Trinity Valley Increases Reserve Base At Days Chapel

Trinity Valley Energy Corp. (TSX VENTURE:TE) (The "Company") and Anderson County
Land Company ("ACLC") have received an interim report of Estimated Original Oil
In Place, ("OOIP") effective January 15, 2014 from RJ Naas LLC, independent
petroleum engineer on the Days Chapel Enhanced Oil Recovery ("EOR") Project
("Days Chapel" or the "Project"), located in Anderson County, East Texas
approximately 110 miles southeast of Dallas, Texas. 


This interim report contains an increased estimate to 16,621,771 barrels of
original oil in place at Days Chapel to the Isopach zero foot contour and an
increased estimate to 11,960,346 barrels of original oil in place to the Isopach
20 foot contour. The December 17, 2012 51-101F2 Report prepared by RJ Naas LLC,
was based on 14.1 million barrels of original oil in place and 9.2 million
barrels to the Isopach 20 foot contour. 


A revised Isopach map and the addition of an Isovol (Hnet oX So) map were
prepared from the interpretations of the logs and cores from 18 locations over
the Carrizo oil pool. The Isovol map is critical to the OOIP. Samples from the
cores were tested by Weatherford Laboratories using both the Retort and Dean
Starks procedures to obtain measurements of porosity, permeability and oil
saturation. 


The estimated recoverable reserves in the December 17, 2012 51-101F2 Report of
4,287,000 barrels of oil was based on inverted 7-spot steam technology which was
applied by Shell Oil Company in the 1970s at the Slocum Field, two and half
miles to the south. Based on a 20 foot cut off, a 45% recovery factor of
original oil in place was applied. The evolution of steam assisted production
technology, including SAGD and other techniques, has been yielding as high as
65% to 70% recovery factors in the more viscous heavy oil reservoirs of East
Central Alberta. 


The Carrizo oil formation however, contains a less viscous oil (18 degrees, no
heavy metals). ACLC and the Company expect that modeling based on current
technology will result in a significant improvement over a 45% recovery factor.
The combination of an expanded reservoir and the application of contemporary
technology will result in material increase in projected recoverable reserves. 


The remaining results of the coring program along with this report will form
part of a data catalogue which will now be inputted into a simulation model to
determine the optimal combination of technology and techniques to commercially
exploit the Days Chapel Carrizo Oil Pool. 


In conclusion, results from the above modeling program and analysis, along with
the Estimated Original Oil In Place Report will provide information to update a
NI 51-101 compliant independent reservoir engineering report to reflect the
increase in the size of the reservoir and the application of contemporary
enhanced oil recovery technology.


About The Days Chapel Project 

The Days Chapel oilfield in Anderson County, East Texas is shallow Carrizo sand
(Eocene Formation) at a depth of 550 feet to 700 feet. The formation lacks
natural reservoir "drive" in the form of solution natural gas or water drive.
Accordingly, it must be artificially heated to enable the oil to be produced.
The Days Chapel oilfield is one of a number of contiguous Carrizo oilfields in
the southern part of Anderson County. Whereas the Carrizo formation lacks
natural reservoir energy in the form of solution natural gas or water drive, in
the late 1960's Shell Oil Company developed the Slocum field, less than two
miles south of Days Chapel with a full scale steam-injection using vertical well
7-spot injection patterns.


The Days Chapel Project has established infrastructures that include paved
highways throughout the property, rail access, a sale gas pipeline runs through
property, good water sources with rights, valid lease and Mineral Deeds have
been assembled by ACLC over a 4-year period. The Project is strategically
located close to the Gulf Coast Refineries in the Houston Ship Channel and
Beaumont/Lake Charles areas, offering significantly higher oil price
differential to Canadian oil producers (Heavy Oil) per barrel.


Gerrard Kiefer, Professional Geologist, is the Qualified Person under National
Instrument 51-101 responsible for preparing and reviewing the data contained in
this press release. 


ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

Michael Dake, President

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that
term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts
responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: 
Trinity Valley Energy Corp.
(888) 909-5548
(888) 909-1033
info@trinityvalleyenergy.com
www.trinityvalleyenergy.com
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