Edge Petroleum Corporation says that its estimated production volume for 2008 was 17.2 billion cubic feet equivalent (Bcfe). Twenty-seven wells (9.9 net) were drilled during 2008. Twenty-five (8.7 net) of the 27 were apparent successes for an apparent success rate of 93%. Since year-end, three wells have been spud and logged as apparent successes and one additional well that was drilling over year-end has been logged and was a dry hole.

At December 31, 2008, the company had proved reserves of natural gas, natural gas liquids and crude oil totaling 124.1 Bcfe, comprised of 89.6 Bcf of natural gas, 3,478,900 barrels of natural gas liquids, and 2,272,800 barrels of crude oil. Natural gas and natural gas liquids represented 89% of year-end 2008 total proved reserves and 79% of total proved reserves were classified as proved developed.

Late 2008 and early 2009 activity was focused primarily in South Texas in the Edge operated Flores/Bloomberg field, in southeast New Mexico and in Arkansas in the Fayetteville Shale. At the Flores/Bloomberg field, Edge recently completed a second stage uphole zone in the Bloomberg #68 (Edge W.I. 32.5%, N.R.I. 29.07%) in November, with an initial gross rate of 5.9 MMcfe per day. This completion will be commingled with the first stage which was producing 2.2 MMcfe per day before being plugged back in preparation for the second stage completion work. Two additional pay sands remain behind pipe in this well.

Edge completed the Bloomberg #76 well (Edge W.I. 32.5%, N.R.I. 29.075) in December 2008 from three sands with an initial production rate of 0.8 MMcfe per day. Current plans are to complete one additional sand and then commingle it with the existing completed intervals. Two additional sands will remain behind pipe as future recompletion opportunities.

One additional well in south Texas, the Guerra #28 (Edge W.I. 50%, N.R.I. 37.5%), a non-operated deep Frio exploratory test well, which was drilling over year-end, reached a total depth of 13,600 feet in late January and found the targeted horizon to be non-productive. The operator of the well reimbursed Edge for half of its sunk costs in land and seismic as well as paid 75% of the well cost to casing point to earn 50% working interest in the prospect.

Also in south Texas in the 120 square mile El Sauz 3D seismic project (Edge W.I. 50%), we continue to make significant progress in line clearing and hazard surveying where seismic data acquisition is expected to begin late in March 2009. The acquisition phase of the project is estimated to take approximately 60 days to complete.

John W. Elias, Chairman, President & CEO, said, "We are continuing to work with the lenders under our credit agreement to address our borrowing base deficiency and our related liquidity issues and as a result of these ongoing discussions we recently amended our credit agreement. Consequently, we expect a continuing curtailment of our drilling plans and other capital expenditures in 2009 as our amended credit agreement generally limits the incurrence of capital expenditures that we can make prior to the June 30, 2009 maturity date to approximately $8 million for the six months then ended (which amount excludes capitalized interest and general and administrative costs). In addition, to comply with the terms of the amended credit agreement and to otherwise address our liquidity issues, we have opened a data room in contemplation of a merger or restructuring of the entire Company or sale of selected properties. As we proceed through the process of complying with the terms of the amended credit agreement, we intend to continue working with our lenders in an attempt to resolve the issues related to our borrowing base deficiency, but there can be no assurance that we will be successful in these efforts."

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