Beacon Energy announces an update on the Schwarzbach-2(2.) ("SCHB-2(2.)") well. The SCHB-2(2.) well reached total drill depth of 2,255m metres (1,717 metres True Vertical Depth) on 13 August 2023. This well was drilled to target hydrocarbons in the undeveloped Stockstadt Mitte segment of the Erfelden field, with 2P oil reserves of 3.784mmbbls assigned to this segment from the independent Competent Person's Report ("CPR") published by the Company in December 2022.

The electric wireline well logging has now been conducted in the well and is interpreted to have encountered good quality oil-bearing reservoir in the Meletta and the PBS reservoirs with porosity ranges above pre-drill expectations. The initial evaluation of the logs over the PBS indicates a 34-metre gross interval containing 28 metres of oil-bearing net reservoir, with porosities averaging 18% and up to 28%, all of which significantly exceed pre-drill estimates. The target reservoirs were encountered approximately 25 metres higher than prognosis and oil was seen on the shale shakers and in the mud pit whilst drilling these intervals.

No water-bearing sands were encountered in any of the target reservoirs. The thicker oil-bearing net reservoir and higher range of porosities are better than pre-drill expectations and, in combination with the shallower target depth, have positive implications for both the reserves description and the future cash generative potential of this segment of the Erfelden field. The operating team will now undertake reservoir clean-up, production testing and install the production liner to bring the SCHB-2(2.) well into production through the existing Schwarzbach facilities which are owned and operated by the Company.

The expectation is that this production will be brought onstream over the next month. The Company expects to provide a further update on progress of the SCHB-2(2.) well after undertaking the reservoir clean-up operation and production testing.