The BCD Farms 16-21 #1H was successfully fracture stimulated and the well produced approximately 1,553 barrels of oil and 1.34 MMcf of natural gas, or 1,776 barrels of oil equivalent, from the Bakken formation during a 24 hour period. Brigham maintains an approximate 24% working interest in the BCD Farms 16-21 #1H. Brigham's interest in the BCD Farms 16-21 #1H will increase upon payout of the first six wells in our Rough Rider drilling participation agreement.

The BCD Farms 16-21 #1H represents a significant producer for Brigham given that it is located in the far northwestern part of its Rough Rider acreage position in Williams County, North Dakota. The BCD Farms 16-21 #1H is approximately 13 miles to the northwest of Brigham's recent Brad Olson 9-16 #1H completion, and approximately 30 miles to the northwest of Brigham's Figaro 28-33 #1H completion. The Brad Olson 9-16 #1H and the Figaro 28-33 #1H had early 24 hour production rates of 2,112 and 1,895 barrels of oil equivalent, respectively.

Also in its Rough Rider project area, Brigham's Lee 16-21 #1H and Strand 16-9 #1H have both reached total depth and are scheduled to be fracture stimulated this month. Brigham recently added its third operated rig in the Williston Basin. The company is currently drilling the State 36-1 #1H and the Williston 25-36 #1H, and is preparing to spud the Jackson 35-34 #1H.

Bud Brigham, the Chairman, President and CEO, stated, "We're very excited with the strong early performance of the BCD Farms 16-21 #1H. We believe that it's confirming our interpretation of a continuous Bakken reservoir across our core Rough Rider acreage where we have approximately 100,000 net acres with the potential to drill three Bakken wells per 1280 acre spacing unit."

Bud Brigham continued, "The Brad Olson, BCD Farms, Lee, Strand, State and Williston wells represent the initial six wells to be drilled under our participation agreement with U.S. Energy Corp. (NASDAQ: USEG). Subsequent to drilling the Williston 25-36 #1H, in November we plan to move this rig to Mountrail County, North Dakota to drill horizontal Bakken and Three Forks wells within our Ross area. At that time, we'll have two rigs operating in Williams and McKenzie Counties, and one rig running in Mountrail County.