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PETROQUEST ENERGY ANNOUNCES SUCCESSFUL WELL AT ITS ENGLISH TURN PROSPECT

LAFAYETTE, LA - June 8, 2006 - PetroQuest Energy, Inc. (NYSE: PQ) announced today that it has logged a successful well at its English Turn Prospect in South Louisiana. The Company has drilled to a total depth of approximately 13,500 feet logging approximately 210 feet true vertical depth of net productive sands in a single objective. The Company is currently completing the well and it is expected to begin producing within two months at a gross rate of 10 to 15 million cubic feet equivalent per day. PetroQuest has an approximate 41% net revenue interest in the well.

About the Company

PetroQuest Energy, Inc. is an independent energy company engaged in the exploration, development, acquisition and production of oil and natural gas reserves in the Arkoma Basin, East Texas, South Louisiana and the shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico. PetroQuest trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “PQ.”

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks, trends and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. Among those risks, trends and uncertainties are our estimate of the sufficiency of our existing capital sources, our ability to raise additional capital to fund cash requirements for future operations, the uncertainties involved in estimating quantities of proved oil and natural gas reserves, in prospect development and property acquisitions and in projecting future rates of production, the timing of development expenditures and drilling of wells, hurricanes and other natural disasters, and the operating hazards attendant to the oil and gas business. In particular, careful consideration should be given to cautionary statements made in the various reports PetroQuest has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. PetroQuest undertakes no duty to update or revise these forward-looking statements.