Today before the bell, Vortex Resources Corp. announced that it is exercising the option to drill its fifth well in Adams-Baggett Field in Crockett County, Texas. The decision to move forward and drill a fifth natural gas well was made after the successful drilling of three wells in the Adams-Baggett area. Results from the fourth well have not been received as of this time.

As reported last week in a press release, two natural gas wells were successfully drilled and completed frac treatment on October 27, 2008. The third and fourth wells are expected to reach completion on or about December 5, 2008. Once these two wells are completed, the company will make plans to begin drilling on the fifth well.

Yossi Attia, CEO of Vortex, stated, “We are very excited about the direction we are headed with Vortex Resources. The new President-Elect has

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Today, Vortex Resources Corp. released an update concerning its drilling operations in Crocket County, TX. So far the company has drilled three successful natural gas wells. All three of these wells (42-105-40868, 42-105-40820 and 42-105-40720) are located in the Adams-Baggett Field and will be producing from the Wolfcamp Canyon Sandstone reservoir.

Vortex Resources utilized the services of Weatherford in fracing and competing Well 42-105-40868 and Well 42-105-40820. Well 42-105-40868 was drilled to 4,708 feet and was successfully completed after frac treatment on October 27, 2008. Well 42-105-40820 was drilled to 4,672 feet and was successfully completed after frac treatment on the same date. According to the press release, both wells are scheduled to be connected to a pipeline operated by Millennium on or about November 26, 2008.

42-105-40720, the company’s third discovery well, is anticipated to be completed on or about December 5, 2008.

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Unit Corp. (UNT) recently delivered second-quarter earnings per share of $2.00, eclipsing the previous year’s $1.41 and topping the consensus estimate by a penny. During the past four consecutive quarters, the company’s earnings results were ahead of Street estimates three times and matched the other time.

Company Description

Unit Corporation is a diversified energy company engaged through its subsidiaries in the exploration for and production of oil and natural gas, the acquisition of producing oil and natural gas properties, the contract drilling of onshore oil and natural gas wells, and the gathering and processing of natural gas. Operations are principally located in the Mid-Continent region, including the Anadarko, Arkoma, Permian, Rocky Mountains and Gulf Coast Basins.

Solid Quarterly Results Included a New Record for UNT

The company recently delivered second-quarter earnings per share of $2.00, eclipsing the previous year’s $1.41 and topping the consensus estimate by a

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Capital City Energy Group, Inc. (OTCBB: CETG) is an oil and natural gas company whose business has evolved from being an innovative leader in the design, management, and sponsorship of retail and intuitional direct participation energy programs, to become one of the few vertically integrated independent oil and natural gas companies. The company focuses on growing their portfolio of core areas which provide growth opportunities through grass-roots drilling, operating, service companies, acquisitions, and fund management.

The upper management team is headed by Mr. Timothy W. Crawford, Chairman and CEO of Capital City Energy. He designed and introduced Capital City Energy’s first energy fund that was offered to individual investors. His management experience is vast as he was the managing director for a group of professionals that consulted for businesses and high net worth individuals to review and explore alternatives

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Maverick Energy Group is focused on operating and owning interest in several already producing natural gas wells in West Virginia. The company also owns additional natural gas leases in the region and plans to take over four gas wells drilled in 2006, with expected increase in production to follow.

In addition, the company is the operator of the “Big Foot Field” in Texas, which was originally developed by Royal Dutch Shell (RDS-A). There are approximately 310 production wells in the field, of which approximately 225 are currently producing revenues. A $40,000,000 Advancing Credit Facility secured with Gasrock Capital, LLC in August of 2006 and amended to $75,000,000 in November of 2007 finances the drilling operations in the Big Foot Field.

James W. McCabe, Jr. leads Maverick Energy as the chairman of the board and Chief Executive Officer. He has more than 2 decades of experience in the petroleum industry, serving in executive

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There is quite a bit to be said for hard work and perseverance. Put in the hours, days, months and years and something good should come of it. It doesn’t always work out, but in many cases it does. Just plain doing the work and having a solid business plan with a product demand means profit eventually. Find a company that has all three and an investor can feel fairly confident that profits will come.

Royale Energy Inc., an oil and gas exploration and development company, works to discover and exploit oil and gas opportunities in California, the Rocky Mountains and other currently producing regions. The company has been in operation for over twenty years and has been consistent in its ability to provide return on investment. The company owns part interest or owns outright; leases in the Sacramento and San Joaquin Basins-California, Utah, Texas, Louisiana, 54 natural gas wells in

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