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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">As
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 26, 2005</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Registration
No. 33-</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">UNITED STATES</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Washington, D.C.&nbsp; 20549</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FORM S-8</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">REGISTRATION STATEMENT</font><br>
</b><b><font size="3" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">UNDER</font><br>
</b><b><font size="3" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">WARREN RESOURCES, INC.</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)</font></p>

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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">11-3024080</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(State
  or other jurisdiction of<br>
  incorporation or organization)</font></p>
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  <td width="49%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:49.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(I.R.S.
  Employer<br>
  Identification No.)</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">489
Fifth Avenue<br>
32<sup>nd</sup> Floor<br>
New York, NY 10017</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Address
of Principal Executive Offices including Zip Code)</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Warren
Resources, Inc.</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">2001
Stock Incentive Plan</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">2001
Key Employee Stock Incentive Plan</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">2000 Equity Incentive Plan for Employees of Warren E&amp;P, Inc.</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Full
Title of the Plans)</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">David
E. Fleming, Esq.</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Senior
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary<br>
489 Fifth Avenue<br>
32<sup>nd</sup> Floor<br>
New York, NY 10017</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Name
and address of agent for service)</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Telephone
number, including area code, of agent for service <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">(212)
697-9660</font></b></font></p>

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<p align="center" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Copies to</font>:<br>
<b><font style="font-weight:bold;">Alan L. Talesnick</font><br>
Patton Boggs LLP<br>
1660 Lincoln Street<br>
Suite 1900<br>
Denver, CO 80264<br>
(303) 830-1776</b></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Title of Securities<br>
  To be Registered</font></b></p>
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  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.2%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Amount to be<br>
  Registered (1)</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.24%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Proposed<br>
  Maximum<br>
  Offering Price<br>
  Per Share (2)</font></b></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.28%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Proposed<br>
  Maximum<br>
  Aggregate<br>
  Offering Price<br>
  (2)(3)</font></b></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <td width="14%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.56%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Amount of<br>
  Registration Fee</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share
  (4)</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.2%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3,343,706</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
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  <td width="10%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.94%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">8.89</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.28%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="11%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.36%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">29,725,546</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.26%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3,498.69</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="38%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:38.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Common Stock(5)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.2%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">186,056</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.94%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">8.89</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.28%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="11%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.36%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,654,038</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.26%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">194.68</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="38%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:38.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Common Stock(6)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.2%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3,445,238</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="10%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.94%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">8.89</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.28%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="11%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.36%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">30,628,165</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.26%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3,604.93</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="38%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:38.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 40.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Total(7)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.2%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">6,975,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.94%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">8.89</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.28%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="11%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.36%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">62,007,749</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.26%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">7,298.30</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .3in;text-indent:-.3in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416(a) promulgated
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement also
covers an indeterminate number of additional shares that may become issuable pursuant
to the anti-dilution adjustment provisions of the plans.</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .3in;text-indent:-.3in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h), and solely
for the purpose of calculating the applicable registration fee, the proposed
maximum offering price per share for the common stock to be registered
hereunder has been calculated based on the average of the high and low sales
prices of Warren Resources, Inc.&#146;s common stock on May 24, 2005 of $8.89, as
quoted on the Nasdaq National Market System.</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .3in;text-indent:-.3in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(3)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Estimated solely for the purpose of determining
the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(h).</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .3in;text-indent:-.3in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(4)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Represents shares underlying outstanding
options granted under the 2001 Stock Incentive Plan, the 2001 Key Employee
Stock Incentive Plan and the 2000 Equity Incentive Plan for Employees of Warren
E&amp;P, Inc. Of the amount of shares being registered for potential issuance
upon exercise of outstanding stock options, 2,312,285 shares are contractually
restricted from sale until June 20, 2005.</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .3in;text-indent:-.3in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(5)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Represents restricted shares previously issued
upon exercise of options granted under the 2001 Stock Incentive Plan, of which 167,252
shares are contractually restricted from sale until June 20, 2005.</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .3in;text-indent:-.3in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(6)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Represents shares available for future grants
under the 2001 Stock Incentive Plan, the 2001 Key Employee Stock Incentive Plan
and the 2000 Equity Incentive Plan for Employees of Warren E&amp;P, Inc.</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .3in;text-indent:-.3in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(7)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Represents total shares underlying options
granted, and available for grant, of 2,500,000 under the 2001 Stock Incentive
Plan, 2,500,000 under the 2001 Key Employee Stock Incentive Plan and 1,975,000
under the 2000 Equity Incentive Plan for Employees of Warren E&amp;P, Inc.</p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">EXPLANATORY NOTE</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This registration statement
on Form S-8 (this &#147;Registration Statement&#148;) of Warren Resources, Inc. is
prepared in accordance with the requirements of Form S-8 under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), to register up to&#160; 6,975,000 shares of its common stock, par
value $0.0001 per share, which includes the registration for reoffer and resale
on a continuous or delayed basis in the future of up to 2,322,285 shares that
may be issued upon exercise of outstanding stock options held by our directors,
executive officers and certain employees and 186,056<b><font style="font-weight:bold;"> </font></b>shares
previously issued upon exercise of options granted pursuant to the Company&#146;s
2001 Stock Incentive Plan, 2001 Key Employee Stock Incentive Plan and 2000
Equity Incentive Plan for Employees of Warren E&amp;P, Inc. (collectively, the &#147;Plans&#148;)
.. Prior to the filing of this Registration Statement, those 186,056<b><font style="font-weight:bold;"> </font></b>shares held by Selling Stockholders were deemed to be &#147;restricted
securities&#148; within the meaning of Rule&nbsp;144 promulgated under the
Securities Act.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
materials that follow Part&nbsp;I of this Registration Statement up to
Part&nbsp;II of this Registration Statement constitute the reoffer prospectus,
prepared in accordance with the requirements of Part&nbsp;I of Form S-3, in
accordance with General Instruction C of Form S-8.</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">PART I</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</font></b></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item&nbsp;1.</font></b><b><font style="font-weight:bold;"> Plan Information.</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
documents containing the information required by Part&nbsp;I of this
Registration Statement will be sent or given to our employees, officers and
directors, as specified by Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1) under the Securities Act. Those
documents do not need to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the &#147;SEC&#148;) either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or
prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424 under the Securities Act.
These documents and the documents incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement pursuant to Item&nbsp;3 of Part&nbsp;II of this
Registration Statement, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the
requirement of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act (the &#147;Section&nbsp;10(a) Prospectus&#148;).</font></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item&nbsp;2.</font></b><b><font style="font-weight:bold;"> Registrant
Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">All
Information required by Part&nbsp;I, which is contained in the Section 10(a)
Prospectus referenced in Item&nbsp;1 of this Part&nbsp;I, is omitted from this
Registration Statement in accordance with Rule&nbsp;428 under the Securities
Act.</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">REOFFER PROSPECTUS</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">2,508,341 Shares</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><img width="132" height="79" src="g99761ba01image002.jpg"></font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Warren Resources, Inc.</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Common Stock</font></b></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This
reoffer prospectus relates to </font>2,508,341 shares of our
common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, consisting of 186,056 outstanding
restricted shares and 2,322,285 shares issuable upon exercise of currently
outstanding options, which may be offered for sale from time to time by certain
stockholders (&#147;Selling Stockholders&#148;), as described under the caption &#147;Selling
Stockholders.&#148;&nbsp; These stockholders are our directors, officers and certain
employees.&nbsp;The Selling Stockholders acquired, or will acquire upon
exercise of outstanding options, the common stock pursuant to grants under our
2001 Stock Incentive Plan, the 2001 Key Employee Stock Incentive Plan and the
2000 Equity Incentive Plan for Employees of Warren E&amp;P, Inc. (collectively,
the &#147;Plans&#148;). These stockholders may resell all, a portion, or none of the
shares of common stock from time to time.&#160;
Of the amount of restricted shares being registered and shares being
registered for potential issuance upon exercise of outstanding stock options,
2,459,035 shares are contractually restricted from sale until June 20, 2005.</p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Shares
acquired pursuant to the Plans prior to the effective date of a registration
statement covering securities issued under the Plans are &#147;restricted securities&#148;
pursuant to Rule&nbsp;144, whether or not held by affiliates of the
Company.&#160; This reoffer prospectus has been
prepared for the purpose of registering the shares under the Securities Act to
allow for future sales by the Selling Stockholders, on a continuous or delayed
basis, to the public without restriction.&nbsp; Each stockholder that sells
shares of our common stock pursuant to this reoffer prospectus may be deemed to
be an &#147;underwriter&#148; within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;).&nbsp; Any commissions received by a broker or
dealer in connection with resales of shares may be deemed to be underwriting
commissions or discounts under the Securities Act.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
Company&#146;s shares of common stock are currently traded on the Nasdaq
Stock Market, Inc. (&#147;Nasdaq&#148;) under the symbol &#147;WRES.&#148; On May 24, 2005 the
closing sale price of the common stock was $8.89.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
shares may be offered by the Selling Stockholders from time to time through or
to brokers in the over-the-counter market or otherwise at prices acceptable to
the Selling Stockholders. Except for the aggregate exercise price of the options
exercised by the Selling Stockholders, we will not receive any of the proceeds
from the sale of the common stock being offered by this reoffer prospectus. All
expenses of registration incurred in connection with the offering being made by
this reoffer prospectus are being borne by us, but any brokerage commissions
and other expenses incurred by a Selling Stockholder will be borne by such
Selling Stockholder</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">An investment in these securities involves a high degree of
risk. See &#147;Risk Factors&#148; beginning on page 9 to read about factors you should
consider before buying shares of our common stock.</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">These securities have not been approved or disapproved by the
Securities and Exchange Commission or any state securities commission nor has
the commission or any state securities</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4</font></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">commission</font></b><b><font style="font-weight:bold;"> passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this
prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The date of this reoffer prospectus is May 26, 2005.</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><a name="WhereYouCanFindMoreInformation_005645"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION</font></b></a></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We
are subject to the informational requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), and, under those requirements we file
annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information
with the SEC. Our SEC filings can be read and copied at the SEC&#146;s public
reference room at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549.&nbsp; We also
make available on our web site (www.warrenresources.com), free of charge, our
annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports
on Form 8-K, as soon as practical after we file these reports with the SEC.
Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the operation
of the public reference room.&nbsp; Our SEC filings are also available over the
Internet at the SEC&#146;s web site at http://www.sec.gov.&nbsp; You may obtain a
copy of any of these documents at no cost, by writing or telephoning us at the
following address:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Warren Resources, Inc.</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">489 Fifth Avenue,</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">32<sup>nd</sup> Floor,</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">New York, NY 10017</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Attention: Corporate Secretary</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Phone: (212)&nbsp;697-9660</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This
prospectus is a part of a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (together with all
amendments and exhibits referred to as the Registration Statement) filed by the
Company with the SEC under the Securities Act. This prospectus omits certain of
the information contained in the Registration Statement, and reference is
hereby made to the Registration Statement for further information with respect
to the Company and the common stock offered. Any statements contained herein
concerning the provisions of any document filed as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement or otherwise filed with the SEC are not necessarily
complete, and in each instance reference is made to the copy of such document
as filed. Each such statement is qualified in its entirety by such reference.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">You
should only rely on the information included or incorporated by reference in
this reoffer prospectus or any supplement.&nbsp; We have not authorized anyone
else to provide you with different information.&nbsp; The common stock is not
being offered in any state where the offer is not permitted.&nbsp; You should
not assume that the information in this reoffer prospectus or any supplement is
accurate as of any date other than the date on the front of this reoffer
prospectus.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><a name="IncorporationOfCertainInformation_005653"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE</font></b></a></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We are incorporating by
reference certain information that we have filed with the SEC under the
informational requirements of the Exchange Act, which means that we disclose
important information to you by referring to another document filed separately
with the SEC.&nbsp; The information contained in the documents we are
incorporating by reference is considered to be a part of this prospectus, and
the information that we later file with the SEC will automatically update and
supercede the information contained or incorporated by reference in this
prospectus.&nbsp; Accordingly, we incorporate by reference:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2004, filed on March 17, 2005;</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended March 31, 2005, filed on May 12, 2005;</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 60.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The description of our common stock contained
in our registration statement on Form 10 (File No.&nbsp;000-33275) filed with
the SEC pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act on October 26, 2001, as
amended; and</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 60.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>All our other reports and other documents
subsequently filed pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the
Exchange Act after the date of this prospectus and prior to the termination of
this offering shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this
prospectus and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such reports and
other documents.</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 60.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">You may request a copy of
these filings, at no cost, by writing to Warren Resources, Inc., 489 Fifth
Avenue, 32<sup>nd</sup> Floor, New York, NY 10017, attention: Corporate
Secretary, or by calling (212)&nbsp;697-9660.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><a name="CautionaryNoteregardingForwardloo_005657"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CAUTIONARY NOTE&nbsp;REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS</font></b></a></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The statements contained in
this prospectus that are not historical are &#147;forward-looking statements,&#148; as
that term is defined in Section&nbsp;27A of the Securities Act and
Section&nbsp;21E of the Exchange Act, that involve a number of risks and
uncertainties.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">These forward-looking statements
include, among others, the following: </font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .45in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>our growth strategies;</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .45in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>our reserve estimates;</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .45in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>our ability to successfully and economically
explore for and develop oil and gas resources;</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .45in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>anticipated trends in our business;</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .45in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>our future results of operations;</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .45in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>our liquidity and ability to finance our
exploration and development activities;</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .45in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>market conditions in the oil and gas industry;</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .45in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>our ability to make and integrate
acquisitions;&nbsp;and</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .45in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>the impact of environmental and other
governmental regulation.</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">These statements may be
found under &#147;Summary&#148;, &#147;Risk Factors&#148;, and other sections of this prospectus.
Forward-looking statements are typically identified by use of terms such as &#147;may&#148;,
&#147;will&#148;, &#147;could&#148;, &#147;should&#148;, &#147;expect&#148;, &#147;plan&#148;, &#147;project&#148;, &#147;intend&#148;, &#147;anticipate&#148;,
&#147;believe&#148;, &#147;estimate&#148;, &#147;predict&#148;, &#147;potential&#148;, &#147;pursue&#148;, &#147;target&#148; or &#147;continue&#148;,
the negative of such terms or other comparable terminology, although some
forward-looking statements may be expressed differently.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The forward-looking
statements contained in this prospectus are largely based on our expectations,
which reflect estimates and assumptions made by our management. These estimates
and assumptions reflect our best judgment based on currently known market
conditions and other factors. Although we believe such</font></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">estimates</font> and assumptions to be reasonable, they are
inherently uncertain and involve a number of risks and uncertainties that are
beyond our control. In addition, management&#146;s assumptions about future events
may prove to be inaccurate. Management cautions all readers that the
forward-looking statements contained in or incorporated by reference into this
prospectus are not guarantees of future performance, and we cannot assure any
reader that such statements will be realized or the forward-looking events and
circumstances will occur. Actual results may differ materially from those
anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements due to a number of
factors, including: </p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .45in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>the failure to obtain sufficient capital
resources to fund our operations;</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .45in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>an inability to replace our reserves through
exploration and development activities;</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .45in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>unsuccessful drilling activities;</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .45in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>a decline in oil or natural gas production or
oil or natural gas prices;</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .45in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>incorrect estimates of required capital expenditures;</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .45in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .45in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>increases in the cost of drilling, completion and gas
gathering or other costs of production and operations;</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .45in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>impact of environmental and other governmental
regulation;</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .45in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>hazardous and risky drilling operations;&nbsp;and</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .45in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>an inability to meet growth projections.</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">You should also consider
carefully the statements under &#147;Risk Factors&#148; and other sections of this
prospectus, which address additional factors that could cause our actual
results to differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">All forward-looking
statements speak only as of the date of this prospectus. We do not intend to
publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise. These cautionary statements qualify all
forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><a name="Summary_005704"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SUMMARY</font></b></a></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">The following summary is
qualified in its entirety by the more detailed information and the financial
statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere in, or incorporated by
reference into, this prospectus. Consequently, this summary does not contain
all of the information that you should consider before investing in our common
stock. You should carefully read the entire prospectus, including the &#147;Risk
Factors&#148; section, and the documents and information incorporated by reference
into this prospectus.</font></i></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This reoffer prospectus
relates to 2,508,341 shares of our common stock, consisting of 186,056
outstanding restricted shares and 2,322,285 shares issuable upon exercise of
currently outstanding options, which may be offered for sale from time to time
by the Selling Stockholders identified in this prospectus. It is anticipated
that the Selling Stockholders will offer shares for sale at prevailing market
prices on the Nasdaq Stock Market on the date of sale. We will not receive any
proceeds from these sales. We are paying the expenses incurred in registering
the shares, but all selling and other expenses incurred by each of the Selling
Stockholders will be borne by that stockholder.</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Warren
Resources</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We are a growing independent energy company
engaged in the exploration and development of domestic onshore natural gas and
oil reserves. We focus our efforts primarily on the exploration and development
of coalbed methane, or CBM, properties located in the Rocky Mountain region and
on our waterflood oil recovery program in the Wilmington Townlot Unit, or
Wilmington unit, in the Wilmington field within the Los Angeles Basin of
California.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">As of March 31, 2005, we owned natural gas
and oil leasehold interests in approximately 267,234&nbsp;gross
(147,984&nbsp;net) acres, 94% of which are undeveloped. Substantially all our
undeveloped acreage is located in the Rocky Mountains and the Wilmington Unit
in California. We have identified approximately 1,064 drilling locations on our
acreage in the Rocky Mountains, primarily on 80-acre and 160-acre well spacing.
