Montello Resources Ltd./Northern Alberta Update: Grouard and Mulligan;Two Successful Wells Drilled at Grouard

Montello Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:MEO) ("Montello") is pleased to provide an
overview on our Grouard and Mulligan Properties in Northwest Alberta. The
Company will provide an update on our deep projects in Southern Alberta Projects
at Sarcee and Pincher Creek shortly.


Montello's Board of Directors are pleased to announce that two successful wells
have been drilled at Grouard. The 10-3 and the 1-15 wells are tested and deemed
successful with estimated production of 25 to 35 boepd per well. They will be
tied into a gathering system that is currently being negotiated between the
Company and the Operator whereby it is proposed Montello will be able to move
forward as a joint Venture partner in the play on all wells to be drilled going
forward with a 30 to 35% working interest. Offset wells in the area have
produced 1 to 1.5 bcf. The planned infrastructure project will also create third
party water disposal revenue and substantially reduce operating costs for the
existing stranded gas wells and at least the six follow up exploration and
development wells that have already been identified.


On December 4, 2007, Montello announced farming in on two gas exploration wells
in the Grouard region of Alberta, 325 km northwest of the City of Edmonton. The
Company paid 50% of all costs to earn a 35% working interest in the wells.
Montello farmed in on these two wells pursuant to a November, 2007, farm-in
agreement per above subject to minor overrides. Our operator, Northern Sun
Exploration already operates production in the area. Montello also has the right
to participate in other contingent offset wells. Both wells drilled, the 10-3
and 1-15, are multi-zone targets with total depths of approximately 850 meters
and drilling commenced on the first of these drilling locations to the Debolt
formation.


On December 6, 2007, our operator announced that it had drilled and logged the
two multi-zone gas wells and the logs for the wells were being reviewed for
imminent testing. The 1-15 gas well subsequently tested at 4.4 decs per day of
gas (26 boe / day) un-stimulated. Given that the pipeline infrastructure and
facility are not yet 100% complete, the 1-15 was only tested out of one zone and
one set of perforations, but it does show gas production that would warrant a
tie in. The 10-3 well was tested as a gas/oil well and it is producing minor
amounts of gas and oil from the first zone perforated. We think this well has
decent potential but we have some mechanical issues with the pump, which we are
working on presently. There are other zones of interest (by-pass pay) that look
good on logs in both the 10-3 and 1-15 wells that are not yet evaluated ; the
game-plan is to further test them after the initial zones deplete.


Grouard represents a lower risk play given the multi-zone oil and gas potential,
and provides Montello with a good mix of production. A new royalty framework
will not affect the economics given that we will be able to produce the wells
longer at a marginal less productive rate thus avoid the increased royalty rate
especially with the recent gas price deck increases as the market firms up. Our
operating partner has defined an opportunity to Montello to participate in a
stepped up multi well program that could commence in the latter half of 2008
through 2009 per funding commitments.


Mulligan: The Company owns various working interests in 6,720 acres of land in
the Mulligan area in Northern Alberta. This asset contains four producing oil
wells, one producing gas well, four shut-in gas wells; one shut-in oil well and
two identified drilling locations with water-flood possibilities and voidage
replacement enhancement opportunities.. The Company continues to work on
enhancing the Mulligan properties and successfully demonstrated upside from
"water flood / voidage replacement" with pressure maintenance techniques to
increase production in the Charlie Lake Oil Zone in Section -81-8 W6M. With
summer 2007 approval of a water-flood enhancement scheme by the "AEUB" (Alberta
Energy & Utility Board) in place, re-work of the injection well 6-23-81-8W6M
well was completed to enhance oil production in the Charlie Lake Oil Formation
at Mulligan was commenced. Up to two potential re-completions and two new
drilling locations are being reviewed to develop the proved non-producing and
probable reserves in 2008 provided successful negotiation with Joint Venture
Partners.


We are looking to focus our efforts on our larger interest ownership at Mulligan
commencing with additional water-flood opportunities. Economics have been poor
on our smaller interest properties due to overhead, so we are looking to
relinquish operatorship on them to better focus on our larger opportunities in
Township 82-8-W6 at Mulligan.


About Montello Resources Ltd.

Montello Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:MEO), www.montello.com, is an emerging,
publicly traded company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange in Canada. Montello
is pursuing shallow oil and gas opportunities in Northern Alberta, engaged in
deep high impact drill projects in southern Alberta, as well as high impact oil
and gas exploration "hunting for elephants" in the Tennessee Appalachians.


ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

William R. (Bill) Cawker, President-CEO

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Reader Advisory: This news release contains certain forward-looking statements,
including management's operations and capital expenditures and the timing
thereof, that involve substantial known and unknown risks and uncertainties,
certain of which are beyond the Corporation's control. The Corporation's actual
results, performance or achievements could differ materially from those
expressed in, or implied. Investors are cautioned that forward-looking
statements are inherently uncertain and involve risks and uncertainties that
could cause actual results to differ materially. There can be no assurances that
future developments affecting Montello will be those anticipated by management.
Furthermore any forward-looking statements contained in this news release are
made as at the date of this news release and the Corporation does not undertake
any obligation to update publicly or to revise them whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by applicable
securities laws. We Seek Safe Harbor.


"BOEs may be misleading, particularly if used in isolation. A BOE conversion
ratio of 6 Mcf: 1bbl is based on an energy equivalency conversion method
primarily applicable at the burner tip and does not represent a value
equivalency at the wellhead."
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