NEWS RELEASE                            TradingSymbol: Canada: TSX-V: PIE     USA: OTCQX:PETEF

PrimaryPetroleum Provides Horizontal Wells Completion Program Update on its

Southern Alberta Basin Prospect

October 04, 2012 � Calgary Alberta - Primary Petroleum Corporation (TSX-V: PIE; OTCQX:PETEF) (�Primary� or the �Company�) is pleased to provide the following completion program update on three horizontal wells from its Pondera-Teton Prospect located in the Southern Alberta Basin Bakken Fairway in NW Montana.

Horizontal Completion Program

• The Completion Program commenced on 5 September and concluded on 27 September
• At this time, Primary anticipates that it will be in a position to release production testing results from all three wells in early November.
• The 60-day option period for our JV Partner to enter into Phase II of the Program will be deemed to have commenced upon release of the initial production data.
• The Phase II program stipulates that our JV Partner has the option to spend a further US$41 million on seismic, vertical and horizontal exploration drilling to earn an additional 17.5% W.I.
  
  in the project.

Land Acquisition

• Strategic land acquisition in our area of interest is continuing.
  
  The Company�s land acquisition strategy remains responsive to results. 

About Primary Petroleum Corporation- Primary is a junior oil and gas company engaged in exploration and development activities in NW Montana and currently holds substantial land positions in both an unconventional and conventional resource oil play.

The Company�s mandate is to continue to acquire strategic opportunities in the Sedimentary Basins of the Western United States and Canada and seek out qualified industry partners to assist in the exploitation and development. To learn more about us, please visit our website at: www.primarypetroleum.com

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