/ -- Pioneer Drilling Company, Inc. (NYSE Amex : PDC) today announced that the Company will be presenting at the Pritchard Capital Partners 2012 Energize Conference being held in San Francisco, CA on January 4 - 5, 2012.

Lorne E. Phillips, Executive Vice President and CFO of Pioneer Drilling, is scheduled to make a presentation to the conference at 10:55 a.m. Pacific Time on Wednesday, January 4.  The presentation will provide an update on the Company's operations and certain recent developments.  To listen to the live audio webcast, view Pioneer Drilling's slideshow and download the presentation materials, visit the Company's website at .  A replay of the webcast will be available shortly after the presentation is concluded and will be archived for rebroadcast on the Company's website.

About Pioneer Drilling

Pioneer Drilling Company provides contract land drilling services to independent and major oil and gas operators in Texas, Louisiana, and the Mid-Continent, Rocky Mountain and Appalachian regions and internationally in Colombia through its Pioneer Drilling Services Division. The Company also provides well service rig, wireline and fishing and rental services to producers in the U.S. Gulf Coast, Mid-Continent, Rocky Mountain and Appalachian regions through its Pioneer Production Services Division. 

Contacts:

Lorne E. Phillips, CFO
Pioneer Drilling Company
210-828-7689

Lisa Elliott / lelliott@drg-l.com
Anne Pearson / apearson@drg-l.com
DRG&L/ 713-529-6600

SOURCE Pioneer Drilling Company, Inc.