Brigham Exploration Company operates in the Crude petroleum and natural gas sector. Brigham Exploration Company is an independent exploration, development and production company that utilizes advanced exploration, drilling and completion technologies to systematically explore for, develop and produce domestic onshore crude oil and natural gas reserves. The Company's exploration and development activities are focused in the Onshore Gulf Coast, the Anadarko Basin and West Texas and Other provinces. The Company is also focused on targeting the Bakken, Three Forks and Red River objectives. As of December 31, 2010, it had approximately 600,601 gross and 364,309 net leasehold acres in the Williston Basin. As of December 31, 2010, it proved reserves totaled 66.8 million barrels of oil equivalent. Approximately 78% of its proved reserves are crude oil and it operates approximately 81% of its proved reserves. In our complete report available for purchase the company is compared to: PetroQuest Energy, Inc., Encore Energy Partners LP and Pioneer Southwest Energy Partners L.P..