Armada Oil, Inc. announced that Frontier Drilling's Rig #6 has been contracted for the drilling of the Bear Creek #1 in Carbon County, WY. The Company expects move-in and rig-up to begin on July 7th with commencement of drilling operations to begin shortly thereafter.

The drilling of the Bear Creek #1 will not only test deep conventional zones with significant potential but will also provide valuable data on the quality and potential of the Niobrara Shale on the project acreage. The Anschutz Ranch #1 well, located about 3/4ths of a mile southwest of the Bear Creek #1 location, has produced approximately 970,000 barrels of oil on a subsurface structure that shows similar traits to the Bear Creek #1 target.

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