West Announces Drilling and Testing Update

West Energy Ltd. ("West" or "Company", TSX: "WTL") updates its current drilling and testing operations.

Lodgepole Pool Extension

West is pleased to report that it has completed the drilling of two step out locations in the Lodgepole pool (Nisku TT pool). The first step out well at 14-32-47-09W5 (WTL W.I. 100%) encountered a 16 meter hydrocarbon column as previously reported in early August. The well has recently been completed and flow tested for 4 hours at a rate of 1,705 Boe/d of hydrocarbons (1,490 Bbls of oil and 1.30 MMcf of raw natural gas with 16.6% H2S at 545 psig flowing pressure). The second step out location at 16-32-47-09W5 (WTL W.I. 100%) reached total depth on August 29 and is being cased as a Nisku oil well. Based on log and wellsite geological data, the well encountered a 20 meter hydrocarbon column (17 meters of net pay) with no apparent water leg. The 16-32 well will be completed and put on test in the next few weeks. Facility construction has started and both wells are expected to be operational in early October.

Upon completion of drilling operations at the Lodgepole 16-32 location the drilling rig is expected to move to the Violet Grove 09-14-48-08W5 location (WTL W.I. 100%).

Violet Grove

The Company's well located at Violet Grove 05-35-048-08W5 (WTL W.I. 60%) has been completed and tied-in to the Paddy Creek battery complex. During an extended production test in late August (14,000 Bbls of total oil recovered), the well produced 2,120 Boe/d of hydrocarbons (1,725 Bbls of oil and 2.44 MMcf of raw natural gas with 31.0% H2S at 565 psig flowing pressure). The well has been suspended pending approval of the enhanced recovery scheme for the area.

The Violet Grove 07-16-48-08W5 well (WTL W.I. 50%), which was drilled late in the first quarter of 2006, was recently completed and tested. During a 17 hour flow test the well produced 690 Boe/d of hydrocarbons (630 Bbls of oil and 0.37 MMcf of raw natural gas with 0.0% H2S, 4% water cut at 75 psig flowing pressure). The production from this well was unusual for the Nisku zone in the area as it was not sour and had a low gas oil ratio. The Company is looking at tieing the well into offsetting sweet oil infrastructure. Three offset locations to the 7-16 well are currently in the licensing process.

Reader's Advisory:

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BOE's may be misleading, particularly if used in isolation. In accordance with NI-51-101, a BOE conversion ratio for natural gas of 6 Mcf: 1 Bbl has been used which is based on an energy equivalency conversion method primarily applicable at the burner tip and does not represent a value equivalence at the wellhead.

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For further information: Ken McCagherty, President and Chief Executive Officer, Email: mccagherty@westenergy.ca, Direct Phone: (403) 716-3458 OR Rick Jaggard, Vice-President Finance and Chief Financial Officer, Email: rjaggard@westenergy.ca, Direct Phone: (403) 716-3457

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