EXHIBIT 99.1



                        [NATURAL GAS SYSTEMS LETTERHEAD]



NEWS RELEASE

SEPTEMBER 7, 2004

NATURAL GAS SYSTEMS, INC. ANNOUNCES PROPERTY ACQUISITION AND APPROVAL FOR
LISTING IN MERGENT MANUAL AND NEWS REPORTS(TM)

(Houston, Texas) NATURAL GAS SYSTEMS, INC. (OTC: NGSY) announced today the
completion of the acquisition of 100% of the working interest in 129 wells and
associated equipment and water disposal systems from a private seller. The
assets acquired are located in central Louisiana and currently produce revenues,
net of royalties, at the approximate annualized rate of $750,000 based on
current oil prices. Forty of the wells are currently shut-in and believed to be
capable of being returned to production following various repairs and
maintenance.

Robert Herlin, President of Natural Gas Systems, stated "We are very pleased to
close this transaction, the price for which was set early in 2004 based upon a
much lower oil price. This property is an excellent fit with our strategy of
acquiring and redeveloping established fields and is expected to be accretive to
NGS in operating cash flows."

The Company has initiated a program of returning wells to production, increasing
water disposal capacity to allow higher production rates, utilizing currently
vented gas production to replace purchased power and other operational
improvements. Operation of the property will be combined with the Company's
nearby Delhi Field operations.

The Company further announced today that Mergent's Editorial Board has approved
Natural Gas Systems for a listing in Mergent Manuals and News Reports(TM). The
Company's corporate profile, published on August 27, 2004, includes descriptive
text data as well as news and financial statements, and is accessible via
Mergent's online and print products, says the Company's President, Robert
Herlin.

As part of Mergent's listing services, the new description will be highlighted
separately on www.mergent.com with an active hyperlink back to the Company's
website.

The Mergent Industrial Manual and News Reports(TM) is a recognized securities
manual in 38 states for purposes of Blue Sky Manual Exemption. First published
in 1918, and formerly known as Moody's(TM) Manuals and News Reports, the
publication was rebranded as Mergent Manuals and News Reports when Mergent, Inc.
acquired Moody's(TM) Financial Information Services division in 1998. Natural
Gas System's listing will aid the brokerage community in making a market for the
Company's stock. However, it is recommended that brokers confirm with their
compliance/legal department concerning "Blue Sky" laws in specific states and
other regulatory laws that might affect them.

Natural Gas Systems, Inc. is a development stage company formed to acquire and
develop oil and gas fields and apply both conventional and specialized
technology to accelerate production and




develop incremental reserves, particularly in low permeability reservoirs
amenable to lateral drilling technology.

SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT

This press release includes certain "Forward-Looking Statements" within the
meaning of section 21E of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended. All statements regarding potential results and future plans and
objectives of the company, are forward-looking statements that involve various
risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that such statements will
prove to be accurate and actual results and future events could differ
materially from those anticipated in such statements. Important factors that
could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations include,
but are not limited to, those factors that are disclosed under the heading "Risk
Factors" and elsewhere in our documents filed from time to time with the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission and other regulatory authorities.
Other risk factors may include, but are not limited to, our ability to obtain
financing on acceptable terms, or at all, a potential severe worldwide slowdown
in the energy services sector, working capital constraints, completion of
incremental purchases of properties, fluctuation in quarterly results due to the
timing of acquisitions and resulting re-development and our capacity to
effectively manage the new properties and complete re-development, continuing
availability of additional opportunities, continued access to oil and natural
gas markets at attractive prices, the continued availability and success of
lateral drilling technology, and increased competition for the fields targeted
by NGS. Further, the company operates in an industry sector where securities
values are highly volatile and may be influenced by economic and other factors
beyond the company's control, such as announcements by competitors and service
providers.

For additional information contact:

Investor Contact:    John Liviakis, Liviakis Financial Communications, Inc.
                     (415)389-4670

Company Contacts:    Sterling McDonald, CFO
                     (713)935-0122