Pioneer Energy Services Announces Third Quarter 2012 Earnings Release and Conference Call Schedule

SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Pioneer Energy Services (NYSE MKT: PES) today announced that it will release its third quarter 2012 financial results before the market opens on Thursday, November 1.  In conjunction with the release, Pioneer has scheduled a conference call that will be broadcast live over the Internet the same day starting at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time (10:00 a.m. Central Time).  Investors may participate in the call either by phone or audio webcast.

By Phone:	Dial 1-480-629-9692 approximately 10 minutes before the call and ask for the Pioneer Energy Services call. A telephone replay will be available through November 8 by dialing 1-303-590-3030 and using the access code 4567839#.
By Webcast:	Log onto Pioneer's main home page at www.pioneeres.com. The audio webcast can be accessed from the Investor Relations section under "Events & Presentations." A replay will be available shortly after the call for one year.  For more information, please contact Donna Washburn at DRG&L at 713-529-6600 or [e-mail].

About Pioneer

Pioneer Energy Services provides contract land drilling services to independent and major oil and gas operators in Texas, Louisiana, the Mid-Continent, Rocky Mountain and Appalachian regions and internationally in Colombia through its Drilling Services Segment. Pioneer also provides well, wireline, coiled tubing and fishing and rental services to producers in the U.S. Gulf Coast, offshore Gulf of Mexico, Mid-Continent and Rocky Mountain regions through its Production Services Segment.

Contacts:

Lorne E. Phillips, CFO Pioneer Energy Services Corp. [phone]   Lisa Elliott / [e-mail] Anne Pearson / [e-mail] DRG&L / [phone]

SOURCE Pioneer Energy Services

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