News Announcement Released this Morning Failed to Accurately Reflect that

the Well has Achieved an Initial Flow Rate of 300 MCFD (Thousand Cubic Feet

                                  Per Day)



    HOUSTON, Aug. 5 /EMWNews/ -- Rock Energy Resources, Inc.

(OTC Bulletin Board: RCKE), an independent domestic oil and natural gas

company, issued an important clarification relating to a news announcement

released on the PR Newswire wire service this morning at 8:30 AM ET.



    In the original announcement, the Company reported that "it has

successfully recompleted the Pintail #1 well in the Upper Wilcox, located

in the Garwood Field in Colorado County, Texas. The well has achieved an

initial flow rate of 300 million cubic feet on a 7/64 inch choke with

flowing tubing pressure of 1650 psi."



    The release should have noted that "The well has achieved an initial

flow rate of 300 MCFD (thousand cubic feet per day) ... ."



    The original news announcement has been replaced in its entirety with a

corrected version and can be accessed online via the Company's web site and

other business and trade news portals.

    About Rock Energy Resources, Inc.



    Originally formed in April of 2004 as Rock Energy Partners LP, Rock

Energy Resources is a domestic oil and gas company based in Houston, Texas.

With its partners, Rock Energy is also engaged in producing oil from the

Diatomite and Monterey formations in the Orcutt field and from the Casmalia

Diatomite field - both located in Santa Barbara County, California, where

there is a known resource base of over 2.5 billion barrels of oil in place.



    Natural gas projects include the Company's 100% working interest in the

prolific Wilcox trend in the Garwood field - a leasehold of 1,650 acres in

Colorado County, Texas with 3P reserves estimated to be 40 billion cubic

feet; and a 100% working interest in the Bob West Prospect, a 1,110 acre

leasehold in Starr County, Texas with Wilcox discovery potential equal to

250 billion cubic feet.



    For more information, please visit http://www.rockenergyresources.net .



    Safe Harbor Forward-Looking Statements



    Forward-looking statements made in this release are made pursuant to

the "safe harbor" provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act

of 1995. Forward-looking statements made herein are not a guarantee of

future performance. This news release includes forward-looking statements,

including with respect to the future level of business for the parties.

These statements are necessarily subject to risk and uncertainty. Actual

results could differ materially from those projected in these

forward-looking statements as a result of certain risk factors that could

cause results to differ materially from estimated results. Management

cautions that all statements as to future results of operations are

necessarily subject to risks, uncertainties and events that may be beyond

the control of Rock Energy Resources, Inc., and no assurance can be given

that such results will be achieved. Potential risks and uncertainties

include, but are not limited to, the ability to procure, properly price,

retain and successfully complete projects, and changes in products and

competition.