CALGARY, 
, Mar 24, 2011 (Marketwire via COMTEX News Network) --
Bowood Energy Inc. (TSX VENTURE:BWD) ("Bowood" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that its first joint well operated by Legacy Oil + Gas, in the southern Alberta Bakken fairway spudded on March 22nd, 2011 and is currently drilling ahead. The proposed Spring Coulee 15-25 horizontal well is being drilled from a surface location in 3-1-4-23 W4 with the horizontal portion of the well expected to terminate in 15-25-3-23 W4. The well's primary targets are the Big Valley, Exshaw and Banff Formations, which collectively form the Bakken system in the southern Alberta Basin.
The 15-25-3-23 W4 well targets an area where there is not only potential in the Bakken Petroleum system but also in a number of other zones prospective for oil.
The Spring Coulee 15-25 well is the 28th well licensed by industry in the fairway on the Canadian side of the border since the play emerged in 2010.
With operations based in Calgary, Alberta, Bowood Energy Inc. is a TSX-V listed engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of oil and gas resources in Alberta. Bowood is recognized as a TSX Venture 50(R) company in 2011. TSX Venture 50 is a trade-mark of TSX Inc. and is used under license.
For more information on Bowood Energy Inc. (TSX VENTURE:BWD) and to see the latest corporate presentation please visit our website at: https://www.bowoodenergy.ca.
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Forward-looking information is based on current expectations, estimates and projections that involve a number of risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by Bowood and described in the forward-looking information. The material risk factors affecting Bowood and its business are contained in Bowood's Annual Information Form which is available under Bowood's issuer profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. The forward-looking information contained in this press release is made as of the date hereof and Bowood undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, unless required by applicable securities laws. The forward looking information contained in this press release is expressly qualified by this cautionary statement.
SOURCE: Bowood Energy Inc.