Thunderbird Energy Operations Update

Thunderbird Energy Corp. (TSX VENTURE:TBD) (FRANKFURT:M2Y)("Thunderbird" or the
"Company") today announced that drilling and workover operations are underway at
the Company's Gordon Creek natural gas field. This represents the commencement
of a total program of 50 new wells and 5 workovers of existing wells to be
carried out in 2011 and 2012. A substantial portion of the funding for these
operations was provided through a $25 million commodity stream agreement with
Sandstorm Metals & Energy announced July 13, 2011.


Further to the Company's August 11, 2011 press release, the Southwest Regional
Partnership on Carbon Sequestration's (SWP) Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)
deployment phase (Phase III) which is sited at Gordon Creek, is proceeding with
a variety of design and permitting activities. The initial focus of the field
activities will include an extensive 3D seismic shoot in order to gain further
understanding of the structure that is believed to host the previously
discovered CO2 at Gordon Creek and to optimize the location of the initial CO2
source well to be drilled in 2012. The project will also be re-working the
existing injection well at Gordon Creek in order to conduct a high rate combine
CO2-Water injectivity test.


Thunderbird Energy is a Canadian-based oil and gas exploration and production
Company with interests in the US Rockies and mid-continent regions.


Caution Regarding Forward- looking information

Information in this news release respecting anticipated natural gas development
operations and the carbon sequestration project constitutes forward-looking
information. Statements containing forward-looking information express, as at
the date of this news release, the Company's plans, expectations, or beliefs as
to future events or results are believed to be reasonable based on the
information currently available to the Company. The Company does not undertake
to update any such forward-looking statements unless required by applicable
securities legislation. 


Statements including forward-looking information involve known and unknown
risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results of the
Company and its operations to be materially different from estimated costs or
results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. 


There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be
accurate. Actual results and future events could differ materially from those
anticipated in such statements. Readers should not place undue reliance on
forward-looking information.