Attached files

                                  HINTO ENERGY


HINTO ENERGY,  INC. DEVELOPS  PROPRIETARY  TECHNOLOGY TO INCREASE OIL PRODUCTION
AND RESERVES

DENVER,  CO--(Marketwired - March 17, 2015) - HINTO ENERGY, INC. (OTCQB:  HENI),
engaged  in  the  exploration,  acquisition,  and  development  of oil  and  gas
properties,  with producing wells in Ohio, Utah and Montana, today announced the
Company has been  developing  a new  proprietary  technology  that will  enhance
production and increase  reserves of both newly drilled and existing oil and gas
wells.  The technology is engineered to drill multiple very short radius lateral
bore  holes  from a  vertical  well that  extend  out to a maximum  of 300 feet,
although there is significant  support  documenting  enhanced well  productivity
with laterals as short as 10 feet.

"Hinto has been evaluating  technologies that will enable the Company to extract
greater  quantities  of oil and gas  from new and  existing  wells,  while  also
substantially  increasing  reserves.  This  technology  has gained in importance
given  recent  lower oil and gas prices  and the  company  is  accelerating  its
program to begin  working on Company  wells,"  stated George  Harris,  the Chief
Executive Officer of the Company.

Companies  utilizing similar types of technology,  such as Buckman Jet Drilling,
Inc.  have  indicated  that  completion  of 30 to 100 foot laterals can increase
production  by "50 to 200  percent  in new  wells  and  100 to 1000  percent  in
stripper  wells" and "can replace  hydraulic  fracturing in some cases".  In the
report  "Effect of  Multiple  Laterals on Well  Performance",  prepared by Joshi
Technologies  International,  Inc.,  the  potential to increase  production  and
associated reserves by 80 to 620 percent by drilling three, fifty foot laterals,
as  compared  to a  comparable  vertical  well that is  normally  perforated  or
produced open hole is indicated.  The potential gains in production and reserves
is based on oil zones twenty or fewer feet in  thickness,  adjusted for vertical
permeability, skin damage, well diameter and other factors.

"The Company has been  developing this downhole  completion  technology over the
past 30  months  and is  very  excited  about  the  potential  to  unlock  added
production and increase  reserves from its own existing  wells,  as well as from
new wells and  properties.  This technology has the potential to bring old wells
that meet the right  parameters to near new well production  levels.  The key is
identifying the wells/fields that meet the criteria," Harris continued.

Hinto Energy, Inc. is involved in the acquisition,  production,  development and
exploration of Oil and Natural Gas properties.  The Company is actively  seeking
to acquire  producing oil and natural gas properties that offer long term proven
oil and natural gas reserves and that are candidates for the new technology. The
Company employs state-of-the-art technology for reservoir  characterization,  to
discover by-passed  reserves,  and to evaluate  unexploited  resources utilizing
modern   horizontal   drilling   techniques.    For   more   information   visit
www.hintoenergy.com.

      5350 S. Roslyn Street, Suite 400, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111
                     Tel: (303) 647-4842 Fax: (303) 848-8353
                               www.hintoenergy.com


                                  HINTO ENERGY




DISCLAIMER:

These equations used in this work assume  homogenous,  constant  compressibility
reservoirs.  The calculations are  representative  of conditions in real fields,
but will not exactly predict any particular field.


NOTICE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release may contain  certain  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.  Investors are cautioned
that such  forward-looking  statements  involve risks and  uncertainties,  which
include among  others,  the inherent  uncertainties  associated  with  petroleum
exploration  and  development  stage  exploration  companies  including  without
limitation,  other risks  detailed from time to time in the  company's  periodic
reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Contact Information:

Hinto Energy, Inc.
Gary Herick, Vice President - Finance
5350 S. Roslyn Street
Greenwood Village, CO 80111
(303) 647-4850



































      5350 S. Roslyn Street, Suite 400, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111
                     Tel: (303) 647-4842 Fax: (303) 848-8353
                               www.hintoenergy.co