SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Pioneer Energy Services (NYSE MKT: PES) today announced that it will release its third quarter 2012 financial results before the market opens on Thursday, November 1. In conjunction with the release, Pioneer has scheduled a conference call that will be broadcast live over the Internet the same day starting at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time (10:00 a.m. Central Time). Investors may participate in the call either by phone or audio webcast.


    By Phone:   Dial 1-480-629-9692 approximately 10 minutes
                before the call and ask for the Pioneer Energy
                Services call. A telephone replay will be
                available through November 8 by dialing
                1-303-590-3030 and using the access code
                4567839#.

    By Webcast: Log onto Pioneer's main home page at
                www.pioneeres.com. The audio webcast can be
                accessed from the Investor Relations section
                under "Events & Presentations." A replay will
                be available shortly after the call for one
                year.  For more information, please contact
                Donna Washburn at DRG&L at 713-529-6600 or
                dmw@drg-l.com.

About Pioneer
Pioneer Energy Services provides contract land drilling services to independent and major oil and gas operators in Texas, Louisiana, the Mid-Continent, Rocky Mountain and Appalachian regions and internationally in Colombia through its Drilling Services Segment. Pioneer also provides well, wireline, coiled tubing and fishing and rental services to producers in the U.S. Gulf Coast, offshore Gulf of Mexico, Mid-Continent and Rocky Mountain regions through its Production Services Segment.


            Contacts:                     Lorne E. Phillips, CFO
                                          Pioneer Energy Services Corp.
                                          (210) 828-7689


                                          Lisa Elliott / lelliott@drg-l.com
                                          Anne Pearson / apearson@drg-l.com
                                          DRG&L / (713) 529-6600
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SOURCE Pioneer Energy Services