EXHIBIT 99.1

BRIGHAM
EXPLORATION COMPANY
                                                                    NEWS RELEASE
                                                           FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

BRIGHAM EXPLORATION ANNOUNCES SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF FIRST TWO WELLS AT TRIPLE
CROWN  FIELD

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     Austin,  TX  --  (Business Wire) - November 15, 2001 -- Brigham Exploration
Company (NASDAQ:BEXP) today announced the successful completion of its discovery
well  and  first  development  well  at  Triple  Crown  Field.

TRIPLE CROWN FIELD, BROOKS COUNTY, TEXAS

     In  its  October 19 press release, Brigham announced that it had retained a
50% working and 37.5% net revenue interest in the Dawson #1. This discovery well
for  Triple  Crown  Field encountered approximately 174 feet of net pay in seven
Vicksburg  sand  intervals.  The  Company  has  now  successfully perforated and
stimulated  the  9800  "A" zone, utilizing a fracture stimulation and completion
technique  designed  to  limit production of formation sand (a "fracpack"). As a
result,  the  well  began  producing  to  sales  on November 10 and is currently
producing  3.4  MMcf  of  natural  gas and 24 barrels of condensate per day with
flowing  tubing  pressure  of  6,000  psi.

     Brigham  has  also successfully completed its first development well in the
Triple  Crown  Field.  The Sullivan #1 well, in which Brigham has retained a 50%
working  and  37.5%  net  revenue  interest, is currently testing from the "Loma
Blanca"  section at 2.5 MMcf of natural gas and 30 barrels of condensate per day
with  flowing  tubing  pressure of 5,800 psi. Brigham expects to begin producing
the  well  to  sales  by  early  next  week.  Several  additional pay intervals,
including  the  9800 "A", "B" and "C" sands, may also be fracture stimulated and
subsequently  commingled  with the currently producing Loma Blanca pay interval.

MANAGEMENT COMMENTS

     Bud  Brigham,  the  Company's  Chairman, CEO and President, stated, "We are
very pleased with the successful completion of our first two wells in our Triple
Crown Field.  The fracpack technique that we utilized to restrict formation flow
in  the  Dawson  #1  appears  to  have  been  successful.  We  believe that this
completion will now enable the production of reserves from the 9800 "A", "B" and
"C"  reservoirs  encountered in this well.  More importantly, it appears to be a
technique  that  we  can  utilize for the extensive development drilling program
currently  planned  for  this  substantial  field."

     Bud  Brigham  further  stated,  "The Sullivan #1 confirmed our Triple Crown
Field discovery. This well was drilled approximately 2,400 feet northeast of the
Dawson  #1 discovery well and has extended the prospective pay intervals downdip
by  approximately  200  feet.  Our  next offset well should spud within the next
sixty  days  and  we  expect  this  well  to  encounter  the  same pay intervals
approximately  140  feet  high  to  our  Dawson #1 well and 340 feet high to our
Sullivan  #1 well. While this field discovery has provided our shareholders with
substantial  new reserve additions, we are also very excited about the impact it
will  now  have  on  our  production  volumes  and  cash  flow."

ABOUT BRIGHAM EXPLORATION

     Brigham  Exploration  Company  is  a  leading  independent  exploration and
production  company  that  applies  3-D  seismic  imaging  and  other  advanced
technologies  to systematically explore and develop onshore domestic natural gas
and  oil provinces. For more information about Brigham Exploration, please visit
our  website  at  www.bexp3d.com  or contact Investor Relations at 512-427-3444.


FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENT DISCLOSURE

     Except  for  the  historical  information  contained  herein,  the  matters
discussed  in  this  news  release are forward looking statements that are based
upon  current expectations. Important factors that could cause actual results to
differ  materially  from  those  in the forward looking statements include risks
inherent in exploratory drilling activities, the timing and extent of changes in
commodity  prices,  unforeseen  engineering  and  mechanical  or  technological
difficulties  in  drilling  wells,  availability  of drilling rigs, land issues,
federal  and  state regulatory developments and other risks more fully described
in  the  company's  filings  with  the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission.

Contact:    John Turner, Manager of Finance and Investor Relations
            (512) 427-3300 / investor@bexp3d.com