Rio Vista CRC 33-2 Well Logs 121 ft. of Pay

SAN DIEGO, March 18, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Royale Energy, Inc., (OTCQB : ROYL), an independent exploration and production company based in San Diego, California announced today that production casing was set on the recently drilled CRC #33-2 well in the Rio Vista natural gas field in partnership with California Resources Production Corporation (CRPC). The open hole logs indicate 121 net ft. of probable gas zones and we anticipate testing the well will begin by the end of the month.

This is the second well of a possible 30 well, three-year program, drilled by Royale Energy and CRPC in the Rio Vista field. The companies plan to drill two more wells by June 30th and at least four wells in the second half of this year in this field. The Rio Vista Field is the largest historic natural gas field in California and these wells are within a historic trend of multi-BCF wells.

Royale Energy and its investors own a 60% working interest, at an 80% Net Revenue Interest, in the CRC 33-2 well of which Royale owns approximately 15%.

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Royale Energy, Inc. (OTCQB: ROYL) is an independent exploration and production company focused on the acquisition, development, and marketing of oil and natural gas. The Company has its primary operations in California’s Los Angeles and Sacramento Basins.

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