Sundance to Spud Alexander Project Test Well

CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Feb. 29, 2012) - Sundance Energy Corporation ("Sundance" or the "Corporation") (TSX VENTURE:SNY) (OTCQX:SNYXF) announces that it has received all regulatory approvals for both the drilling of the Sundance Alexander 16-11-56-27 W4M test well ("16-11 Well") and for the shooting of a 3D seismic survey over a portion of the Corporation's Alexander First Nations Permit.

The surface lease for the 16-11 Well has been constructed and a rig contracted to commence drilling operations on March 3, 2012. The 16-11 Well will be drilled to a total depth of approximately 1,300 meters subsurface into the Wabamun formation. The 16-11 Well will evaluate the hydrocarbon potential in the Ellerslie, Detrital and Wabamun formations. Drilling operations are anticipated to take approximately one week to complete.

The permitted 3D Seismic Program consists of approximately 9 square miles of shooting and recording and is expected to be completed and processed by the third week of March. Both the drilling operations for the 16-11 Well and the operations for the 3D Seismic Program are expected to be completed before "Spring Break-up" occurs.

Sundance is the operator of the Alexander Project and has a 50% interest. The Alexander Project encompasses the entire Alexander First Nation home reserve which consists of 27 contiguous sections (17,280 gross acres) located in Central Alberta, 8 miles North West of the City of Edmonton, Alberta.

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 in Canada on the TSX Venture Exchange under the trading symbol "SNY" and on the OTCQX Exchange in the U.S.A. under the trading symbol "SNYXF".

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