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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Rowling Robert B.   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol NORTHERN OIL & GAS, INC. [NOG] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 4001 MAPLE AVENUE, SUITE 600 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/11/2015 (Street) DALLAS, TX 75219 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share 12/11/2015   P   151,551 A $ 4.2221 (1) 7,731,322 (2) D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Rowling Robert B. 4001 MAPLE AVENUE, SUITE 600 DALLAS, TX 75219		X
TRT Holdings Inc 4001 MAPLE AVENUE, SUITE 600 DALLAS, TX 75219		X
Cresta Investments, LLC 4001 MAPLE AVENUE, SUITE 600 DALLAS, TX 75219		X
Cresta Greenwood, LLC 4001 MAPLE AVENUE, SUITE 600 DALLAS, TX 75219		X

Signatures

/s/ Robert B. Rowling		12/15/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Michael G. Smith, Senior Vice President, on behalf of TRT Holdings, Inc.		12/15/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Michael G. Smith, Secretary, on behalf of Cresta Investments, LLC		12/15/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Michael G. Smith, Vice President, on behalf of Cresta Greenwood, LLC		12/15/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The price reported is the weighted average price. The shares were purchased in multiple transactions by TRT Holdings, Inc. at prices ranging from $4.1500 to $4.2500 per share, inclusive. The reporting persons undertake to provide Northern Oil and Gas, Inc., any stockholder of Northern Oil and Gas, Inc., or the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within the ranges set forth in this footnote.
(2)	4,356,584 of the reported securities are owned directly by TRT Holdings, Inc., 2,030,515 of the reported securities are owned directly by Cresta Investments, LLC and 1,344,223 of the reported securities are owned directly by Cresta Greenwood, LLC. Robert B. Rowling indirectly beneficially owns all of the reported securities due to his ownership of all Class B shares of Common Stock of TRT Holdings, Inc., his ownership of 100% of the ownership interests in Cresta Investments, LLC, and his indirect ownership of 100% of the ownership interests in Cresta Greenwood, LLC.

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