RNS Number:4410Q
Hardman Resources Limited
02 October 2003

STOCK EXCHANGE / MEDIA RELEASE

RELEASE DATE:    2 October 2003

CONTACT:         Ted Ellyard (08 9321 6881)

RE:              NORTH PERTH BASIN WEEKLY DRILLING UPDATE

Hardman Resources Ltd ("Hardman") provides the final weekly progress report on
the drilling of the Jingemia-3 sidetrack in the North Perth Basin:

Well Location:                The Jingemia Oil Field is located within onshore exploration permit EP 413, to
                              the north of the Woodada Gas Field and is approximately 300 kilometres north
                              of Perth, Western Australia.

Progress:                     During the week, production casing was run and cemented at a total well depth
                              of 2,510 metres.  Jingemia-3 has been completed as a water injection well for
(Previous 7 days to           the field.  A workover rig will be mobilized within 7 days to perforate the
                              well and conduct initial clean up flows.
06:00 hours 2/10/03)

                              Note:  The main objection for the Jingemia-2/3 well was to provide a water
                              injector well for the field and this has been achieved.

                              Note:  All reported depths are referenced to the rig drill floor.

Geology & Hydrocarbon Shows:  Jingemia-3 intersected the primary objective Dongara Sandstone at a measured
                              depth of 2,533.5 metres (2411mTVDSS), 31 metres low to Jingemia-1 and 30
                              metres high to Jingemia-2.  Analysis of the Dongara Sandstone reservoir in the
                              well has confirmed it to be in pressure communication with Jingemia-1.  The
                              oil water contact in the well is estimated to be 2,414 metres subsea.  This
                              compares to an assumed oil water contact for the field of approximately 2,411
                              metres subsea prior to the drilling of Jingemia-2 and -3, indicating that
                              there may be 3 metres of addition oil column in the field.  Reservoir quality
                              is interpreted to be suitable for water injection and the well will now be
                              completed to provide pressure support for the Jingemia-1 oil producing well.

Subject to regulatory approvals, a second Extended Production Test (EPT) is
anticipated to commence in mid-October.  This follows the first EPT where oil
flow rates of between 1,000 and 1,900 barrels per day were recorded over a 3
month test period.  During that EPT, the Jingemia-1 well produced in excess of
125,000 barrels of oil, with no water.

Participants in the Jingemia-3 well are:

                    Origin Energy Developments Pty Limited               49.189%

                    Hardman Resources Ltd                                22.376%

                    AWE (Perth Basin) Pty Ltd                            15.245%

                    Voyager Energy Limited                                6.270%

                    Victoria Petroleum NL                                 5.000%

                    Norwest Energy NL                                     1.278%

                    Roc Oil (WA) Pty Limited                              0.250%

                    Arc Energy NL                                         0.250%

                    John Kevin Geary                                      0.142%

TED ELLYARD
MANAGING DIRECTOR

Note:  In accordance with Australian Stock Exchange Limited listing
requirements, the geological information supplied in this report has been based
on information provided by geologists who have had in excess of five years
experience in their field of activity.

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