

Beach Petroleum Limited (ASX:BPT)(PINK:BEPTF) drilling report for the week ending 9 September, highlights of the week's activities include: Wakefield-1 (Beach 23.33% in Post Permian JV), targeting oil in the Namur and Hutton Sandstones is expected to spud Thursday 10 September. Spikey Beach-1 (Beach earning 80% in Spikey Beach Farmout Blocks) spudded on 5 September and is currently at a depth of 816 metres. The Comet drilling rig is being jacked up over the NS394-3 [Burtocal North] oil exploration well (Beach 20%) location.
Icon Energy Limited (ASX: ICN) has drilled and completed three (3) exploration wells in ATP 626P in the Surat Basin in Queensland. These wells penetrated several coal seams within the Jundah and Taroom coal beds along with thick sections of carbonaceous shales. The best coal intersection was found in Lydia No 1 with 13 metres of coal with a density of up to 1.8 gms/cc.