RIMOUSKI, QUEBEC — (Marketwire) — 07/23/12 — Petrolia (TSX VENTURE: PEA) announces that, in accordance with its business plan, drilling operations have started on well Bourque No. 1. To date, the well has reached a depth of 170 meter. This well is the first of the three wells which will be drilled in 2012. Located halfway between Murdochville and Grande-Vallee in Gaspesia, it should reach a depth of 3200 meters. This well will allow verification of the presence of oil in a barrier reef type structure, at the level of the West Point Formation. Drilling is carried out by Precision Drilling rig No. 501
As of Wednesday 25 July 2012, a new Internet site, dedicated to the Bourque project, will be online. The evolution of drilling operations will be visible there:
About Petrolia
Petrolia is a junior oil and gas exploration company which owns interests in oil and gas licenses covering 14,000 km2 (3.5 million acres), which represents about 17% of the Quebec territory under lease. The leases, the majority of which are located on the Gaspe Peninsula and Anticosti Island, are considered to be very promising and represent almost 70% of the territory under lease for which there is land-based oil potential in Quebec. Petrolia has 66 585 750 shares issued and outstanding.
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Contacts:
Isabelle Proulx
VP, Business Development
Quebec City: (418) 657-1966
Andre Proulx
President
(418) 724-0112