Union Drilling to Present at the Bear Stearns Global Oil & Gas Conference

FT. WORTH, Texas, March 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Union Drilling, Inc. announced today that Chris Strong, President and Chief Executive Officer, and A.J. Verdecchia, Chief Financial Officer, will present at the Bear Stearns Global Oil & Gas Conference being held March 19-20, 2008 in New York City.

Union Drilling’s presentation will be webcast live on Thursday, March 20, 2008, at 9:10 a.m. Eastern Time. To listen to the live audio webcast and view Union Drilling’s presentation material, visit the Company’s website at http://www.uniondrilling.com/ under the “Events and Presentations” section. A replay of the presentation will be archived on the website shortly after the presentation is concluded.

About Union Drilling

Union Drilling, Inc., headquartered in Ft. Worth, Texas, provides contract land drilling services and equipment, primarily to natural gas producers, in the United States. Union Drilling currently owns and markets 71 rigs and specializes in unconventional drilling techniques.

    Contacts:  Union Drilling, Inc.               Christopher D. Strong, CEO               A.J. Verdecchia, CFO               817-735-8793                DRG&E               Ken Dennard / Ben Burnham               713-529-6600  

Union Drilling, Inc.

CONTACT: Christopher D. Strong, CEO, or A.J. Verdecchia, CFO, both ofUnion Drilling, Inc., +1-817-735-8793; or Ken Dennard or Ben Burnham, both ofDRG&E, +1-713-529-6600, for Union Drilling, Inc.

Web site: http://www.uniondrilling.com/