Joint Venture Development Agreement Initiates Phase 1-A of Mutual Area of Interest DENVER, Feb. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Grid Petroleum Corp. (OTCBB: GRPR) (Corrected): The Board of Directors are pleased to announce that Grid Petroleum has received a 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 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 5,000 feet with the Frio Sands identified as the targeted formations. Drill site access roads and the initial drill pad are under construction, anticipating the 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. Of the 20 wells to be drilled, 15 wells will have inside locations, or be classified as infield and 5 of the wells will be stepped out from the producing wells and drilled between existing production, and wells that cored and tested positively for oil and gas. This drill site selection methodology will prove up the entire 4500 acres, utilizing the substructure mapping of the field, which is based on logs and cores from previously drilled wells in the area. The 15 wells will be drilled in three stages, 4 initial wells will be drilled, completed, and time allowed to bring all 4 wells onto production, then 5 wells will be drilled allowing time to bring all 5 onto production, and then the remaining 6 wells. All wells should be drilled and completed by the 12th month into operation assuming no unforeseen delays due to mechanical failure or other issues to carry out the drilling and completing operations. As soon as Phase 1-A is completed, implementation of Phase 1-B will begin immediately. AP Yang, Petroleum Engineers of Houston, Texas, ran 45 days of open flow tests to draw down the pressure of each of the productive zones in the Guerra #2 well. The absolute open flow rate calculations indicated the lobe flow of the Laughlin pay zone, which is a Frio Sand formation found at the 3,300 to 3,420 ft depth. The lower lobe oil deposit tested at 15,541,000 cubic feet gas per day. The upper lobe flow tested at 5,063,000 cubic feet peer day. The combined total is 20,604,000 cubic feet per day from 16 feet of net pay zone for this one well with multiple pay zones. Preliminary Reserves Estimates for the Guerra #2 are 100,000 to 150,000 Barrels of oil and 1.5 Billion Cubic Feet to 2.5 Billion Cubic Feet of natural gas. The current price of gas ranges between $2.75 and $3.00 per mcf. 20 million cubic feet per day of gas production represents a potential gross of $60,000.00 per day, $1,800,000.00 per month gross estimated cash flow. KREYENHAGEN TREND LEASES The company anticipates the establishment of a development plan with its joint venture partners, and project operator, Solimar Energy of Australia. The plan's purpose is to identify and establish suitable drill sites for the Kreyenhagen Trend leases. The development plan is expected to be completed within the near future as indicated by our joint venture partner, with no date specific as of yet. Grid Petroleum Corp. is a development stage company focused on the acquisition and development of low cost high reward oil and gas prospects with infield drilling for proven potential reserves in the United States and Canada. Contact: Parkside Communications Inc. Phone: 1-877-798-4165 Info@ParksideCommunications.com www.ParksideCommunications.com www.gridpetroleum.com Legal Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements in this news release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include misinterpretation of data, inaccurate estimates of oil and natural gas reserves, the uncertainty of the requirements demanded by environmental agencies, the Company's ability to raise financing for operations, breach by parties with whom we have contracted, inability to maintain qualified employees or consultants because of compensation or other issues, competition for equipment, inability to obtain drilling permits, potential delays or obstacles in drilling operations and interpreting data, the likelihood that no commercial quantities of oil or gas are found or recoverable, and our ability to participate in the exploration of, and successful completion of development programs on all aforementioned prospects and leases. Additional information on risks for the Company can be found in the Company's periodic filings filed from time to time with U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov. This press release does not constitute or form a part of any offer or solicitation to purchase or subscribe for securities in the United States. The securities mentioned herein have not been, and will not be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). They may not be offered or sold in the United States (as defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act), except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. Cautionary Note to U.S. Investors -- The United States Securities and Exchange Commission permits oil and gas companies, in their filings with the SEC, to disclose only proved reserves that a company has demonstrated by actual production or conclusive formation tests to be economically and legally producible under existing economic and operating conditions. We use certain terms such as estimates of a mean of undiscovered natural gas and estimates of a mean of undiscovered oil that the SEC's guidelines strictly prohibit us from including in filings with the SEC. U.S. Investors are urged to consider closely the disclosure in our Form 10-K and other periodic reports filed by us from time to time with the SEC, available from us at www.sec.gov. You can also obtain this form from the SEC by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. SOURCE Grid Petroleum Corp.