Union Drilling to Participate in the RBC Capital Markets Energy Conference

FORT WORTH, Texas, May 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Union Drilling, Inc. announced today that it will be participating in the RBC Capital Markets Energy Conference being held June 2-3, 2008, in New York.

Chris Strong, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, is scheduled to participate in the Appalachia Shale panel discussion on Monday, June 2, 2008, at approximately 9:40 a.m. Eastern time. A live audio webcast will be available in the “Events & Presentations” section of the Company’s website at http://www.uniondrilling.com/ and will be archived on the site for 30 days after the conference.

About Union Drilling

Union Drilling, Inc., headquartered in Fort 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.

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    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/