Tanager Energy Announces New Field Discovery in Its Ranger A #1 Well Located in Polk, County, Texas

CALGARY, Alberta, June 12, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tanager Energy Inc. (“Tanager” or the “Corporation”) (TSX-V:TAN) (OTC:MNIRF) is pleased to announce the completion of drilling activities, logging and open hole testing of its Ranger A #1 well. Tanager confirms that its Ranger A #1 well has been drilled to a total measured depth of 3,800 feet and will now be completed. Data from electronic logs, sidewall cores and formation tests confirm that the well has over 40 feet of net pay in a single Yegua sandstone. A workover rig will be contracted to undertake completion and flow testing operations within the next few weeks. A further update will be made once testing operations have been completed.

Tom M. Crain, Jr., interim CEO of Tanager, stated, “I am extremely pleased to report that we have successfully concluded the drilling of our Ranger A #1 well and encountered over 40 feet of outstanding log responses and open hole test results. This is the single thickest pay section we have seen to date within our wells drilled in the project area. The success of our third consecutive well in Polk County, Texas again validates the technical work we have undertaken to develop these prospects, and reinforces our belief that we can drill multiple wells in the Yegua sandstone quickly and economically. We remain extremely excited by the potential of our prospects, and we look forward to flow testing the Ranger A #1 well soon."

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Tanager Energy Inc. is an oil and natural gas and mineral exploration company headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, with executive offices in Houston, Texas. The Corporation’s common shares are listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the trading symbol “TAN” and OTC as “MNIRF”. 

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For further information please contact:

Tom M. Crain, Jr. 
Interim Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Phone: 713-922-1219
Email: tom@tanagerenergy.com