PARTICLE DRILLING TECHNOLOGIES ANNOUNCES ITS FISCAL FOURTH QUARTER AND YEAR-END 2008 FINANCIAL RESULTS AND CONFERENCE CALL SCHEDULE

Houston – December 8, 2008 Particle Drilling Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: PDRT) announced today plans to release its fiscal fourth quarter and year-end 2008 financial results on Monday, December 15, 2008 at approximately 7:00 a.m. eastern time (6:00 a.m. central).  In conjunction with the release, Particle Drilling Technologies has scheduled a conference call, which will be broadcast live over the Internet on Monday, December 15, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. eastern time (10:00 a.m. central). The Company plans to provide an operations update and a review of the quarterly results.

A telephonic replay of the conference call will be available through December 22, 2008 and may be accessed by calling 303-590-3000 and using passcode 11123339#.  A web cast archive will also be available at www.particledrilling.com, on the "Investor Relations" section of the Company's website, shortly after the call and will be accessible for approximately 90 days. For more information, please contact Donna Washburn at DRG&E at 713-529-6600 or email dmw@drg-e.com.

About Particle Drilling Technologies, Inc.
Particle Drilling Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: PDRT) is a development-stage oilfield service and technology company commercializing its patented and patent-pending Particle Impact Drilling system. The company's technology is designed to enhance the rate-of-penetration function in the drilling process, particularly in hard-rock environments. It is headquartered in Houston, Texas. For more information, visit: www.particledrilling.com.

Safe Harbor Statement
Certain statements in this press release that are not historical but are forward-looking are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which may cause PDTI's actual results in future periods to be materially different from any future performance that may be suggested in this press release. Such risks and uncertainties may include, but are not limited to, PDTI's need to raise equity capital and its ability to obtain equity financing on acceptable terms, if at all, a severe worldwide slowdown in the energy services sector, working capital constraints and the ability of PDTI to successfully complete any strategic alternative. Further, PDTI is a development stage company that operates in an industry sector where securities values are highly volatile and may be influenced by economic and other factors beyond PDTI's control such as announcements by competitors and service providers.