Earth Search Sciences Commences First Phase Oil Shale Drilling Near Rock Springs, Wyoming

KALISPELL, MT — Earth Search Sciences, Inc. (OTCBB:ESSE) today announced that drilling is set to begin today on an oil shale gasification site under a development agreement with its subsidiary company General Synfuels International, Inc. The core and instrument holes will accommodate proof-of-concept testing for an in-situ oil shale recovery process developed by the company on lands in the heart of an oil shale formation that encompasses parts of Wyoming, Colorado and Utah.

“American energy security depends on smart, environmentally responsible development methods represented by the low-impact process we will demonstrate in Wyoming,” said Michael Lockhart, chief technical officer of Earth Search Sciences. “We are excited to demonstrate the effectiveness of this patented Earth Search technology.”

The Earth Search site is located near Rock Springs, Wyoming, in the Green River Formation. Here, the most economically attractive oil shale deposits in the USA exist. Government projections are that in excess of 1.2 trillion barrels are found in the Green River Formation of Colorado, Utah and Wyoming.

The site chosen has approval of the resource owner Union Pacific Railroad and resource manager Anadarko Petroleum. The Rock Springs Grazing Association has also approved the clean environmental aspects of the technology and is supporting the test site with its assignment of surface rights.

General Synfuels is an emerging technology petroleum company that focuses on the use of patented oil shale recovery technology in the search for and production of hydrocarbon products.

For more information, visit websites at www.earthsearch.com and www.gsfuels.com

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