CALGARY, ALBERTA -- Montello Resources Ltd (TSX Venture NEX: MEO.P) is pleased to announce that an Alberta Limited Liability Partnership has completed the purchase of the majority interest in the Pincher Creek property from the previous operator and the transfer of operatorship to General Partner has been finalized.

Montello anticipates that this will allow the Pincher Creek property to be developed and brought into production during the 4th quarter of 2013. In addition, Montello anticipates receiving revenues during the same 4th quarter and expects further development of additional wells before the end of 2013.

As previously announced, Montello entered into a purchase and sale agreement on November 15, 2012 whereby the Company sold a 10% working interest in the Pincher Creek Project for $575,000 to a private company. The funds from the 10% sale will be used for ongoing operational costs, re-instatement costs and Montello's portion of costs related to building of the necessary pipeline to bring the 1-11 discovery well into production. Once that well is online, the operator will move on to the next location.

Montello would like to thank all stakeholders for their understanding and patience for such a long gap since our last news release. Management wanted to ensure certain key steps were actually finalized before making any premature announcements. Once again Montello thanks its shareholders for their patience and support through these difficult times.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

"Peter C. Brown"
Peter C. Brown
President-CEO-Chairman

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About Montello

Management's goal is to pursue opportunities for high impact oil and gas exploration and recompletion projects in the Appalachian Basin in Tennessee as well as search for potential high impact exploration drilling opportunities back home in the Province of Alberta, Canada's oil and gas heartland.

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