EXHIBIT 99.1


ENCORE ACQUISITION COMPANY COMMENCES PRIVATE PLACEMENT OF $150 MILLION OF SENIOR
SUBORDINATED NOTES

Fort Worth, Texas, June 10, 2002--Encore Acquisition Company ("Encore") (NYSE:
EAC) announced today that it intends to commence an offering of $150 million of
Senior Subordinated Notes due 2012 through a private placement pursuant to Rule
144A. The offering of the notes, which is subject to market and other
conditions, will be made within the United States only to qualified
institutional buyers, and outside the United States to non-U.S. investors.

Encore intends to use the net proceeds of the note offering, together with
borrowings under a new revolving credit facility that will be entered into at
the time of the offering, to repay all of the outstanding indebtedness under its
existing bank credit facility. The Company expects to price the notes the week
of June 17, 2002.

The notes have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 or
applicable state securities laws, and may not be offered or sold in the United
States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state laws. This announcement
shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy.

Organized in 1998, Encore is a growing independent energy company engaged in the
acquisition, development and exploitation of North American oil and natural gas
reserves. Encore's oil and natural gas reserves are located in the Williston
Basin of Montana and North Dakota, the Permian Basin of Texas and New Mexico,
the Anadarko Basin of Oklahoma and the Powder River Basin of Montana.

Statements made in this release may constitute "forward-looking statements" as
defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These statements are based on assumptions and
estimations that management believes are reasonable given currently available
information. However, the assumptions of management and the future performance
of the Company are both subject to a wide range of business risks and
uncertainties and there is no assurance that these statements and projections
will be met. Actual results could differ materially from those presented in the
forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly
update or revise any forward-looking statements. Further information on risk and
uncertainties is available in the Company's filings with the Securities and
Exchange commission, which are incorporated by this reference as though fully
set forth herein.

Contact:         Rani M. Wainwright,
                 Assistant Treasurer
                 817-339-0919