Petrolia announces a 10% participation in the St-Simon Gas Play

RIMOUSKI, Sept. 8 /CNW Telbec/ - Petrolia announces that it has acquired
a 10% participation in the St-Simon drilling project, announced by Junex Inc.
(TSX - JNX) in its September 8, 2005 press release. This participation again
establishes Petrolia as a major player and diversified participant in the
Quebec oil and gas exploration industry.
The agreement between Petrolia and Junex provides that Petrolia is
granted a 10% interest in the St-Simon well and has the right to maintain a
maximum 10% interest in the geological structure developed as a result of the
St-Simon well and subsequent work. For this consideration Petrolia shall pay
Junex $100,000.

Project Objective

Located about 15 Kms from Saint-Hyacinthe (an outlying suburb of
Montreal), the St-Simon drill program consists of a re-entry and deviation of
a well drilled by Shell in 1969, specifically a horizontal deviation at a
depth of 2,380 metres. The objective of this new drilling is to deviate into a
zone tested by Shell. The stratigraphic target is the Beekmantown Group, the
same stratigraphic unit that hosts the St-Flavian gas field.
Previous drilling by Shell demonstrated the presence of natural gas, but
these discoveries were never followed-up by development wells. Since Shell's
work in 1969, several new economic considerations are relevant: the
significant rise in the price of natural gas and the proximity to an existing
gas pipeline. Additionally, new evaluation work performed by Junex suggests
that the St-Flavien field could contain up to 100 bcf (billion cubic feet) of
natural gas. While this estimate is not compliant with 53-101 standards, it is
suggestive that the area holds promise for further exploration discoveries of
natural gas reserves.
A successful intersection into the extension of the St-Flavien field
could result in early production development of the field extension.

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