Sterling Resources announces Breagh well A06 test results

CALGARY, Oct. 8, 2013 /CNW/ - Sterling Resources Ltd. (TSX-V: SLG) ("Sterling" or the "Company") announces production test results for the recently completed Breagh development well A06.

The well reached a total depth of 13,173 feet measured depth at a location 2.8 kilometres south of the Breagh Alpha platform.  The well test results indicate that the initial production rate for the well should be 22 million standard cubic feet per day (MMscf/d) under expected production conditions.  The well is expected to be tied-in and producing before year-end 2013.

First gas production at Breagh is expected to commence shortly, with the heat exchanger issues at the Teesside Gas Processing Plant having been resolved.

Sterling is a Canadian-listed international oil and gas company headquartered in Calgary, Alberta with assets in the United Kingdom, Romania, France and the Netherlands. The Common Shares are listed and posted for trading on the TSX-V under the symbol "SLG".

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SOURCE: Sterling Resources Ltd.

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