Bakken Seismic Tests

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BAKKEN 2D/3C SEISMIC TESTS

Vector Seismic Data Processing, Inc. is pleased to announce theimmediate availability of two high-resolution, 3-component, dual-source 2D

seismic test programs designed to unlock the potential for imaging sweet spots

in the Middle Bakken in the Williston Basin.

Both programs, shown on the attached map, and recorded in 2008, tie key producing

wells in the prolific Bakken trend in North Dakota and both provide comprehensive testingand analysis and successfully identify the seismic signature of natural fractures in the Middle

Bakken Formation.

N.E. Nesson 2D/3C Test Program

This program, recorded and processed in the spring of 2008, consists of a 2D, 3-component, dual-source seismic profile approximately 10 miles long. The line orientation is

approximately north-south and ties 3 producing Bakken wells in Burke and Mountrail

Counties, ND on the eastern edge of Tioga Field. The package includes all of the raw andexperimentally-processed P-wave CDP data, as well as both the radial and transverse

converted shear-wave common-conversion point (CCP) processing for both the Vibroseis

and the deep-hole dynamite versions of the line. In addition, comprehensive source tests(both dynamite and Vibroseis), modeling and a detailed, 130-page report is included in the

package.

Parshall-Sanish 2D/3C Test Program

Recorded in the fall of 2008 and released for license in January 2009, the Parshall-Sanish 2D, 3-component, dual-source seismic profile is about 27 miles long and ties a key

dry hole, the Behm Energy Edwards 33H well in NW NW S33 T154N R88W east of Parshall

Field with prolific Middle Bakken production in both the Parshall and Sanish Fields to the

west. The line orientation is roughly NE to SW, begins in Ward County and extends entirely

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Acquisition Parameters

Both the N.E. Nesson 2D/3C Test and the Parshall-Sanish 2D/3C Test were

recorded with identical field parameters as follows:

Group Interval .................................................................82.5 ft.Source Interval...............................................................495 ft.Spread ...........................................................19,923.75-206.25-X-206.25-19,923.75Source Type...................................................... Dynamite 2kg. @ 40 ft.....................................................................andVibroseis (8-128Hz. 12 sec. sweep)Geophones.................................................. 3-component Aries MC 10Hz. or equivalent

Number of Channels......................................................480Nominal Fold.............................................................. 4,000%Bin Spacing.......................................................................41.25 ft.Record Length....................................................................6.0 sec @ 1 ms.

All of the processing was accomplished at 1ms. sample rate and exhaustively

tested and optimized for resolution, integrity and high-fidelity. High-density, continuous(CDP by CDP, sample by sample) 4th-order velocity analyses were performed and state-

of-the-art 3-component non-hyperbolic processing was done on the converted shear -wave data. Vectors proprietary Vector High Fidelity algorithm was applied to the datapost-stack to enhance both signal-to-noise and resolution. Frequencies on the order of

200Hz are typical.

Both datasets, including their respective source tests, modeling, analysis and

comprehensive reports are available from Vector Seismic Data Processing, Inc. on a non-

exclusive license for the following terms:

N.E. Nesson 2D/3C Test Program(10 miles long Burke and Mountrail Counties, ND)

Complete Package, including all data $ 75,000.00plus Reproduction on USB Hard Drive 1,500.00

Parshall-Sanish 2D/3C Test Program(27 miles long Mountrail and Ward Counties, ND)Complete Package, including all data $225,000.00plus Reproduction on USB Hard Drive 3,000.00

Both Test Programs Purchased Together


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Vector Seismic Data Processing, Inc.1801 Broadway Suite 1150

Denver, CO 80202 (303) 446-5723

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