Compton files 2007 year end disclosure documents

CALGARY, March 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Compton Petroleum Corporation
(TSX - CMT, NYSE - CMZ) has filed with Canadian securities regulators its
Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2007, which includes
information related to Compton's reserve data and other oil and gas
information required pursuant to National Instrument 51-101; and its 2007
Annual Report to Shareholders which includes audited financial statements and
management's discussion and analysis.
Compton has also filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
its Annual Report on Form 40-F for the year ended December 31, 2007, which
includes audited annual financial statements and management's discussion and
analysis.
Copies of these documents are available free of charge on the Canadian
Securities Administrators' SEDAR website at www.sedar.com (for the Annual
Information Form and Annual Report), on the EDGAR section of the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov (for the Form
40-F), and on the Company's website www.comptonpetroleum.com or on request by
sending an email to investorinfo@comptonpetroleum.com.
Corporate Information
Compton Petroleum Corporation is a Calgary-based public company actively
engaged in the exploration, development, and production of natural gas,
natural gas liquids, and crude oil in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin.
Compton's shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol CMT
and on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol CMZ.
SOURCE Compton Petroleum Corporation

E.G. Sapieha, President & CEO, N.G. Knecht, VP Finance & CFO, or Lorna Klose,
Manager, Investor Relations, Telephone: (403) 237-9400, Fax (403) 237-9410;
Website: www.comptonpetroleum.com, Email: investorinfo@comptonpetroleum.com