Open Range Access to Provide AxsDirect™

New wireless turnkey solution to deliver reliable and cost-effective remote wellhead management and alerting

Lyons, CO, December 15, 2004 - Open Range Access announced today that it would provide turnkey remote telemetry solutions to the Oil and Gas Industry. The first in a series of new product offerings, under the brand of AxsDirect™, is expected to ship in January 2005. AxsDirect™-a remote access wireless solution for the Gas Industry is a state-of-the-art turnkey solution that enables producers to check wellhead status, receive alerts and remotely manage their wellhead controllers.

The new offering combines industry-leading technology in wellhead control with Open Range Access' AxsDirect™. The AxsDirect™ system allows producers to immediately access and control their wellheads 24 hours a day from any computer or web-enabled communications device (laptops, PDAs, cell phones or pagers) with Internet access through a simple web interface and e-mail alerts. "Integrating AxsDirect™ technology with wellhead controllers will allow us to offer our customers a system with uncompromising price, performance and reliability in a market currently dominated by antiquated and costly equipment," said Ray Norman, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at Open Range Access.

"We believe it is time for the Oil and Gas Industry to benefit from the level of technology being offered in the Tech industry throughout the country", said Jonathan Manz, President and CEO of Open Range Access. "Our application of advanced technologies has simplified the field units, allowing self-installation and rapid deployment for our customers. This is going to change the way remote management is done."

About Open Range Access

The team at Open Range Access has been building enterprise-level communications networks, integrated software solutions for over 20 years. Their philosophy, "simple is better," is evident in their straightforward, reliable and cost-effective systems designs. AxsDirect™, their latest turnkey solution for remote gas wellhead management, improves the productivity of both the field personnel and the wellhead itself by providing easy access to the controller and its historical data and significantly reducing the need to physically visit the wellhead. For more information, or a free assessment, please visit: www.openrangeaccess.com or call 866-847-7508.