SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 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. (Last) (First) (Middle) 4001 MAPLE AVENUE, SUITE 600 (Street) DALLAS TX 75219 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 12/08/2015	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol NORTHERN OIL & GAS, INC. [ NOG ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)	5. If Amendment, Date of 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

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share	3,777,596(1)	D
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share	1,646,147(2)	D
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share	1,344,223(3)	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Rowling Robert B. (Last) (First) (Middle) 4001 MAPLE AVENUE, SUITE 600 (Street) DALLAS TX 75219 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* TRT Holdings Inc (Last) (First) (Middle) 4001 MAPLE AVENUE, SUITE 600 (Street) DALLAS TX 75219 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Cresta Greenwood, LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 4001 MAPLE AVENUE, SUITE 600 (Street) DALLAS TX 75219 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Cresta Investments, LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 4001 MAPLE AVENUE, SUITE 600 (Street) DALLAS TX 75219 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

Explanation of Responses:

1. 3,777,596 of the reported securities are owned directly by TRT Holdings, Inc. Robert B. Rowling indirectly beneficially owns all 3,777,596 of the reported securities directly owned by TRT Holdings, Inc. due to his ownership of all Class B shares of Common Stock of TRT Holdings, Inc.

2. 1,646,147 of the reported securities are owned directly by Cresta Investments, LLC. Robert B. Rowling indirectly beneficially owns all 1,646,147 of the reported securities directly owned by Cresta Investments, LLC due to his ownership of 100% of the ownership interests in Cresta Investments, LLC.

3. 1,344,223 of the reported securities are owned directly by Cresta Greenwood, LLC. Robert B. Rowling indirectly beneficially owns all 1,344,223 of the reported securities directly owned by Cresta Greenwood, LLC due to his indirect ownership of 100% of the ownership interests in Cresta Greenwood, LLC.

Remarks:

Exhibit List: Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney

	/s/ Robert B. Rowling	12/10/2015
	/s/ Michael G. Smith, Senior Vice President, on behalf of TRT Holdings, Inc.	12/10/2015
	/s/ Michael G. Smith, Secretary, on behalf of Cresta Investments, LLC	12/10/2015
	/s/ Michael G. Smith, Vice President, on behalf of Cresta Greenwood, LLC	12/10/2015
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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