Additionally, we have identified approximately 150 drilling locations in the
Terminal oil zone in the Wilmington Unit.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">As of December 31, 2004, we had estimated net
proved reserves of 103.6 Bcfe, with a PV-10 value of $242.3 million, based on
the reserve report prepared by Williamson Petroleum Consultants. These
estimated net proved reserves are located on approximately&nbsp;6% of our net
acreage. Based on our preliminary results to date, we believe that a
substantial amount of our remaining undeveloped CBM acreage in the Washakie
Basin in the Rocky Mountain Region has commercial potential.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On January 31, 2005, effective as of January
1, 2005, we acquired for $14.8 million all right, title, and interest of
Magness Petroleum in the Wilmington Townlot Unit located in the Los Angeles
Basin in California. As a result of the acquisition, our Wilmington holdings
increased to an approximate 98.5% working interest. We were also appointed
operator of record for this unitized oil field. The acquisition increased our
year-end 2004 proforma estimated net proved reserves, adjusted as if the
acquisition had occurred on December 31, 2004,&#160;
to 128.9 Bcfe with a PV-10 value of $306.9 million. We plan to commence
drilling seven spot water flood patterns in the Terminal oil zone on or about June
1, 2005 and the UP/Ford oil zone on or about September 1, 2005.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">As of December 31, 2004, we had interests in
203 gross (80.3 net) producing wells and are the operator of record for 54% of
these wells. Through our joint venture agreements, we actively participate in
operating activities for most of the wells for which we are not operator of
record. On December 31, 2004, total daily production from these wells was
16.7&nbsp;MMcfe/d gross (4.6 MMcfe/d net). For 2005, we have a total capital
expenditure budget of approximately $37.6 million to participate in the
drilling of 100 gross (55.9&nbsp;net) wells.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In connection with our initial public
offering, our common stock commenced trading on the Nasdaq National Market on
December 17, 2004 under the trading symbol &#147;WRES&#148;. On May 24, 2005, the last
sale price on the Nasdaq Stock Market was $8.89 per share of common stock.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Risk Factors</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">An investment in the common
stock offered in this prospectus involves a high degree of risk. See &#147;Risk
Factors.&#148;</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Our company was originally
founded in 1990 and is incorporated in Maryland. Our principal executive
offices are located at 489 Fifth Avenue, 32<sup>nd</sup> Floor, New York, NY
10017, and our telephone number at that address is (212) 697-9660. Our website
address is www.warrenresources.com. The information found on our website is not
a part of this prospectus.</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><a name="RiskFactors_005717"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">RISK FACTORS</font></b></a></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">An
investment in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. You should
carefully consider the following risk factors, together with the other
information contained in or incorporated by reference into this prospectus,
before deciding to invest in our common stock. Some of the following risks
relate principally to the industry in which we operate and to our business.
Other risks relate principally to the securities markets and ownership of
shares of our common stock. If any of the following risks develop into actual
events, our business, financial condition or results of operations could be
materially adversely affected, the trading price of your shares could decline,
and you may lose all or part of your investment.</font></i></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Risks Relating to Our Business</font></i></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Our
reserve estimates depend on many assumptions that may turn out to be
inconclusive, subject to varying interpretations or inaccurate.</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This prospectus contains
estimates of our proved natural gas and oil reserves and the estimated future
net revenues from these reserves. These estimates are based upon various
assumptions, including assumptions relating to natural gas and oil prices,
drilling and operating expenses, capital expenditures, ownership and title,
taxes and the availability of funds. The process of estimating natural gas and
oil reserves is complex. It requires interpretations of available geological,
geophysical, engineering and economic data for each reservoir. Therefore, these
estimates are inherently imprecise. Further, the potential for future reserve
revisions, either upward or downward, is significantly greater than normal because
most of our reserves are undeveloped.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Actual natural gas and oil
prices, future production, revenues, operating expenses, taxes, development
expenditures and quantities of recoverable natural gas reserves will most
likely vary from those estimated. Any significant variance could materially
affect the estimated quantities and present value of future net revenues set
forth in this prospectus. A reduction in natural gas and oil prices, for
example, would reduce the value of proved reserves and reduce the amount of
natural gas and oil that could be economically produced, thereby reducing the
quantity of reserves. We may adjust estimates of proved reserves to reflect
production history, results of exploration and development, prevailing natural
gas prices and other factors, many of which are beyond our control.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">As of December 31, 2004,
approximately 90% of our estimated net proved reserves were undeveloped.
Undeveloped reserves, by their nature, are less certain. Recovery of
undeveloped reserves requires significant capital expenditures and successful
drilling operations. The reserve data assumes that we will make significant
capital expenditures to develop our reserves. We have prepared estimates of our
natural gas and oil reserves and the costs associated with these reserves in
accordance with industry standards.&#160;
However, the estimated costs may not be accurate, development may not
occur as scheduled, or the actual results may not be as estimated. We may not
have or be able to obtain the capital we need to develop these proved reserves.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">You should not assume that
the present value of future net revenues referred to in this prospectus is the
current market value of our estimated natural gas and oil reserves. In
accordance with SEC requirements, the estimated discounted future net cash
flows from proved reserves are generally based on prices and costs as of the
date of the estimate. Actual future prices and costs may be materially higher
or lower than the</font></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">prices</font> and costs as of the date of the estimate.
Any change in consumption by natural gas and oil purchasers or in governmental
regulations or taxation will also affect actual future net cash flows. The
timing of both the production and the expenses from the development and
production of our natural gas and oil properties will affect the timing of
actual future net cash flows from proved reserves and their present value. In
addition, the 10% discount factor, which is required by the SEC to be used in
calculating discounted future net cash flows for reporting purposes, is not
necessarily the most appropriate discount factor, nor does it reflect discount
factors used in the marketplace for the purchase and sale of oil and gas
properties. Conditions in the oil and gas industry and oil and gas prices will
affect whether the 10% discount factor accurately reflects the market value of
our estimated reserves.</p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Failure
to obtain the necessary financing and environmental approvals could prevent us
from developing the Washakie Basin properties in which we own interests.</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Our future growth plans rely
heavily on establishing significant production and reserves in the Washakie
Basin. However, an inability to provide or obtain financing at acceptable rates
could prevent us from developing the Washakie Basin. Furthermore, environmental
restrictions in this area could prevent us from developing this acreage as
planned. The U.S.&nbsp;Bureau of Land Management, or BLM, has begun preparation
of an environmental impact statement, or EIS, which involves a series of
scientific studies, surveys and public hearings and formulation of a plan for
drilling and production in the Washakie Basin that will, without limitation,
establish the number of wells that may be drilled in the Atlantic Rim and the
timing and location of those wells. The EIS is currently expected to be
completed before the beginning of the drilling season in 2006,
although this projected completion date may be extended. Our prior drilling in
this basin, along with our projected drilling through 2005, is being conducted
under an interim drilling policy of the BLM, under which up to a total of
200&nbsp;wells can be drilled in this basin, 165 of which have been allocated
to us and our drilling partners. If public opposition to continued drilling in
this basin or other regulatory complications occur,
the EIS may not be completed before the beginning of the drilling season in
2006, or could cause the BLM to condition, severely restrict or prohibit
drilling on a more permanent basis. Legal challenges to the EIS could also
materially affect the timing and ultimate environmental restrictions that are
imposed on our drilling and production operations. Any or all of these
contingencies could delay or halt our drilling activities or the construction
of ancillary facilities necessary for production, which would prevent us from
developing our property interests in the Washakie Basin as planned. We cannot
predict the timing or outcome of the EIS. Conditions, delays or restrictions
imposed on the drilling or the management of groundwater produced during
drilling could severely limit our operations there or make them uneconomical.
Any unfavorable developments in the Washakie Basin could impede our growth, as
we intend to undertake significant activity in order to increase our production
and reserves in this area.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Our
substantial contingent obligations to repurchase&nbsp;10% of our outstanding
bonds and debentures annually and to repurchase drilling program interests
could strain our financial resources.</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">As of March 31, 2005, we had $30.7 million of
outstanding bonds and debentures. On April 29, 2005, we called for redemption
on June 29, 2005, all of the 2010 sinking fund convertible bonds, with an
outstanding balance at March 31, 2005, of $13.0 million. Upon completion of the
2010 bond redemption, holders of our remaining $17.7 million of bonds and
debentures are entitled each year to tender up to 10% of the original aggregate
face amount of each series of debentures for repurchase by us at their face
amount, or $1.8 million in 2005 and $1.6 million in 2006.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In addition, under the terms
of 13 of our drilling programs formed before 1998, to the extent that the
drilling programs and other program investors elect not to purchase a
withdrawing partner&#146;s interest, the minority interest investors have the right
to require us to repurchase their interests in each program for a formula
price. This right is effective either seven years from the date of a
partnership&#146;s formation, or between the 15th and 25th anniversary of their
formation. As of March 31, 2005, we have potential program repurchase
obligations which mature on June 30, 2005, of approximately $2.5 million and
program repurchase obligations which mature on and after December 2009 of
approximately $0.8 million. At December 31, 2004, a portion of our repurchase
obligation was secured by U.S.&nbsp;treasury bonds with a market value of
$0.9&nbsp;million held by an independent trustee.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Depending upon the amount of
cash distributions to investors in our programs prior to the repurchase
obligation dates and the number of investors who tender their interests for
repurchase as their tender rights become available, a significant amount of
funds may be required for these repurchases. These repurchase obligations could
put a strain upon our financial resources and otherwise adversely affect our
ability to execute our business plan. Any payment made under this obligation
would be recorded as a reduction to minority interest as shown on our balance
sheet.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Under the terms of our seven
drilling programs formed between 1998 and 2001 investors have the right to
require us to repurchase their interests in each program seven to 25&nbsp;years
from the date of a partnership&#146;s formation, to the extent that the drilling
programs and other program investors elect not to purchase the investor&#146;s interest. The price of our repurchase is fixed by the
drilling program agreement to be the lower of the PV-10 value of the assets of
the program and a formula based on the amount of the investor&#146;s cash investment
reduced by the amount of any cash distributions received. As of March 31, 2005,
based on the December 31, 2004 reserve reports of the respective drilling
programs, the aggregate PV-10 value of the assets in these programs was $19.0
million. Because this amount is less than the formula price of $93.7 million as
of March 31, 2005, the PV-10 of $19.0 million is our maximum repurchase
obligation as of March 31, 2005. This PV-10 amount may increase when we drill
the remaining 7 net wells or place the remaining 37 previously drilled net
wells on production on behalf of these seven drilling programs.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Based on the formula price
as of March 31, 2005, if in the future the drilling program PV-10 value were to
exceed $93.7 million, then our maximum obligation would be the formula price of
$93.7 million, consisting of obligations of $79.9 million between March 31,
2005 and December 31, 2008, $12.6 million between January 1, 2009 and December
31, 2010 and $1.2&nbsp;million thereafter.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">We face
significantly increasing water disposal costs in our CBM drilling operations.</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Wyoming Department of
Environmental Quality, or Wyoming DEQ, has restrictive regulations applying to
the surface disposal of water produced from our CBM drilling operations. We
typically obtain Clean Water Act, Safe Drinking Water Act and analogous state
and local permits to use surface discharge methods, such as settling ponds, to
dispose of water when the groundwater produced from the coal seams will not exceed
surface discharge permit limitations. Surface disposal options have volumetric
limitations and require an extensive third-party water sampling and laboratory
analysis program to ensure compliance with state permit standards. Alternative
methods to surface disposal of water are more expensive. These alternatives
include installing and operating treatment facilities or drilling disposal
wells to re-inject the produced water into the underground rock formations
adjacent to the coal seams or lower sandstone horizons. Injection wells are
regulated by the Wyoming DEQ and the Wyoming Oil&nbsp;&amp; Gas Conservation
Commission, and permits to drill these wells are obtained from these agencies.
