------------------------Weekly Progress & Summary Primary Targets-------------------------------------------------------Report Time: 0600 (CST) 23/09/2009 Namur SandstoneDepth: 2298m (TD) Hutton SandstoneOperation: Pulling out of hole to run wireline logs.Progress: 831m--------------------------------------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) 23/09/2009 Upper CannanaDepth: 2777m or Bolla BollanaOperation: Running in hole to drill ahead.Progress: 311m------------------------------------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) 22/09/2009 Nubia SandstoneDepth: 1315m Matulla SandstoneOperation: Working stuck casing.Progress: 643m---------------------------------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) 21/09/2009 Nubia SandstoneDepth:Operation: Preparing to spud.Progress: 0m---------------------------------Well Participants---------------------------------Surlow-2 BPT 23.20%PL 205 STO* 60.06%Gas Development ORG 16.74%C/E Basin, QLD-------------------------------------------------------Weekly Progress & Summary Primary Targets-------------------------------------------------------Report Time: 0600 hrs (CST) 23/09/2009 Patchawarra FormationDepth: 2023m Birkhead Formation (s)Operation: Drilling ahead in the Nappamerri Group.Progress: 1992m---------------------------------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) 23/09/2009 Patchawarra FormationDepth: 816mOperation: Surface casing set. Testing blow out preventers.Progress: 816m(s) Secondary TargetsORG Origin Energy Resources LtdBPT Beach Petroleum LtdICN Icon Energy LtdADE Adelaide Energy LtdORG Origin Energy Resources LtdBP BP Exploration (Delta)PTR Petratherm LtdBUY Bounty Oil & Gas NLSTO Santos LimitedCOE Cooper EnergyTOE TriOcean EnergyCUE Cue Energy ResourcesTRU TRUenergy Pty LtdDEK Deka Resources Pty LtdWEL Well Traced Pty LtdEXO Exoil Ltd
** Bounty Oil & Gas NL earning 23.28% interest in Post Permian strata in PEL 218 through Deka and Well Traced upon completion of drilling of Wakefield-1 and execution of assignment documentation.
*** Icon, Well Traced and Deka earning additional interests in Post Permian strata in PEL 218 through Beach upon completion of drilling of Wakefield-1 and execution of assignment documentation. Participation interests shown are final interests that will be earned (include Deka and Well Traced farmouts to Bounty.
Contact
Hector Gordon
Chief Operating Officer
TEL: +61-8-8338-2833
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