Bonanza Creek Energy Company, LLC Adds Ralph Goehring as Executive VP and CFO

BAKERSFIELD, Calif., Jan. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Bonanza Creek Energy Company, LLC

Bonanza Creek Energy Company, LLC ("Bonanza Creek" or the "Company"),
announced that Ralph Goehring has joined the Company as Executive VP and CFO.

"The addition of Mr. Goehring to our executive team will enhance the
capabilities of Bonanza Creek as we pursue additional growth opportunities.
Mr. Goehring brings to the Company a wealth of executive management
experience, in addition to in-depth knowledge of the capital markets and
leadership in finance, accounting and taxation," said Mike Starzer, President
& CEO of Bonanza Creek.

Ralph Goehring stated, "I am pleased to join the executive management of
Bonanza Creek and look forward to contributing to the Company's continued
production growth and financial success. The combination of leadership, a
strong investor group and stable operational cash flow positions Bonanza Creek
well for continued success."

Mr. Goehring's previous employment was with Berry Petroleum Company (NYSE:
BRY) as Chief Financial Officer from 1992 through May 2008. Mr. Goehring also
held positions for Berry Petroleum as Executive Vice President from 2004
through December 2008, Sr. Vice President from 1997 through 2004, and Manager
of Taxation from 1987 through 1992. In 1989, Mr. Goehring assisted taking
Berry Petroleum Company public and has directed recapitalization efforts since
then. Prior to Berry Petroleum, Mr. Goehring served as Controller for
Resonant Technology Company from 1983 through 1987 and as Sr. Tax Accountant
with Arthur Andersen
& Company from 1978 through 1983.

Mr. Goehring holds a degree in Business Administration from the University of
California, Berkeley, is a licensed CPA in California and serves on the board
of the Independent Petroleum Association of America.

About Bonanza Creek Energy Company, LLC
Bonanza Creek Energy Company, LLC is an independent energy company based in
Bakersfield, California with regional offices in Denver and Houston and
operations in Colorado, Wyoming, Arkansas and California. The Company
currently produces 2,220 BOEPD of crude oil, natural gas and CO2 and drills
between fifty and seventy wells per year. Proved reserves are approximately
20 million BOE with unproved potential of approximately 120 million BOE on the
Company's 120,000 acres of lease and fee lands.

Cautionary Statement
Certain statements in this news release constitute "forward-looking
statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995, particularly any express or implied statements concerning future
financial condition or operating results. Although Bonanza Creek Energy
Company, LLC believes that the expectations reflected herein are reasonable,
the matters discussed in this release involve risks, uncertainties, and other
factors that may delay, prevent or adversely affect the transaction or its
planned activities and operations. There can be no assurance that such
expectations will prove correct. All forward-looking statements are expressly
qualified by this cautionary statement.

SOURCE Bonanza Creek Energy Company, LLC

Michael R. Starzer, President & CEO, +1-661-638-2730