WNWG Wentworth Energy Inc (CE)

Wentworth Energy, Inc. (OTCBB:WNWG) announced today that Marathon Oil Company (NYSE: MRO) is preparing to drill its first deep gas test well on the Company๏ฟฝs 27,557-acre mineral block in East Texas. Marathon has been reviewing 3D seismic over the past several months and is ready to start their first test well that will target the 14,000-16,000-foot Bossier/Cotton Valley trend on the mineral block located near Fairfield and Palestine, Texas. "We expect drilling to start on the initial Marathon test well in the first quarter of 2008," said David Steward, Wentworth Energy's Chief Executive Officer and Chairman. "Marathon has contracted the rig it intends to use from a nearby project to drill the Studdard Steward M-1 well, and has indicated drilling will commence once that project is complete and the rig is in place on the Wentworth acreage." In November 2006, Marathon Oil secured an exclusive three-year lease on approximately 9,000 acres of the Company๏ฟฝs mineral block within the East Texas Deep Bossier/Cotton Valley Trend. The three-year lease and a Joint Operating Agreement with Wentworth Energy give Marathon the right to drill deep gas wells on the minerals and the opportunity to partner with Wentworth Energy on drilling upper zones (above 8,500 feet) on a 50/50 basis. About Marathon Oil Marathon is the fourth-largest U.S.-based fully integrated international energy company engaged in exploration and production; integrated gas; and refining, marketing and transportation operations. The company has exploration and production activities in the United States, the United Kingdom, Angola, Canada, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ireland, Libya and Norway. Marathon is the fifth largest refiner in the U.S. with 974,000 barrels-per-day of crude processing capacity in its seven-refinery system. The Company's retail marketing system comprises approximately 5,600 locations in 17 states; nearly three-quarters are Marathon brand locations. Marathon serves the Midwest and Southeast as a petroleum products marketer with 85 light product and asphalt terminals and access to approximately 7,700 miles of pipeline. For more information about Marathon, visit the Company's Web site at www.marathon.com About Wentworth Energy, Inc. Wentworth Energy is an independent exploration and production company focused on developing North American oil and natural gas reserves. The Company owns a 27,557-acre mineral block in east central Freestone County and west central Anderson County in the active East Texas Basin, as well as an active oil and gas contract drilling company, Barnico Drilling, Inc., which has serviced East Texas drilling demand since the late 1970s. Wentworth, through its subsidiary Barnico Drilling, is focused on rapidly expanding the number of operating wells on its existing acreage in East Texas. Wentworth Energy applies innovative technologies toward the discovery and development of a diverse portfolio of high-value, low-risk energy projects in North America, including the oil and gas fields of East Texas. Wentworth Energy trades under the ticker symbol WNWG. For more information on the Company visit www.wentworthenergy.com This Press Release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Act of 1934. A statement identified by the words "expects," "projects," "plans," "feels," "anticipates" and certain of the other foregoing statements may be deemed "forward-looking statements." Although Wentworth Energy believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, these statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual future activities and results to be materially different from those suggested or described in this press release. These include risks inherent in the drilling of oil and natural gas wells, including risks of fire, explosion, blowout, pipe failure, casing collapse, unusual or unexpected formation pressures, environmental hazards, and other operating and production risks inherent in oil and natural gas drilling and production activities, which may temporarily or permanently reduce production or cause initial production or test results to not be indicative of future well performance or delay the timing of sales or completion of drilling operations; risks with respect to oil and natural gas prices, a material decline in which could cause the Company to delay or suspend planned drilling operations or reduce production levels; and risks relating to the availability of capital to fund drilling operations that can be adversely affected by adverse drilling results, production declines and declines in oil and gas prices and other risk factors. Cautionary Note to Investors Investors are urged to consider closely the disclosure in our Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 and Form 10-QSB for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2007 available from us by contacting the Investor Relations Department. You can also obtain this form from the SEC by calling 1-800-SEC-0330 or visiting the SEC website at www.sec.gov