Ascend Geo Completes Saudi Cableless Seismic Pilot Project

Success Proves Potential for Technology

DENVER, April 13, 2010 - Ascend Geo today announced completion of a successful seismic acquisition
pilot project for Saudi Aramco in the Arabian Desert using the cableless
Ultra System. The test recorded coincident seismic data on a large scale 3D
project with a Sercel cable-based system operated by BGP Arabia. The pilot
project is the first of its kind to test the role of cableless acquisition
technology in the future of exploration in the Middle East.

With approximately 1,000 ultra channels on the ground performing at the
same pace as the cable-based production crew in the 14-day pilot, this
project provided a realistic opportunity for evaluating the potential for
cableless technology.

The successful project assessed the operational efficiency of different
deployment configurations, provided operational metrics to gauge performance,
and supplied data quality comparisons with coincident geophone arrays.

Jason Criss, Vice President of Field Support for Ascend, commented, "We
are encouraged with the success of the pilot project in demonstrating that
the Ultra System works very efficiently in this setting. Simple advantages
gained through reduced footprint and operational requirements can easily
translate into strategies for ultra efficient high channel count crews that
are potentially smaller and more economical than the exclusively cable-based
crews at work in Saudi Arabia today."

Mr. Criss went on to say, "This signals a growing momentum for the
acceptance of cableless technology in land seismic acquisition, not only in
diverse, difficult project areas, but as a realistic technology pathway in
achieving efficient mega-projects. We are obviously very excited to move
forward quickly to establish the benefits for the marketplace."

About Ascend Geo

Ascend Geo is a leading provider of cableless seismic recording equipment
for land geophysical exploration. Headquartered in Denver, Colorado, Ascend
has offices in Houston, Texas, and representatives in China, the Middle East,
and Latin America. For additional information, visit
www.ascendgeo.com. Contact Ascend Geo (Media Affairs), Director of
Marketing, Ms. Sue Jackson, +1-720-881-4012.

About Saudi Aramco

Owned by the Saudi Arabian Government, Saudi Aramco is a
fully-integrated, global petroleum enterprise, and a world leader in
exploration and producing, refining, distribution, shipping and marketing.
The company manages proven reserves of 260 billion barrels of oil and manages
the fourth-largest gas reserves in the world, 263 trillion cubic feet. In
addition to its headquarters in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, Saudi Aramco has
affiliates, joint ventures and subsidiary offices in China, Japan, the
Netherlands, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, India, the United Arab
Emirates, the United Kingdom and the United States. For more information, go
to www.saudiaramco.com.

Ms. Sue Jackson, Director of Marketing, Media Affairs of Ascend Geo, +1-720-881-4012