Based on our experience with CBM production in the Powder River Basin, we believe
that permits for surface discharge of produced water in that basin, as well as
the Washakie Basin, will become more difficult to obtain. In Wyoming, our
produced water is currently injected at six wells, and we have obtained permits
to drill six more of these underground injection wells. We expect the costs to
dispose of produced water to increase significantly, which could have a
material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of
operations.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Operational
impediments may hinder our access to natural gas and oil markets or delay our
production.</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The marketability of our
production depends in part upon the availability, proximity and capacity of
pipelines, natural gas gathering systems and processing facilities. This
dependence is heightened in our CBM operations where this infrastructure is
less developed than in our traditional oil and gas operations. For example,
there is limited pipeline capacity in the southern portion of the Washakie
Basin. Therefore, if drilling results are positive in the entire length of the
Washakie Basin, a new pipeline would need to be built at a cost of
approximately $25&nbsp;million, our portion of which would be approximately
$12.5 million.</font></p>

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oil through gathering systems and pipelines that we do not own. These
facilities may not be available to us in the future. Our ability to produce and
market natural gas and oil is affected and also may be harmed by: </font></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>the lack of pipeline transmission facilities or
carrying capacity;</p>

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production; and</p>

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policies.</p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We recently entered into an
agreement with Anadarko to jointly construct compression facilities and a
pipeline in the Washakie Basin. Any significant change in our arrangement with
Anadarko or other market factors affecting our overall infrastructure
facilities could adversely impact our ability to deliver the natural gas we produce
to market in an efficient manner, or its price. In some cases, we may be
required to shut-in wells, at least temporarily, for lack of a market or
because of the inadequacy or unavailability of transportation facilities. If
that were to occur, we would be unable to realize revenue from those wells
until arrangements were made to deliver our production to market.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Our
level of indebtedness reduces our financial flexibility and could impede our
ability to operate.</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">As of March 31, 2005, our
long-term debt and liabilities were $34.5 million, substantially all of which
consists of debentures we have issued from time to time with due dates ranging
from December&nbsp;31, 2010 through December&nbsp;31, 2022. At March 31, 2005,
the ratio of our debt to equity was 0.2 to 1.0, and the ratio of our debt to
total assets was 0.2 to 1.0. We are required to make sinking fund payments on
$11.3&nbsp;million principal amount of our outstanding debentures, with respect
to which we have deposited U.S.&nbsp;treasury bonds with a principal amount of
$4.1 million as of March 31, 2005, with estimated sinking fund payments
required of $0.4 million by the end of 2005 and $0.4 million by the end of
2006. We are also contingently obligated to repurchase&nbsp;10% of our
outstanding bonds annually. We may not have sufficient funds to make repayments
or sinking fund payments throughout all future maturities.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Our level of debt affects
our operations in several important ways, including the following: </font></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>A large portion of our net cash flow from
operations has and will continue to be used to pay interest on borrowings;</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>a high level of debt may impair our ability
to obtain additional financing in the future for working capital, capital
expenditures, acquisitions, general corporate or other purposes;&nbsp;and</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>our leveraged financial position may make us
more vulnerable to economic downturns and may limit our ability to withstand
competitive pressures.</p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">We may
incur additional debt in order to fund our exploration and development
activities, which would continue to reduce our financial flexibility and could
have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results
of operations.</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We may incur additional debt
in order to make future acquisitions or develop our properties. A higher level
of indebtedness increases the risk that we may default on our debt obligations.
Our ability to meet our debt obligations and reduce our level of indebtedness
depends on future performance. General economic conditions, oil and gas prices
and financial, business and other factors affect our operations and our future
performance. Many of these factors are beyond our control. We may not be able
to generate sufficient cash flow to pay the interest on our debt or pay our
debt at maturity. In addition, if we are unable to repay our</font></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">debt</font> at maturity out of cash on hand, we could
attempt to refinance the debt or repay the debt with the proceeds of an equity
offering. We may be unable to sell public debt or equity securities or do so on
acceptable terms to pay or refinance the debt. Factors that will affect our
ability to raise cash through an offering of our capital stock or a refinancing
of our debt include financial market conditions and our market value and
operations performance at the time of the offering or other financing. If we do
not have sufficient funds and are otherwise unable to negotiate renewals of our
borrowings or arrange new financing, we may have to sell significant assets.
Any such sale could have a material adverse effect on our business and
financial results.</p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">We have
substantial capital requirements that, if not met, may hinder our growth and
operations.</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Our future growth depends on
our ability to make large capital expenditures for the exploration and development
of our natural gas and oil properties and to acquire additional properties. We
have projected these capital expenditures to be approximately $37.6 million in
2005. Historically, we have financed our capital expenditures primarily through
drilling programs that participated in the exploration, drilling and
development of the projects, and to a lesser extent through debt and equity
financing. In the future, we intend to finance these capital expenditures
through the proceeds from our initial public offering and from cash flows from
operations or a combination of these methods. Future cash flows and the
availability of financing will be subject to a number of variables, such as: </font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>the success of our CBM projects in the Washakie
Basin and our secondary oil recovery projects in our Wilmington unit in
California;</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>our success in locating and producing new
reserves;</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>the level of production from existing
wells;&nbsp;and</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>prices of natural gas and oil.</p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Additional financing sources
may be required in the future to fund our developmental and exploratory
drilling. Issuing equity securities to satisfy our financing requirements could
cause substantial dilution to our existing stockholders. Additional debt
financing could lead to: </font></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>a substantial portion of our operating cash
flow being dedicated to the payment of principal and interest;</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>our being more vulnerable to competitive
pressures and economic downturns;&nbsp;and</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>restrictions on our operations.</p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Financing may not be
available in the future under existing or new financing arrangements, or we may
not be able to obtain necessary financing on acceptable terms, if at all. If
sufficient capital resources are not available, we may be forced to curtail our
drilling, acquisition and other activities or be forced to sell some of our
assets on an untimely or unfavorable basis, which would have an adverse affect
on our business, financial condition and results of operations.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">We have
incurred losses from operations in the past and cannot guarantee profitability
in the future.</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">At March 31, 2005, we had an
accumulated deficit of $79.4 million and total stockholders&#146; equity of $155.8
million. We have recognized annual net losses in each year since 2000. We may
not achieve or sustain profitability or positive cash flows from operating
activities in the future.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Properties
that we buy may not produce as projected, and we may be unable to determine
reserve potential, identify liabilities associated with the properties or
obtain protection from sellers against them, which could cause us to incur
losses.</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">One of our growth strategies
is to pursue selective acquisitions of natural gas and oil reserves. We perform
a review of the target properties that we believe is consistent with industry
practices. However, these reviews are inherently incomplete. It generally is
not feasible to review in depth every individual property involved in each
acquisition. Even a detailed review of records and properties may not
necessarily reveal existing or potential problems, nor will it permit a buyer
to become sufficiently familiar with the properties to assess fully their
deficiencies and potential. Inspections may not always be performed on every
well, and environmental problems, such as groundwater contamination, are not
necessarily observable even when an inspection is undertaken. Even when
problems are identified, a seller may be unwilling or unable to provide
effective contractual protection against all or part of those problems, and we often
assume environmental and other risks and liabilities in connection with the
acquired properties.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Our
operations in Wyoming could be adversely affected by abnormally poor weather
conditions.</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Our operations in Wyoming
are conducted in areas subject to extreme weather conditions and often in
difficult terrain. Primarily in the winter and spring, our operations are often
curtailed because of cold, snow and wet conditions. Unusually severe weather
could further curtail these operations, including drilling of new wells or
production from existing wells, and depending on the severity of the weather,
could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and
results of operations.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">As
general partner of limited partnerships and co-venturer in joint ventures, we
are liable for various obligations of those partnerships and joint ventures.</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We currently serve as the
managing general partner of nine limited partnerships and participate in four
joint ventures as a result of our sponsorship of drilling programs. As general
partner or co-venturer, we are contingently liable for the obligations of the
partnerships or joint ventures, as applicable, including responsibility for
their day-to-day operations and liabilities which cannot be repaid from partnership
or venture assets, insurance proceeds or indemnification by others. In the
future, we might be exposed to litigation in connection with partnership or
joint venture activities, including without limitation securities or tax
liabilities, or find it necessary to advance funds on behalf of certain
partnerships or joint ventures to protect the value of the natural gas and oil
properties by drilling wells to produce undeveloped reserves or to pay lease
operating expenses in excess of production. These activities may have a
material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of
operations.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Our
role as general partner of limited partnerships and co-venturer in joint
ventures may result in conflicts of interest, which may not be resolved in our
best interests or the best interests of our stockholders.</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Our role as general partner
of limited partnerships and co-venturer in joint ventures may result in
conflicts of interest between the interests of those entities and our
stockholders. For example, we have outstanding contractual obligations and plan
to continue drilling natural gas and oil wells for the various drilling
programs we have sponsored. The allocation of those wells to the drilling
programs may give rise to a conflict of interest between our interests and the
interests of the partners or co-venturers in our drilling programs. Any
resolution of these conflicts may not always be in our best interests.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">The
loss of our chief executive officer or other key management and technical
personnel or our inability to attract and retain experienced technical
personnel could adversely affect our ability to operate.</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We depend to a large extent
on the efforts and continued employment of Norman F. Swanton, our chief
executive officer and chairman, Timothy A. Larkin, our executive vice president
and chief financial officer, and Kenneth A. Gobble, our senior vice president
of exploration and production, and other key management and technical personnel.
