Grid Petroleum Corp: Joint Venture Development Agreement Revised Timeline for Initial Well Development

DENVER, April 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Grid Petroleum Corp. (OTCBB: GRPR)  (Corrected): The Board of Directors are pleased to announce that Grid Petroleum has received an updated drilling timeline for the first well to be drilled, of Phase One, (Phase 1-A) of the Joint Venture Development Agreement the company recently announced.

The Anticipated Start Date for the Drilling to Commence on the Garcia #3 shall be from April 21, 2012 to April 30, 2012.

The delay has been due to the inability of a third party joint venture investor in the Garcia #3 well to meet its cash call to retain it's participation interest.

Grid Petroleum Corp is currently in negotiations to acquire an interest in the Garcia #3 well due to its recent availability.

The company has determined that this participation will enable the further development of the Mutual Area of Interest in a timely basis.

PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED:

The Joint Venture Agreement is for the development of a Mutual Area of Interest in the Northwest Premont Field in Jim Wells County, Texas. The Field covers 4,500 acres and is part of the Gulf Coast Trend in South Texas.

The first well to be drilled, the Guerra #3, has been permitted for drilling down to a total depth of 4,000 feet with the Frio Sands identified as the targeted formations.

Drill site access roads and the initial drill pad are under construction, anticipating the d arrival of the drill rig to commence the initial well. It is anticipated that the Guerra #3 will begin drilling on or before March 15. The field operator has indicated that the drilling and rig contract has been negotiated for an initial 20 well drilling program, which is classified as Phase One for the field development.

Drilling, completion and testing the well prior to initial production will take approximately 30 days, subject to mechanical failures or acts of God. As soon as the Guerra #3 has been completed, the drilling contractor will move the rig onto the next drill pad currently under construction, to begin the drilling of the second well. This well is currently being permitted. The operator will continue this ongoing process until all the planned 20 wells have been drilled and completed.

This initial well is an offset to the Guerra #2 which was drilled to 4,000 feet and tested positively for oil and gas in 12 potentially productive pay sand zones encountering 118 net feet of pay.

The number of wells to be drilled in Phase 1 will be 20 in total. 15 wells in Phase 1-A and 5 wells in phase 1-B. All 20 wells drilled will be strategically located to exploit the maximum number of potential zones of production, with the intent of accomplishing dual production of oil and/or gas based on substructure mapping of the most recent, previously drilled wells.

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