To: Tom Allinder who wrote (53719 ) 7/6/2000 4:01:44 PM From: SSP Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 150070 QSRI - Queen Sand Resources Announces Deal and New Operator for Lopeno and Volpe Properties DALLAS, Jul 6, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Queen Sand Resources, Inc. (OTCBB:QSRI) announces that the Company, along with Choctaw II Oil & Gas, Ltd., has sold its interest in the Lopeno and Volpe properties to Cody Texas L.P. In a separate agreement with Cody Texas, L.P., Queen Sand Resources purchased 25% of all the interests in the Lopeno and Volpe properties along with several other properties in the area that were acquired by Cody Texas L.P. Queen Sand Resources now owns an approximate 25% working interest in the properties. The Company netted about $3.3 million in cash from the transactions. The closing date was June 30, 2000. "We are very pleased with this deal. It is consistent with our stated objective to evolve our net profits interests into working interests where this change is beneficial to the overall development of the property. Cody Energy LLC will be the operator for the properties. We will be pursuing a revitalized development and exploration program," stated Ted Munden, Chairman, President and CEO. Queen Sand Resources, Inc. is an independent domestic oil and natural gas company established in 1994 to acquire, develop, operate and enhance oil and natural gas properties using conventional recovery techniques. An affiliate of Enron Corporation, an energy industry leader with assets of approximately $34 billion, holds a significant equity interest in the Company. Queen Sand Resources has interests in over 580 wells in six different hydrocarbon producing basins in the United States. We make forward-looking statements in this document, and in our public documents to which we refer, that are subject to risks and uncertainties in addition to those set forth above. These forward-looking statements include information about possible or assumed future results of our operations. Also, when we use any of the words "believes," "expects," "anticipates" or similar expressions, we are making forward-looking statements. Many possible events or factors could affect our future financial results and performance. This could cause our results or performance to differ materially from those we express in our forward-looking statements. These and other risks are described in the Company's publicly filed documents and reports that are available from the Company and from the SEC. CONTACT: Queen Sand Resources, Inc. Bruce Benn, 613/230-7211, extension 226 qsri.com