CALGARY, ALBERTA -- (Marketwire) -- 01/31/13 -- On January 30, 2013 Xtreme Drilling and Coil Services (TSX:XDC) closed the previously announced agreement to sell one of its ultra-deep XSR units. The purchasing company will operate the unit in a Middle East country outside of Xtreme's core operating area of Saudi Arabia. The sales price was $9.8 million which includes the XSR rig and ancillary equipment. The proceeds were used to retire debt.

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This press release contains forwarding looking statements. More particularly, this press release contains statements concerning the anticipated use of the net proceeds of the sale of equipment. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in these forward looking statements are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on them because the Company can give no assurance that they will prove to be correct. Since forward looking statements address future events and conditions, by their very nature they involve inherent risks and uncertainties. The intended use of the net proceeds by the Company might change if the board of directors of the Company determines that it would be in the best interests of the Company to deploy the proceeds for some other purpose.

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About Xtreme Coil

Xtreme Drilling and Coil Services Corp. ("XDC" on the Toronto Stock Exchange) designs, builds, and operates a fleet of high specification drilling rigs and coiled tubing well service units featuring leading-edge proprietary technology including AC high capacity coil injectors, deep re-entry drilling capability, modular transportation systems and continuous integration of in-house advances in methodologies.

Currently Xtreme operates two service lines: Drilling Services (XDR) and Coil Services (XSR) under contracts with oil and natural gas exploration and production companies and integrated oilfield service providers in Canada, the United States and Saudi Arabia. For more information about the Company, please visit www.xtremecoil.com.