Sundance Announces Completion Program at Ochapowace and Timing of Re-Entry at Redford Saskatchewan

CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Sept. 29, 2011) - Sundance Energy Corporation (TSX VENTURE:SNY) ("Sundance" or the "Corporation") announces that it has completed the detailed core and log analysis obtained from the Ochapowace 6-5-18-3W2M well (the "6-5 well") and will commence testing, fracing and completion operations on three zones/formations including the Bakken, Souris River and Second White Specks. Sundance has engaged the services of a major service company to design and perform the actual fracing component of the proposed operations. Fracing and completion operations will commence within 30-45 days. Sundance has a 100% working interest in the 6-5 well and is the operator.

Further, Sundance announces that it will commence the re-entry of the Cathkin 3-7-38-19W3M well located on the Corporation's Redford Project (the "3-7 well") prior to October 3, 2011 and not September 28, 2011 as previously announced. The intention is to perforate and test the by-passed oil pay potential from the Sparky and McLaren formations. The re-entry is anticipated to take approximately ten days to complete. Results will be released when operations are completed. Sundance has a 100% working interest and is the operator of the 3-7 well. Based on achieving favorable results from the operations, there are potentially three to five further development locations on the Redford Project.

The Corporation further announces that it has filed its Financial Statements and Management Discussion and Analysis for the nine months ended July 31, 2011 on SEDAR (www.sedar.com).

Sundance Energy Corporation is a junior publicly traded oil and gas company whose primary focus is exploring First Nation Lands in Western Canada. Sundance trades on the TSX Venture Exchange under the trading symbol "SNY".

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