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Norwest Energy NL (ASX: NWE) provides the following update on drilling operations at
the Red Hill South-1 well at 6:30hrs 18 March 2011.
Since the last report on 17th March operations have continued as follows;
?h We have drilled through the Irwin River Coal Measures and are currently drilling at 1880 m
MD in the Highcliff Sandstone formation
?h Trace moderately good hydrocarbon florescence with streaming cut was encountered at 1710
-1716 m MD and at 1766-1780 m MD
?h TD is expected this morning
?h After drilling to TD wireline logs will be run to evaluate the hydrocarbon potential of the
reservoirs