BILLINGS, Mont., Jan. 30, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

Operations Update

• Average production of 570 barrels of oil equivalent (BOE) per day for the 4^th quarter ended December 31, 2011.
   
• As of December 31, 2011:

o   Production was 1,012 BOE per day.

o   2.99 net wells (58 gross) producing.

o   An additional 3.27 net wells were in the process of being drilled, completed or prepared for production.

• Acquired 1,430 additional net acres at an average price of $2,116 per net acre in the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2011.
   
• As of December 31, 2011, Voyager held 32,068 total net acres targeting the Bakken/Three Forks formations in the Williston Basin.

Voyager (AMEX:VOG) achieved its goal of participating in six net wells by the end of 2011, production from those wells is slightly less than expected due to increased drilling and completion activity in the area expanding the timeline from well spud to initial production to approximately180 days, on average, from what had typically been 90 days. J.R. Reger, the Chief Executive Officer of Voyager, commented, "The increased competition for completion crews and equipment lends further credence to Voyager's non-operator model, as our larger operating partners can achieve better response times than we would be able to achieve on our own. We expect the time from spud to production to revert to more normal historical averages as more completion and production crews migrate to the Bakken from natural gas focused resource plays."

2012 Guidance

• Spud 10 net wells in 2012.
• Of the 10 net wells spud in 2012, Voyager expects 6 wells to be producing at year end.
• At year end 2012, Voyager expects to have daily production of approximately 2,200 to 2,500 BOE per day from approximately 12 net wells. 
• Capital expenditure budget in 2012 of approximately $70 Million.

Voyager reaffirms its guidance that it expects to spud 10 net wells in 2012. Based on the 2011 time between the spud date and initial production, Voyager currently expects approximately 6 of the 10 net wells to be producing by the end of 2012, with approximately 4 net wells in the process of being drilled or awaiting completion. J.R. Reger, the Chief Executive Officer of Voyager, commented, "We are looking forward to a robust 2012 where the operators are more focused on drilling and development than in 2011. It is a great time to be a non-operator in the Williston Basin. It's exciting to see our operating partners accelerate development and increase the number of completion crews in the area."

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