Minor Changes In Names of MRO's Prospects in the Bakken

In the most recent MRO presentation (accessed February 21, 2011), MRO has made some minor changes to its Bakken prospects.

First, MRO's net acreage in the Bakken has increased from 380,000 to 391,000 net acres

Second, there are some minor changes in the names, and additions/deletions of MRO's prospects in the Bakken.

These are MRO's current prospects in the Bakken:

• Cazador: just north of the reservation in the Nesson anticline
• Myrmidon: northwest corner of the reservation
• Hector: eastern area of Marfa, just outside of the reservation, Dunn County
• Ajax: continuation of Marfa, southwest of Marfa, Dunn County
• Paris: west of Marfa, in Williams County, about same size as Ajax
• Diomedes: northwest Williams and eastern Montana (Sheridan County) (new)
  
• Menelaus: very small prospect in west central McKenzie (new)
• Aeneas: northwest corner of McLean, east of river (new)
• Helen: very small, scattered acres north of Hector (new)
  
• Elk Creek: very small, scattered acres west of Helen (new)
  

These prospects no longer show up in the presentation:

• Odysseus: north, Divide County
• Cassandra: east of Williston
• Marfa: MRO's largest area; southwest of the reservation; borders the reservation, Dunn County 
• Blacktail: very, very small area west of Ajax