Union Drilling Announces 2008 Second Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call Schedule

    FORT WORTH, Texas, July 14 /EMWNews-FirstCall/ -- Union Drilling,

Inc. (Nasdaq: UDRL) announced today that it will release its 2008 second

quarter results after the market closes on Thursday, July 31, 2008. In

conjunction with the release, the Company has scheduled a conference call,

which will be broadcast live over the Internet, on Friday, August 1, 2008

at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time.






    What:  Union Drilling Second Quarter 2008 Earnings Conference Call

    When:  Friday, August 1, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time

    How:   Live via phone -- By dialing 303-262-2142, or live over the

           Internet by logging onto the web at the address below

    Where: http://www.uniondrilling.com, in the "Investor Relations" section

           of the Company's website



    For those who cannot listen to the live call, a telephonic replay will

be available through August 8, 2008 and may be accessed by calling

303-590-3000 and using the pass code 11116437#. Also, an archive of the

webcast will be available shortly after the call on the "Investor

Relations" section of the Company's website.

    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. UDRL-E






     Contacts: Union Drilling, Inc.

               Christopher D. Strong, CEO

               A.J. Verdecchia, CFO

               817-735-8793



               DRG&E

               Ken Dennard / Ben Burnham

               713-529-6600