Vortex Resources Corp. announced this morning that it has retained the services of Trenergy Development LLC to assist the company’s development plans in West Texas as well as assess its options in the extensive Barnett Shale property where it is currently conducting due diligence.

Mr. Jason Lacewell, the principal of Trenergy, has extensive expertise in field development, with a particular interest in the Barnett shale. Trenergy has more than a decade of supervisory experience in petroleum production, completions, drilling and field operations, and brings a wealth of knowledge to Vortex.

Mr. Lacewell has had a successful career with Pacesetter Energy, Inc. where he led a group developing a $125 million Permian Basin program, while also managing Pacesetter’s non operated Barnett Shale interests with Devon Energy (NYSE: DVN). He has also managed 125 MMCFD gas production and later led the sale of $2.2 billion of

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

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.

Gone are the old days of oil and gas exploration, when a driller could stake a claim and drill a hole, hoping to hit a gusher. Today’s oil and gas marketplace is a bit different, with paperwork and lawyers being the first step in any drill program. Unfortunately, a company needs to have a certain finesse with this paperwork if it expects to bring in a gusher. If a company can be found that has skill and luck on both sides of the oil and gas exploration game (paper & drilling), profits may well gush for all.

Vortex Resources Corp., an oil and gas exploration and development company, works to discover and exploit oil and natural gas, primarily in Texas. The company’s philosophy revolves around locating and exploiting well-known deposits of oil and gas to keep costs low and investor returns high. Vortex Resources was recently acquired by Emvelco Corp., along