The loss of the services of Messrs.&nbsp;Swanton, Larkin, Gobble or other key
management and technical personnel could adversely affect our business
operations. We maintain key person life insurance on Messrs.&nbsp;Swanton,
Larkin and Gobble but not on other key management and technical personnel.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The success of our
development, exploration and production activities depends, in part, on our
ability to attract and retain experienced petroleum engineers, geologists and
other key personnel. From time to time, competition for experienced engineers
and geologists is intense. If we cannot retain these personnel or attract
additional experienced personnel, our ability to compete in the geographic
regions in which we conduct our operations could be harmed.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">We do
not insure against all potential operating risks. We may incur substantial
losses and be subject to substantial liability claims as a result of our
natural gas and oil operations.</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We are not insured against
all risks. We ordinarily maintain insurance against various losses and
liabilities arising from our operations in accordance with customary industry
practices and in amounts that management believe to be
prudent. Our natural gas and oil exploration and production activities are
subject to hazards and risks associated with drilling for, producing and
transporting natural gas and oil, and any of these risks can cause substantial
losses resulting from: </font></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>environmental hazards, such as uncontrollable
flows of natural gas, oil, brine, well fluids, toxic gas or other pollution
into the environment, including groundwater and shoreline contamination;</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>abnormally pressured formations;</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>mechanical difficulties, such as stuck oil
field drilling and service tools and casing collapse;</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>fires and explosions;</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>personal injuries and death;</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>regulatory investigations and penalties;&nbsp;and</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>natural disasters.</p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Any of these risks could
have a material adverse effect on our ability to conduct operations or result
in substantial losses to us. We may elect not to obtain insurance if we believe
that the cost of available insurance is excessive relative to the risks
presented. In addition, pollution and environmental risks generally are not
fully insurable. If a significant accident or other event occurs and is not
fully covered by insurance, it could have a material adverse effect on our
business, financial condition and results of operations.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">We have
limited control over activities on properties we do not operate, which could
reduce our production and revenues.</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Substantially all of our
business activities are conducted through joint operating agreements under
which we own partial interests in natural gas and oil properties. We do not
operate all of the properties in which we have an interest and in many cases we
do not have the ability to remove the operator in the event of poor
performance. As a result, we have a limited ability to exercise influence over
normal operating procedures, expenditures or future development of underlying
properties and their associated costs. The failure of an operator of our wells
to adequately perform operations, or an operator&#146;s breach of the applicable
agreements, could reduce our revenues and production. The success and timing of
our drilling and development activities on properties operated by others
therefore depends upon a number of factors outside of our and the operator&#146;s
control, including: </font></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>timing and amount of capital expenditures;</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>expertise and financial resources;</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>inclusion of other participants in drilling
wells;&nbsp;and</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Use of technology.</p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Defects
in the title to any of our natural gas and oil interests could result in the
loss of some of our natural gas and oil properties or portions thereof or
liability for losses resulting from defects in the assignment of leasehold
rights.</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We obtain interests in
natural gas and oil properties with varying degrees of warranty of title such
as general, special, quitclaim or without any warranty. We acquired
approximately one-half our interest in the Wilmington unit from Magness
Petroleum in 1999 and the remainder of our interest in January of 2005 in
connection with the closing of our purchase and sale transaction with Magness
Petroleum. Magness Petroleum had acquired its interests from a third party that
in turn had acquired its interest from Exxon Corporation with no warranty of
title. Exxon had owned the Wilmington unit for over 25&nbsp;years before its
sale in 1997. We have acquired no title opinion as to the interests we own in
that field, which may ultimately prove to be less than the interests we believe
we own. Losses in this field may result from title defects or from ownership of
a lesser interest than we assume we acquired or from the assignment of
leasehold rights by us to our drilling programs. In other instances, title
opinions may not be obtained if in our discretion it would be uneconomical or
impractical to do so. This increases the possible risk of loss and could result
in total loss of properties purchased. Furthermore, in certain instances we may
determine to purchase properties even though certain technical title defects
exist if we believe it to be an acceptable risk under the circumstances.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Risks Relating to the Oil and Gas Industry</font></i></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">A
substantial or extended decline in natural gas and oil prices may adversely
affect our ability to meet our capital expenditure obligations and financial
commitments.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Our revenues, operating
results and future rate of growth are substantially dependent upon the
prevailing prices of, and demand for, natural gas and oil. Declines in the
prices of, or demand for, natural gas and oil may adversely affect our
financial condition, liquidity, ability to finance planned capital
expenditures, and results of operations. Lower natural gas and oil prices may
also reduce the amount of natural gas and oil that we can produce economically.
Historically, natural gas and oil prices have been volatile, and they are</font></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">likely</font> to continue to be volatile in the future. A
decrease in natural gas or oil prices will not only reduce revenues and
profits, but will also reduce the quantities of reserves that are commercially
recoverable and may result in charges to earnings for impairment of the value
of these assets. If natural gas or oil prices decline significantly for
extended periods of time in the future, we might not be able to generate enough
cash flow from operations to meet our obligations and make planned capital
expenditures. Natural gas and oil prices are subject to wide fluctuations in
response to relatively minor changes in the supply of, and demand for, natural
gas and oil, market uncertainty and a variety of additional factors that are
beyond our control.</p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Among the factors that cause
this fluctuation are: </font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>changes in domestic and global supply and demand for
natural gas and oil;</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>levels of production and other activities of
the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and other natural gas and oil
producing nations;</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>market expectations about future prices;</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>the level of global natural gas and oil
exploration, production activity and inventories;</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>political conditions, including embargoes, in or
affecting other oil producing activity;&nbsp;and</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>the price and availability of alternative fuels.</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Lower natural gas and oil
prices may not only decrease our revenues on a per unit basis, but also may
reduce the amount of natural gas and oil we can
produce economically. A substantial or extended decline in natural gas and oil
prices may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition
and results of operations.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Drilling
for and producing natural gas and oil are high risk activities with many
uncertainties that could have a material adverse effect on our business,
financial condition or results of operations.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Our future success depends
largely on the success of our exploitation, exploration, development and
production activities. These activities are subject to numerous risks beyond
our control, including the risk that we will not find any commercially
productive natural gas or oil reservoirs. Our decisions to purchase, explore,
develop or otherwise exploit prospects or properties will depend in part on the
evaluation of data obtained through geophysical and geological analyses,
production data, and engineering studies, the results of which are often
inconclusive or subject to varying interpretations. See &#147;&nbsp;&#151; Risks Related
to Our Business&nbsp;&#151; Our reserve estimates depend on many assumptions that
may turn out to be inconclusive, subject to varying interpretations or
inaccurate&#148; for a discussion of the uncertainty involved in these processes.
Our cost of drilling, completing and operating wells is often uncertain before
drilling commences. Overruns in budgeted expenditures are common risks that can
make a particular project uneconomical. Further, many factors may curtail,
delay or prevent drilling operations, including: </font></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>unexpected drilling conditions;</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>pressure or irregularities in geological formations;</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>equipment failures or accidents;</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>well blow-outs;</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>fires and explosions;</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>pipeline and processing interruptions or
unavailability;</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>title problems;</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>adverse weather conditions;</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>lack of market demand for natural gas and oil;</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>delays in obtaining drilling permits from
regulatory authorities</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>delays imposed by or resulting from compliance with
environmental and other regulatory requirements;</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>shortages of or delays in the availability of drilling
rigs and the delivery of equipment;&nbsp;and</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>reductions in natural gas and oil prices.</p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Our future drilling
activities may not be successful. Our drilling success rate overall and within
a particular area could decline. We could incur losses by drilling unproductive
wells. Also, we may not be able to obtain any contracts covering our lease
rights in potential drilling locations. We cannot be sure that we will ever
drill our identified potential drilling locations or that we will produce
natural gas or oil from them or from any other potential drilling locations.
