Forest Oil Corporation reported its acreage position of 68,500 gross acres (63,000 net) prospective for the Wolfbone oil play in Pecos and Reeves Counties, Texas. The Wolfbone acreage increases Forest's total Permian Basin acreage position, inclusive of Forest's Wolfcamp Shale acreage position in Crockett County, Texas, of 57,500 gross acres (51,500 net), to 126,000 gross acres (114,500 net), providing a significant, concentrated, geographic footprint in the Delaware and Midland Basins.

Total consideration paid for the acreage, acquired through a series of transactions, included an aggregate of $66 million of cash and approximately 2.7 million shares of Forest Oil's common stock. The common stock was not registered and was issued pursuant to one or more registration exemptions under the Securities Act of 1933 and applicable state laws.

H. Craig Clark, President and CEO, stated, "The addition of the Wolfbone acreage brings our total Permian Basin position to over 100,000 net acres and achieves our goal of developing an acreage base with significant size and scale that provides exposure to numerous oil objectives, with both vertical and horizontal drilling opportunities. The acreage is concentrated in large, contiguous positions in both the Delaware and Midland Basins. We plan to further test the Wolfcamp Shale and commence testing the Wolfbone in the first half of 2012, after which we will assess the future pace of drilling rig activity in each of the plays. We are excited about the Permian Basin and the oil drilling opportunities that come with it."

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