Shelton Petroleum has contracted a drilling company to drill up to two new wells in the first stage of the development program on the Rustamovskoye oil field in Bashkiria. A rig is being mobilized and drilling is planned to commence during the second half of January 2013. Drilling and evaluation of the first well is expected to take between 60 and 90 days.

During the summer, Shelton Petroleum successfully implemented new measures at the Rustamovskoye oil field in Russia. The company completed a vertical seismic profile and fracking of two wells in order to determine drill locations and improve flow rates. This resulted in a production increase from 120 to approximately 200 barrels per day at Rustamovskoye. Based on analyses of the field and modeling of available data, the company resolved to commence drilling of production wells on this field. Shelton Petroleum has now concluded a contract with a drilling company to drill up to two new wells in the first stage of the development program. The company expects to spud the first well in the second half of January 2013.

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