Pioneer Drilling to Present at the Pritchard Capital Partners Energize 2009 Conference

Pioneer Drilling to Present at the Pritchard Capital Partners Energize 2009
Conference

SAN ANTONIO, Jan. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pioneer Drilling Company, Inc.
(NYSE Alternext: PDC) today announced that it will participate in the
Pritchard Capital Partners Energize 2009 Conference being held in San
Francisco on January 13 through 15, 2009.

Wm. Stacy Locke, President and CEO of Pioneer Drilling, will make a
presentation at 11:20 a.m. Pacific Time on Wednesday, January 14.
Presentations will not be webcast, but the Company's presentation materials
will be available on the Pioneer Drilling Website at www.pioneerdrlg.com. The
presentation provides an update on the Company's operations and expectations
for 2009.

About Pioneer

Pioneer Drilling Company provides land contract drilling services to
independent and major oil and gas operators in Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma,
Kansas, the Rocky Mountain region and internationally in Colombia through its
Pioneer Drilling Services Division. The Company also provides workover rig,
wireline and fishing and rental services to producers in the U.S. Gulf Coast,
Mid-Continent and Rocky Mountain regions through its Pioneer Production
Services Division. Its fleet consists of 70 land drilling rigs that drill at
depths of 6,000 and 18,000 feet, 74 workover rigs (sixty-nine 550 horsepower
rigs, four 600 horsepower rigs and one 400 horsepower rig), 59 wireline units,
and fishing and rental tools.

Contacts: William Hibbetts, Interim CFO
Pioneer Drilling Company
(210) 828-7689

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

SOURCE Pioneer Drilling Company, Inc.

William Hibbetts, Interim CFO of Pioneer Drilling Company, +1-210-828-7689; or
Lisa Elliott, lelliott@drg-e.com, or Anne Pearson, apearson@drg-e.com, both of
DRG&E, +1-713-529-6600, for Pioneer Drilling Company