HOUSTON, TX / ACCESSWIRE / December 8, 2021 / PEDEVCO Corp. (NYSE American:PED) announced today that it has spud the first of two new horizontal wells that the Company plans to drill this month in its Permian Basin Asset. The first well, the State 402H, was spud yesterday and is planned to have a target depth of 4,368 feet with a lateral length of 5,270 feet. The second well, the State 403H, is planned to be spud following the completion of drilling of the State 402H, with a targeted depth of 4,361 feet and lateral length of 5,600 feet. Following completion of drilling of these two new wells, the Company plans to proceed with completion operations and expects first production from both wells to commence in the first quarter of 2022.

About PEDEVCO Corp.

PEDEVCO Corp. (NYSE American:PED), is a publicly-traded energy company engaged in the acquisition and development of strategic, high growth energy projects in the United States. The Company's principal assets are its San Andres Asset located in the Northwest Shelf of the Permian Basin in eastern New Mexico, and its D-J Basin Asset located in the D-J Basin in Weld and Morgan Counties, Colorado. PEDEVCO is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

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