Quicksilver Resources Announces Second-Quarter 201

FORT WORTH, Texas, July 23, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Quicksilver Resources Inc. (NYSE: KWK ) today announced the company expects to release second-quarter 2013 earnings on Tuesday, August 6, 2013, before the market opens. The company will host a conference call the same day at 10:00 a.m. Central time to discuss financial and operating results.

Quicksilver invites interested parties to listen to the call via the company's website at http://investors.qrinc.com under the Events and Presentations page or by calling 1-877-313-7932, using the conference ID number 88746725, approximately 10 minutes before the call. A digital replay of the conference call will be available at 2:00 p.m. Central time the same day, and will remain available for 30 days. The replay can be dialed at 1-855-859-2056. Reference should be made to the conference ID number 88746725. The replay will also be archived for 30 days on the company's website.

About Quicksilver Resources

Fort Worth, Texas-based Quicksilver Resources is an independent oil and gas company engaged in the exploration, development and acquisition of oil and gas, primarily from unconventional reservoirs including gas from shales and coal beds in North America. Quicksilver's Canadian subsidiary, Quicksilver Resources Canada Inc., is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta. Quicksilver's common shares are publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "KWK." For more information about Quicksilver Resources, visit www.qrinc.com .

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