ORGANIZATION

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

ORGANIZATION

ORGANIZATION

NOTE A—ORGANIZATION

Warren Resources, Inc. (the “Company” or “Warren”), was originally formed on June 12, 1990 for the purpose of acquiring and developing oil and gas properties. The Company is incorporated under the laws of the state of Maryland. The Company’s properties are primarily located in Wyoming, California and New Mexico.

The accompanying unaudited financial statements and related notes present the Company’s consolidated financial position as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the consolidated results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 and consolidated cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010. The unaudited financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and with the instructions of Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011. The accounting policies followed by the Company are set forth in Note A to the Company’s financial statements included in Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010. These interim financial statements and notes thereto should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements presented in the Company’s 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K.