Shut-in wells, curtailed production and other production interruptions may
negatively impact our business and result in decreased revenues.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">If
natural gas and oil prices decrease, we may be required to record an
impairment, which would reduce our stockholders&#146; equity.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We use the successful
efforts method of accounting for costs related to our natural gas and oil
properties. Accordingly, we capitalize the cost to acquire, explore for and
develop gas and oil properties. Wells are evaluated on a field-by-field basis
for impairment. We review our natural gas and oil properties on a field level
when circumstances indicate that the capitalized costs, less accumulated
depreciation, depletion and amortization or the carrying value of the property,
may not be recoverable. If the carrying value of the property exceeds the
expected future undiscounted cash flows, an amount equal to the excess of the
carrying value over the fair value of the property, generally based upon
discounted cash flow, is charged to expense. An impairment
results in a non-cash charge to earnings which does not impact cash flow from
operating activities, but does reduce our stockholders&#146; equity. The risk that
we will be required to write down the carrying value of our oil and gas
properties increases when oil and gas prices are low or volatile. In addition,
write-downs may occur if we experience substantial downward adjustments to our
estimated proved reserves. Once incurred, a write-down of oil and gas
properties is not reversible at a later date.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Competition
in the oil and gas industry is intense, and many of our competitors have
greater financial, technological and other resources than we do, which may
adversely affect our ability to compete.</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We operate in the highly
competitive areas of oil and gas exploration, development and acquisition with
a substantial number of other companies. We face intense competition from
independent, technology-driven companies as well as from both major and other
independent oil and gas companies in each of the following areas: </font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>acquiring desirable producing properties or
new leases for future exploration;</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>marketing our natural gas and oil production;</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>integrating new technologies;&nbsp;and</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>acquiring the equipment and expertise
necessary to develop and operate our properties.</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Many of our competitors have
financial, managerial, technological and other resources substantially greater
than ours. These companies may be able to pay more for exploratory prospects
and productive oil and gas properties, and may be able to define, evaluate, bid
for and purchase a greater number of properties and prospects than our
financial or human resources permit. To the extent our competitors are able to
pay more for properties than we are, we will be at a competitive disadvantage.
Further, many of our competitors may enjoy technological advantages and may be
able to implement new technologies more rapidly than we can. Our ability to
explore for natural gas and oil prospects and to acquire additional properties
in the future will depend upon our ability to successfully conduct operations,
implement advanced technologies, evaluate and select suitable properties, and
consummate transactions in this highly competitive environment.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">We are
subject to complex laws and regulations, including environmental regulations, that can have a material adverse effect on the
cost, manner or feasibility of doing business.</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Exploration for and the
production and sale of oil and gas in the United States is subject to extensive
federal, state and local laws and regulations, including complex tax and
environmental laws and regulations, and requires various permits and approvals
from federal, state and local agencies. If these permits are not issued or
unfavorable restrictions or conditions are imposed on our drilling activities,
we may not be able to conduct our operations as planned. Alternatively, failure
to comply with these laws and regulations, including the requirements of any
permits, may result in the suspension or termination of our operations and
subject us to administrative, civil and criminal penalties. Compliance costs
are significant. Further, these laws and regulations, particularly in the Rocky
Mountains and California, could change in ways that substantially increase our
costs and associated liabilities. We cannot be certain that existing laws or
regulations, as currently interpreted or reinterpreted in the future, or future
laws or regulations will not harm our business, results of operations and
financial condition. For example, matters subject to regulation and the types
of permits required include: </font></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>water discharge and disposal permits for drilling
operations;</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>drilling permits;</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>drilling bonds;</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>reclamation;</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>spacing of wells;</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>occupational safety and health;</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>unitization and pooling of properties;</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>air quality, noise levels and related
permits;</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>rights-of-way and easements;</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>reports concerning operations to regulatory
authorities;</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>calculation and payment of royalties;</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>gathering, transportation and marketing of
gas and oil;</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>taxation;&nbsp;and</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>waste disposal.</p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Under these laws and
regulations, we could be liable for: </font></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>personal injuries;</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>property damage;</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>oil spills;</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>discharge of hazardous materials;</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>well reclamation costs;</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>surface remediation and clean-up costs;</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>fines and penalties;</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>natural resource damages;&nbsp;and</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>other environmental protection and damages
issues.</p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Shortages
of rigs, equipment, supplies and personnel could delay or otherwise adversely
affect our cost of operations or our ability to operate according to our
business plans.</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">If domestic drilling
activity increases, particularly in the fields in which we operate, a general
shortage of drilling and completion rigs, field equipment and qualified
personnel could develop. As a result, the costs and delivery times of rigs,
equipment and personnel could be substantially greater than in previous years.
From time to time, including the present, these costs have sharply increased
and could do so again. For example, in the second half of 2004 and first half
of 2005, as energy prices increased significantly, we experienced higher costs
for drilling rigs, equipment and personnel. The demand for and wage rates of
qualified drilling rig crews generally rise in response to the increasing
number of active rigs in service and could increase sharply in the event of a
shortage. Shortages of drilling and completion rigs, field equipment or
qualified personnel could delay, restrict or curtail our exploration and
development operations, which could in turn harm our operating results.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Unless
we replace, maintain or expand our natural gas and oil reserves, our reserves
and production will decline, which could have a material adverse effect on our
business, financial condition and results of operations.</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In general, production from
natural gas and oil properties declines over time as reserves are depleted,
with the rate of decline depending on reservoir characteristics. If we are not
successful in our exploitation, exploration, development and enhancement
activities, or in acquiring properties containing proved reserves, our proved
reserves will decline as reserves are produced. Our future natural gas and oil
production is highly dependent upon our ability to economically find, develop
or acquire reserves in commercial quantities.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">To the extent cash flow from
operations is reduced, either by a decrease in prevailing prices for natural
gas and oil or an increase in finding and development costs, and external
sources of capital become limited or unavailable, our ability to make the
necessary capital investment to maintain or expand our asset base of natural
gas and oil reserves would be impaired. Even with sufficient available capital,
our future exploration and development activities may not result in additional
proved reserves, and we may not be able to drill productive wells at acceptable
costs.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Risks Relating to Ownership of Our Common Stock</font></i></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">The
number of shares that will become or could become eligible for sale in the near
future could adversely affect the future market for our common stock.</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Sales of substantial amounts
of previously restricted shares of our common stock in the public market, or
the perception that these sales may occur, could cause the market price of our
common stock to decline, or could impair our ability to raise capital through
the sale of additional common or preferred stock.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">As of March 31, 2005, we had
34,706,437 shares of common stock outstanding, 11,053,011 shares of common
stock were issuable upon conversion of our convertible debt and convertible
preferred stock and 6,505,387&nbsp;shares of common stock were issuable upon
exercise of outstanding options and warrants. Included in these amounts are
2,875,000 shares of common stock and 1,437,500 shares of common stock issuable
upon exercise of the Class A and Class B warrants that will be eligible for
sale beginning June 10, 2005.&#160; Also, all
of</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">our directors, executive
officers and certain of our stockholders, holding approximately
17.5%&nbsp;shares of the outstanding shares of our common stock, are subject to
agreements with our initial public offering underwriters or us that restrict
their ability to sell or transfer their stock until June 20, 2005. Beginning
June 20, 2005, the subject shares will be eligible for sale in the public
market.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In accordance with the terms
and conditions of the registration rights agreement dated December&nbsp;12,
2002, holders of at least a 50% majority of our 6,560,809&nbsp;shares of
convertible preferred stock as of December 31, 2004 have a one-time right,
commencing June 20, 2005, to demand that their shares of common stock issuable
upon conversion of the convertible preferred stock be registered under the
Securities Act. Also, commencing June 20, 2005, these holders may have the
right to include their shares of common stock, subject to the consent of any
underwriter, in registration statements that we may file, if any, to register
shares of our common stock under the Securities Act for ourselves or other
stockholders. We are also required commencing June 10, 2005 to file a
registration statement for 3,000,000&nbsp;shares of outstanding common stock
and 1,500,000&nbsp;shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of our
class&nbsp;A and class&nbsp;B warrants under the Securities Act. The holders of
these securities have agreed to certain restrictions on the transfer of their
stock for a period ending June 20, 2005.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">If our stockholders sell
significant amounts of common stock in any public market that develops or
exercise their registration rights and sell a large number of shares, the price
of our common stock could be negatively affected. If we were to include shares
held by those holders in a registration statement pursuant to the exercise of
their registration rights, those sales could impair our ability to raise needed
capital by depressing the price at which we could sell our common stock or impede
such an offering altogether.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Our stock price may be volatile,
and your investment in our stock could decline in value.</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In recent years, the stock
market has experienced significant price and volume fluctuations. Our common
stock may also experience volatility unrelated to our own operating performance
for reasons that include: </font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>domestic and worldwide supplies and prices of
and demand for natural gas and oil;</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>political conditions in natural gas and oil
producing regions;</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>war and acts of terrorism;</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>demand for our common stock;</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>revenue and operating results failing to meet
the expectations of securities analysts or investors in any particular quarter;</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>changes in expectations as to our future
financial performance or changes in financial estimates, if any, of public
market analysts;</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>investor perception of our industry or our
prospects;</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>general economic trends;</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>limited trading volume of our stock;</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>changes in environmental and other
governmental regulations;</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>actual or anticipated quarterly variations in
our operating results;</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>our involvement in litigation;</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>conditions generally affecting the oil and
natural gas industry;</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>the prices of oil and natural gas;</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>announcements relating to our business or the
business of our competitors;</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>our liquidity;&nbsp;and</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>our ability to obtain or raise additional
funds.</p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Control
by our executive officers and directors will limit your ability to influence
the outcome of matters requiring stockholder approval and could discourage our
potential acquisition by third parties.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">As of March 31, 2005, our
executive officers and directors beneficially owned approximately 17.5% of the
outstanding shares of our common stock. These stockholders, if acting together,
would be able to influence significantly all matters requiring approval by our
stockholders, including the election of our board of directors and the approval
of mergers or other business combination transactions. This concentration of ownership
could have the effect of delaying or preventing a change in our control or
otherwise discourage a potential acquirer from attempting to obtain control of
us, which in turn could have an adverse effect on the market price of our
common stock or prevent our stockholders from realizing a premium over the
market price for their shares of our common stock.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Provisions
in our articles of incorporation, bylaws and Maryland law may make it more
difficult to effect a change in control, which could adversely affect the price
of our common stock.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Provisions of our articles
of incorporation, bylaws and Maryland law could make it more difficult for a
third party to acquire us, even if doing so would be beneficial to our
stockholders. We may issue shares of preferred stock in the future without
stockholder approval and upon such terms as our board of directors may
determine. Our issuance of this preferred stock could have the effect of making
it more difficult for a third party to acquire, or of discouraging a third
party from acquiring, a majority of our outstanding stock and potentially
prevent the payment of a premium to stockholders in an acquisition.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Our articles of
incorporation and bylaws contain provisions that could delay, defer or prevent
a change in control of us or our management. These provisions include: </font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>giving the board the exclusive right to fill
all board vacancies;</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>providing that special meetings of
stockholders may only be called by the board pursuant to a resolution adopted
by</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>a majority of the board, either upon a motion
or upon written request by holders of at least 66&nbsp;2/3% of the voting power
of the shares entitled to vote,&nbsp;or</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>by our president;</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>a classified board of directors;</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>permitting removal of directors only for
cause and with a super-majority vote of the stockholders;&nbsp;and</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>prohibiting cumulative voting in the election
of directors.</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">These provisions also could
discourage proxy contests and make it more difficult for our stockholders to
elect directors and take other corporate actions. As a result, these provisions
could make it more difficult for a third party to acquire us, even if doing so
would benefit our stockholders, and may limit the price that investors are willing
to pay in the future for shares of our common stock.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We are also subject to
provisions of the Maryland General Corporation Law that prohibit business
combinations with persons owning 10% or more of the voting shares of a
corporation&#146;s outstanding stock, unless the combination is approved by the
board of directors prior to the person owning 10% or more of the stock, for a
period of five years, after which the business combination would be subject to
special stockholder approval requirements. This provision could deprive our
stockholders of an opportunity to receive a premium for their common stock as
part of a sale of our company, or may otherwise discourage a potential acquirer
from attempting to obtain control from us, which in turn could have a material
adverse effect on the market price of our common stock.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">We have
not paid cash dividends on our common stock and do not anticipate paying any
dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Under the terms of our
convertible preferred stock, we may not pay dividends on our common stock
unless all accrued dividends on our convertible preferred stock have been paid.
