TGC Industries Announces Third Quarter 2012 Earnings Release and Conference Call Schedule

PLANO, Texas, Oct. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- TGC Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: TGE) today announced plans to release its third quarter 2012 financial results on Thursday, November 1, 2012 before the market opens. In conjunction with the release, TGC Industries has scheduled a conference call, which will be broadcast live over the Internet, that same day at 9:30 a.m. eastern time (8:30 a.m. central time).

	What:	TGC Industries Third Quarter 2012 Earnings Conference Call
	When:	Thursday, November 1, 2012 – 9:30 a.m. eastern / 8:30 a.m. central
	How:	Live via phone by dialing 480-629-9770 and asking for the TGC Industries call at least 10 minutes prior to the start time, or live over the Internet by logging onto the web at the address below
	Where:	http://www.tgcseismic.com

A telephonic replay of the conference call will be available through November 15, 2012 and may be accessed by calling 303-590-3030 using passcode 4567382#. A web cast archive will also be available at www.tgcseismic.com shortly after the call and will be accessible for approximately 90 days.

TGC Industries, Inc., based in Plano, Texas, is a leading provider of seismic data acquisition services with operations throughout the continental United States and Canada. The Company has branch offices in Houston, Midland, Oklahoma City and Calgary.