Trican Well Service Ltd.  (TSX:TCW) ("Trican" or "the Company") is pleased to
announce that the Board of Directors has approved a 2013 capital budget of $32.3
million. This capital budget is directed at maintaining Trican's global
equipment fleet and infrastructure and is reflective of Trican's commitment to
providing high quality equipment and service to our customers around the world.
Given the current operating environment in all of our key regions, minimal
expansion capital initiatives have been included in the 2013 capital budget.
Trican will continue to closely monitor its capital program and make any
necessary modifications as greater visibility is obtained throughout 2013.


Additional information regarding Trican including Trican's most recent Annual
Information Form is available under Trican's profile on SEDAR (www.sedar.com).


Headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Trican has operations in Canada, the United
States, Russia, Kazakhstan, Australia and North Africa. Trican provides a
comprehensive array of specialized products, equipment and services that are
used during the exploration and development of oil and gas reserves.


FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

This document contains information that constitutes forward-looking information
and financial outlook within the meaning of applicable securities legislation.
This forward-looking information and financial outlook is identified by the use
of terms and phrases such as "anticipate," "achieve", "achievable," "believe,"
"estimate," "expect," "intend", "plan", "planned", and other similar terms and
phrases. This outlook and information speaks only as of the date of this
document and we do not undertake to publicly update the forward-looking
information contained in this document except in accordance with applicable
securities laws. This forward-looking information and financial outlook
includes:




--  Expectation that the 2013 capital budget will be $32.3 million; 
--  Expectation that Trican will make any necessary modifications to the
    2013 capital budget as greater visibility is obtained throughout 2013. 



Forward-looking information and financial outlook is based on current
expectations, estimates, projections and assumptions, which we believe are
reasonable but which may prove to be incorrect and therefore such
forward-looking information and financial outlook should not be unduly relied
upon. In addition to other factors and assumptions which may be identified in
this document, assumptions have been made regarding, among other things:
industry activity; the general stability of the economic and political
environment; effect of market conditions on demand for the Company's products
and services; the ability to obtain qualified staff, equipment and services in a
timely and cost efficient manner; the ability to operate its business in a safe,
efficient and effective manner; the performance and characteristics of various
business segments; the effect of current plans; the timing and costs of capital
expenditures; future oil and natural gas prices; currency, exchange and interest
rates; the regulatory framework regarding royalties, taxes and environmental
matters in the jurisdictions in which the Company operates; and the ability of
the Company to successfully market its products and services. 


Forward-looking information and financial outlook is subject to a number of
risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially
from those anticipated. These risks and uncertainties include: fluctuating
prices for crude oil and natural gas; changes in drilling activity; general
global economic, political and business conditions; weather conditions;
regulatory changes; the successful exploitation and integration of technology;
customer acceptance of technology; success in obtaining issued patents; the
potential development of competing technologies by market competitors; and
availability of products, qualified personnel, manufacturing capacity and raw
materials. In addition, actual results could differ materially from those
anticipated in the forward-looking information and financial outlook provided
herein as a result of the risk factors set forth under the section entitled
"Risk Factors" in our Annual Information Form dated March 22, 2012.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: 
Trican Well Service Ltd.
Dale Dusterhoft
Chief Executive Officer
(403) 266-0202
(403) 237-7716 (FAX)
ddusterhoft@trican.ca


Trican Well Service Ltd.
Michael Baldwin
Vice President, Finance & CFO
(403) 266-0202
(403) 237-7716 (FAX)
mbaldwin@trican.ca


Trican Well Service Ltd.
Gary Summach
Director of Reporting and Investor Relations
(403) 266-0202
(403) 237-7716 (FAX)
gsummach@trican.ca


Trican Well Service Ltd.
2900, 645 - 7th Avenue S.W.
Calgary, Alberta T2P 4G8
www.trican.ca

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