We anticipate that we will retain all future earnings and other cash resources
for the future operation and development of our business. Accordingly, we do
not intend to declare or pay any cash dividends on our common stock in the
foreseeable future. Payment of any future dividends will be at the discretion
of our board of directors after taking into account many factors, including our
operating results, financial conditions, current and anticipated cash needs and
plans for expansion.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">There may be limited liquidity in
the market for shares of our common stock</font></b>.</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">There may be limited market for our shares
and an investor cannot expect to liquidate his investment regardless of the
necessity of doing so. The price of shares of our common stock is highly
volatile. Due to the low price of the securities, many brokerage firms may not
effect transactions and may not deal with them as it may not be economical for
them to do so. This could have an adverse effect on developing and sustaining
the market for our securities. In addition, there is no assurance that an
investor will be in a position to borrow funds using our shares as collateral.</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><a name="TransferAgentAndRegistrar_005752"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR</font></b></a></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The transfer agent and
registrar for our common stock is American Stock Transfer &amp; Trust Company.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><a name="UseOfProceeds_005754"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">USE OF PROCEEDS</font></b></a></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We will not receive any of
the proceeds from the sale of shares covered by this prospectus. The Selling
Stockholders will pay any underwriting discounts, commissions and expenses for
brokerage, or any other expenses they incur in disposing of the shares. We will
bear all other costs, fees and expenses incurred in effecting the registration
of the shares covered by this prospectus.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><a name="SellingStockholders_005757"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SELLING STOCKHOLDERS</font></b></a></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Company will issue the
common stock being offered by this reoffer prospectus upon the exercise of
options to purchase common stock issued to the Selling Stockholders pursuant to
the Company&#146;s Plans. This prospectus covers possible sales by our officers,
directors and affiliates of shares that they acquire through exercise of stock
options granted under the Plans. Non-affiliates that are not named in this
prospectus holding the lesser of 1,000 shares or one percent of the shares
issuable under the Plans may use this prospectus to sell up to the lesser of
1,000 shares or one percent of the shares issuable under the Plans. Information
regarding the Selling Stockholders, including the number of shares offered for
sale, will be set forth in a prospectus supplement to the extent required. Of
the 2,508,341 shares listed below covered by this prospectus, 186,056 shares of
common stock covered by this prospectus are restricted securities that have
been acquired by the Selling Stockholders pursuant to an &#147;employee benefit plan&#148;
as that term is defined in Rule&nbsp;405 of Regulation&nbsp;C under the
Securities Act and 2,322,285 shares to be issued upon exercise of outstanding
options pursuant to one of our employee benefit plans and are being registered
for reoffers and resales by our executive officers or directors named in the
table below. The Selling Stockholders may resell all, a portion, or none of the
shares of common stock from time to time.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The address of each
stockholder listed below is care of Warren Resources, Inc., 489 Fifth Avenue,
New York, NY 10017. </font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100.0%;">
 <tr>
  <td width="16%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Name of Selling<br>
  Stockholder</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Position with<br>
  Warren Resources</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.28%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Number of shares<br>
  beneficially owned(1)</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.94%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Number of shares<br>
  covered by this<br>
  prospectus</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.44%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Number of shares<br>
  to be beneficially<br>
  owned if all<br>
  shares offered<br>
  are hereby sold(2)</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.06%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="16%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Norman F. Swanton</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Chairman
  &amp; Chief Executive Officer</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.28%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3,116,893</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.94%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">750,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.44%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2,366,893</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Timothy A. Larkin</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Executive
  Vice President &amp; Chief Financial Officer</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.28%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">585,750</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.94%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">535,750</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.44%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">50,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="16%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Lloyd Davies</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Executive
  Vice President &amp; Director</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.28%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">125,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.94%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">125,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.44%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="16%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Kenneth Gobble</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Senior Vice
  President</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.28%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">200,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.94%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">200,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.44%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="16%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">David E. Fleming</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Senior Vice
  President</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.28%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">150,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.94%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">140,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.44%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">10,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="16%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Ellis G. Vickers</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Senior Vice
  President</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.28%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">116,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.94%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">116,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.44%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="16%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Stewart Skelly</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Vice
  President</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.28%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">130,043</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.94%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">130,033</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.44%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">10</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="16%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Jack B. King</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Marketing</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.28%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">184,959</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.94%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">167,252</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.44%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">17,707</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="16%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Steven Schoffman</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Marketing</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.28%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">84,739</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.94%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">49,306</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.44%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">35,433</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="16%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Chet Borgida</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.28%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">43,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.94%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">40,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.44%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="16%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Anthony Coelho</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.28%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">90,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.94%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">60,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.44%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">30,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="16%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Dominick D&#146;Alleva</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.28%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">90,521</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.94%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">45,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.44%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">45,521</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="16%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Marshall Miller</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.28%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">784,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.94%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">45,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.44%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">739,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="16%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Thomas Noonan(3)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.28%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">53,333</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.94%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">45,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.44%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">8,333</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="16%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Michael R. Quinlan</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.28%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">138,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.94%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">60,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.44%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">78,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="16%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.28%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.94%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.44%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 30.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Total</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:17.28%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">5,892,238</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.94%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">2,508,341</font></b></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.44%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">3,383,897</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1) The number of shares beneficially owned
by the Selling Stockholders includes restricted stock, as well as shares of
common stock beneficially owned by the Selling Stockholders as of March 31,
2005.&#160; Of the total number of shares
shown as beneficially owned, 5,807,499 shares are contractually restricted from
sale until June 20, 2005.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2) Assumes that the Selling Stockholder
elects to sell all the shares of common stock held by the Selling Stockholder
that are covered by this prospectus.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(3) Excludes 682,000 shares which are own by
two trusts in which Mr. Noonan is a trustee but disclaims any beneficial
interest.</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><a name="PlanOfDistribution_005815"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION</font></b></a></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The shares of common stock
covered by this prospectus are being registered by us for the account of the
Selling Stockholders.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The shares of common stock
offered by this prospectus may be sold from time to time directly by or on
behalf of the Selling Stockholders in one or more transactions on the Nasdaq
Stock Market or on any stock exchange on which the common stock may be listed
at the time of sale, in privately negotiated transactions, or through a
combination of these methods. The Selling Stockholders may sell shares through
one or more agents, brokers or dealers or directly to purchasers. These brokers
or dealers may receive compensation in the form of commissions, discounts or
concessions from the Selling Stockholders and/or purchasers of the shares, or
both. Compensation as to a particular broker or dealer may be in excess of
customary commissions. The Selling Stockholders will act independently of us in
making decisions with respect to the timing, manner and size of each sale or
non-sale related transfer. If a Selling Stockholder is an employee, officer or
director of the Company, he or she will be subject to the Company&#146;s policies
concerning trading and other transactions in the Company&#146;s securities.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The shares of common stock
may be sold in one or more transactions at fixed prices, at prevailing market
prices at the time of sale, at prices related to the prevailing market prices,
at varying prices determined at the time of sale or at negotiated prices. These
sales may be effected in one or more transactions, which may involve crosses or
block transactions, including: </font></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>on the Nasdaq Stock Market;</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>in the over-the-counter market;</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>in transactions otherwise than on the Nasdaq
Stock Market or in the over-the-counter market;</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>through the writing of options (including the
issuance by the Selling Stockholders of derivative securities), whether the
options or these other derivative securities are listed on an options or other
exchange or otherwise;</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>through the settlement of short sales; or</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>any combination of the foregoing.</p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In connection with the sale
of shares, the Selling Stockholders may enter into hedging transactions with
broker-dealers or other financial institutions, which may in turn engage in
short sales of the shares in the course of hedging the positions they assume.
