EXHIBIT 99.1

     VERDISYS, INC. ANNOUNCES THE APPOINTMENT OF DR. RON ROBINSON AS INTERIM
                     PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

              Search for President and CEO to commence immediately

Houston, Texas - December 11, 2003: Verdisys, Inc. of The Woodlands, Texas,
(OTCBB: VDYS.OB - News) a leading provider of patented lateral drilling oil
services and satellite solutions for energy production enhancement today
announced the appointment of Dr. Ron Robinson as interim President and Chief
Executive Officer of the Company. Dr. Robinson joined the Company as Chairman of
the Board in January 2002, and has been active in technology assessment and
mergers and acquisitions for the Company.


"Verdisys is at a critical stage of development and needs the right leadership,
vision and direction to realize the opportunities from its technologies, and
significantly expand its business" said Dr. Robinson. "In the interim, I will be
fulfilling this role on a full-time basis until we have selected and hired my
replacement."

Before joining Verdisys, Dr. Robinson served as president of Texaco Technology
Division. Texaco merged with Chevron in 2001 and the new company, ChevronTexaco,
is one of the largest petroleum companies in the world. Former head of the
Petroleum Engineering Department at Texas A&M University, he spent years in
reservoir engineering and thermal recovery for Getty Oil. Dr. Robinson has a
Ph.D. in Petroleum Engineering from Texas A&M University, an M.S. in Physics
from Baylor University and a B.S. in Physics and Mathematics from the University
of Southern Colorado.

Dan Williams, former President and Chief Executive Officer, will be continuing
with the Company in a non-executive position.


About Verdisys, Inc.

Verdisys, Inc. provides proprietary oil services and solutions for energy
production enhancement including patented lateral drilling technologies and
secure satellite communications. In the U.S. and Canada, Verdisys provides oil
and gas companies with a patented lateral drilling service utilizing specially
fabricated mobile drilling rigs. These services have had more than a decade of
proven success in dramatically increasing the production of oil and gas wells.
Verdisys has developed unique, high quality and cost effective satellite
communication capabilities that provide energy companies access to remote sites.
The Company's key focus is on monitoring and control of applications involving
SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) implementations in the areas of
oil and gas exploration, production, power distribution and other energy
management applications.

For more information visit www.verdisys.com or call 281-364-6999


Safe Harbor Statement

Statements in this release that are not historical, are forward looking and
involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which may cause Verdisys'
actual results in future periods to be materially different from any future
performance that may be suggested in this release. Such factors may include, but
are not limited to, the need to raise equity capital, the ability to obtain
equity financing on acceptable terms, if at all, a severe worldwide slowdown in
the energy services sector, working capital constraints, fluctuations in
customer demand and commitments, fluctuation in quarterly results due to the
timing of orders and our capacity to fulfill them, introduction of new services,
commercial acceptance and viability of new services, cancellations of orders
without penalties, pricing and competition, reliance upon subcontractors, the
ability of Verdisys' customers to pay for Verdisys' services, the timing of new
technology and product introductions, and the risk of early obsolescence.


CONTACT:

Company Contact: Andrew Wilson, Chief Financial Officer, Verdisys, Inc.
(510)-749-0836 or awilson@verdisys.com

Investor Contact: John Liviakis, Liviakis Financial Communications, Inc.
(415)-389-4670 or john@liviakis.com

Media Contact: Sinan Kanatsiz, Account Executive, K-Comm, Inc. (949)-443-9300 or
sinan@kanatsiz.com