MIDLAND, Texas, July 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Dawson Geophysical Company (Nasdaq: DWSN) announced today that it plans to publicly release financial results for its quarter ended June 30, 2008, the Company's third quarter of fiscal 2008, before the market opens on Thursday, July 31, 2008. An investor conference call to review the third quarter results will be held on Thursday, July 31, 2008, at 9:00 a.m. Central Time.

    Date:      Thursday, July 31, 2008
    Time:      10:00 AM EDT
                9:00 AM CDT
                8:00 AM MDT
                7:00 AM PDT
    Call:      (866) 322-9730 (US/Canada) and (706) 679-6054 (International)
               Passcode 57371229
    Internet:  Live and rebroadcast over the internet, log onto
               http://www.dawson3d.com
    Replay:    Available through Saturday, August 2, 2008, at (800) 642-1687
               (US/Canada), (706) 645-9291 (International), Passcode 57371229
               and available for 30 days on the Company's web site at
               http://www.dawson3d.com

Dawson Geophysical Company is the leading provider of U.S. onshore seismic data acquisition services as measured by the number of active data acquisition crews. Founded in 1952, Dawson acquires and processes 2-D, 3-D, and multi-component seismic data solely for its clients, ranging from major oil and gas companies to independent oil and gas operators as well as providers of multi-client data libraries.

In accordance with the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Dawson Geophysical Company cautions that statements in this press release which are forward-looking and which provide other than historical information involve risks and uncertainties that may materially affect the Company's actual results of operations. These risks include, but are not limited to, dependence upon energy industry spending, the volatility of oil and gas prices, high fixed costs of operations, weather interruptions, the ability to obtain land access rights of way, industry competition, the ability to manage growth, and the availability of capital resources. A discussion of these and other factors, including risks and uncertainties, is set forth in the Company's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2007. Dawson Geophysical Company disclaims any intention or obligation to revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

SOURCE Dawson Geophysical Company