FieldPoint Petroleum Reports on Progress of Well #3 in Lea County, New Mexico

AUSTIN, Texas, July 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- FieldPoint Petroleum Corporation (NYSE/MKT:FPP) announced today that the Company and its drilling partner Cimarex Energy Co., www.cimarex.com, have elected to complete the East Lusk Federal 15 well #3 in the Bone Spring Formation and plan to frac the well beginning today. 

FieldPoint's Chairman, Roger Bryant, stated, "FieldPoint has signed a casing point election to proceed with the completion of our third well on the East Lusk 15 Federal property.  We expect that it will take two or three days to complete the fracture stimulation.  We have been very pleased with the success of our first two horizontal wells on this property, and with our drilling partner, Cimarex.  As in the past we will attempt to keep our shareholders up to date as progress is made with the completion of this new well."

FieldPoint will own a 43.75% working interest, Cimarex will own a 37.5% working interest, and other partners will own the remaining 18.75% working interest in the two wells.

About FieldPoint Petroleum Corporation

FieldPoint Petroleum Corporation is engaged in oil and gas exploration, production and acquisition, primarily in New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas and Wyoming.  For more information, please visit www.fppcorp.com.

This press release may contain projections and other forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Act of 1934, as amended, and are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Any such projections or statement reflect the company's current views with respect to future events and financial performance. No assurances can be given, however, that these events will occur or that such projections will be achieved and that actual results could differ materially from those projected. A discussion of important factors that could cause actual results to differ from those projected, such as decreases in oil and gas prices and unexpected decreases in oil and gas production is included in the company's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (at www.sec.gov).

SOURCE FieldPoint Petroleum Corporation