The Selling Stockholders may also sell the shares short and deliver these
shares to close out short positions, or loan or pledge the shares to
broker-dealers or other financial institutions that in turn may sell these
shares. The Selling Stockholders may also enter into option or other
transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions that require
the delivery to the broker-dealer or other financial institution of the shares,
which the broker-dealer or other financial institution may resell pursuant to
this prospectus, or enter into transactions in which a broker-dealer makes
purchases as a principal for resale for its own account or through other types
of transactions.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In connection with their
sales, a Selling Stockholder and any participating broker or dealer may be
deemed to be &#147;underwriters&#148; within the meaning of the Securities Act, and any commissions
they receive and the proceeds of any sale of shares may be deemed to be
underwriting discounts or commissions under the Securities Act. A Selling
Stockholder who is deemed to be an &#147;underwriter&#148; within the meaning of
Section&nbsp;2(11) of the Securities Act will be subject to the prospectus
delivery requirements of the Securities Act. The Selling Stockholders and any
other person participating in such distribution will be subject to applicable
provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder,
including, without limitation, Regulation&nbsp;M. Regulation M may limit the
timing of purchases and sales of shares of our common stock by the Selling
Stockholders and any other person. Furthermore, Regulation&nbsp;M may restrict,
for a period of up to five business days prior to the commencement of the
distribution, the ability of any person engaged in a distribution of shares of
our common stock to engage in market-making activities with respect to these
shares. All of the foregoing may affect the marketability of shares of our
common stock and the ability of any person or entity to engage in market-making
activities with respect to shares of our common stock.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">To the extent required, the
shares to be sold, the names of the persons selling the shares, the respective
purchase prices and public offering prices, the names of any agent, dealer or
underwriter and any applicable commissions or discounts with respect to a
particular offer will be set forth in an accompanying prospectus supplement or,
if appropriate, a post-effective amendment to the registration statement of
which this prospectus is a part.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We are bearing all of the
fees and expenses relating to the registration of the shares of common stock.
Any underwriting discounts, commissions or other fees payable to broker-dealers
or agents in connection with any sale of the shares will be borne by the
Selling Stockholders. In order to comply with certain states&#146; securities laws,
if applicable, the shares may be sold in such jurisdictions only through
registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In certain states, the shares may
not be sold unless the shares have been registered or qualified for sale in
such state, or unless an exemption from registration or qualification is
available and is obtained and complied with. Sales of the shares must also be
made by the Selling Stockholders in compliance with all other applicable state
securities laws and regulations.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In addition to any shares
sold hereunder, Selling Stockholders may sell shares of common stock in
compliance with Rule&nbsp;144. There is no assurance that the Selling
Stockholders will sell all or a portion of the stock being offered hereby.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Selling Stockholders may
agree to indemnify any broker-dealer or agent that participates in transactions
involving sales of the shares against certain liabilities in connection with
the offering of the shares arising under the Securities Act.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We have notified the Selling
Stockholders of the need to deliver a copy of this prospectus in connection
with any sale of the shares.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">David E. Fleming, Esq., our
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary will pass upon
the validity of the shares offered in this prospectus. As of the date of this
prospectus, Mr.&nbsp;Fleming beneficially owns 10,000 shares of our common
stock and holds options to acquire 140,000 shares of our common stock under our
stock option plans.</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><a name="Experts_005827"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">EXPERTS</font></b></a></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The consolidated financial
statements incorporated in this prospectus by reference from the Company&#146;s
Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2004, have
been audited by Grant Thornton LLP, independent registered public accountants,
as indicated in their report with respect thereto and have been so incorporated
in reliance upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and
auditing.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Information with respect to
the oil and gas reserves associated with our oil and gas properties is derived
from the report of Williamson Petroleum Consultants, Inc., independent
consulting petroleum engineers, and has been incorporated by reference herein
upon the authority of said firm as experts with respect to the matters covered
by such report and in giving such report.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">No dealer, salesman or any other person has been authorized
in connection with this offering to give any information or to make any
representations other than those contained in this prospectus. The prospectus
does not constitute an offer or a solicitation in any jurisdiction to any
person to whom it is unlawful to make such an offer or solicitation. Neither
the delivery of this prospectus nor any sale made hereunder shall, under any
circumstances, create an implication that there has been no change in the
circumstances of the Company or the facts herein set forth since the date
hereof</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Warren Resources, Inc. has filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., a Registration Statement under the
Securities Act with respect to the shares offered hereby. This prospectus omits
certain information contained in the Registration Statement. The information omitted
may be obtained from the Securities and Exchange Commission upon payment of the
regular charge therefore.</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">2,508,341 Shares</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Warren Resources, Inc.</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Common Stock</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">REOFFER PROSPECTUS</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">May 26, 2005</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">PART II</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The following documents
filed with the SEC are incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement: </font></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2004, filed on March 17, 2005;</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended March 31, 2005, filed on May 12, 2005;</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The description of our common stock contained
in our registration statement on Form 10 (File No.&nbsp;000-33275) filed with
the SEC pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act on October 26, 2001, as
amended; and</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>All our other reports and other documents
subsequently filed pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the
Exchange Act after the date of the prospectus and prior to the termination of
this offering shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this
registration statement and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such
reports and other documents.</p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Any statement contained in a
document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be
deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement
to the extent that a statement contained herein modifies or supersedes such
statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed,
except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration
Statement.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Not applicable.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The validity of the shares
of common stock covered by this Registration Statement has been passed upon the
Company by David E. Fleming, Esq., Senior Vice President, General Counsel and
Corporate Secretary of the Company. As of the date of this Registration Statement,
Mr.&nbsp;Fleming beneficially owns 10,000 shares of our common stock and holds
options to acquire 140,000 shares of our common stock under our stock option
plans.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Maryland General Corporation Law allows
corporations to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to
be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit or
proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason
of the fact that he or she is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of
the corporation or is or was serving at the request of the corporation</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">as a director, officer, employee, partner,
trustee, or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust,
other enterprise or employee benefit plan, unless it is established that: </font></p>

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matter giving rise to the proceeding and either was committed in bad faith or
was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty;</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>the person actually received an improper
personal benefit in money, property or services;&nbsp;or</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>in the case of any criminal proceeding, the
person had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful.</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Under Maryland law, indemnification may be
provided against judgments, penalties, fines, settlements and reasonable
expenses actually incurred by the person in connection with the proceeding. The
indemnification may be provided, however, only if authorized for a specific
proceeding after a determination has been made that indemnification is
permissible under the circumstances because the person met the applicable
standard of conduct. This determination is required to be made: </font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>by the board of directors by a majority vote
of a quorum consisting of directors not, at the time, parties to the proceeding
or, if a quorum cannot be obtained, then by a majority vote of a committee of
the board consisting solely of two or more directors not, at the time, parties
to the proceeding and who a majority of the board of directors designated to
act in the matter;</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>by special legal counsel selected by the
board or board committee by the vote set forth above, or, if such vote cannot
be obtained, by a majority of the entire board;&nbsp;or</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>by the stockholders.</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">If the proceeding is one by or in the right
of the corporation, indemnification may not be provided as to any proceeding in
which the person is found liable to the corporation.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">A Maryland corporation may pay, before final
disposition, the expenses, including attorneys&#146; fees, incurred by a director,
officer, employee or agent in defending a proceeding. Under Maryland law,
expenses may be advanced to a director or officer when the director or officer
gives a written affirmation of his or her good faith belief that he or she has
met the standard of conduct necessary for indemnification and a written
undertaking to the corporation to repay the amounts advanced if it is
ultimately determined that he or she is not entitled to indemnification.
Maryland law does not require that the undertaking be secured, and the
undertaking may be accepted without reference to the financial ability of the
director or officer to repay the advance. Unless limited by its articles of incorporation,
a Maryland corporation is required to indemnify any director who has been
successful, on the merits or otherwise, in defense of a proceeding for
reasonable expenses. The determination as to reasonableness of expenses is
required to be made in the same manner as required for indemnification.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Under Maryland law, the indemnification and
advancement of expenses provided by statute are not exclusive of any other
rights to which a person who is not a director seeking indemnification or
advancement of expenses may be entitled under any charter, bylaw, agreement,
vote of stockholders, vote of directors or otherwise.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Our articles of incorporation provide that we
shall indemnify each director or officer: </font></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>to the fullest extent permitted by the
Maryland General Corporation Law, or any similar provision or provisions of
applicable law at the time in effect, in connection with any threatened,
pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that he or she is or was
at any time a director or officer, or is or was at any time serving at our
request as a director, officer, employee, agent or trustee of another
corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust,
other enterprise or employee benefit plan;&nbsp;and</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>to the fullest extent permitted by the common
law and by any statutory provision other than the Maryland General Corporation
Law in connection with any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or
proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason
of the fact that he or she is or was at any time a director or officer, or is
or was at any time serving at our request as a director, officer, employee,
agent or trustee of another corporation, partnership, limited liability
company, joint venture, trust, other enterprise or employee benefit plan.</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Additionally, our articles of incorporation
provide that we may indemnify any of our employees or agents to the fullest
extent permitted by the Maryland General Corporation Law, or any similar
provision or provisions of applicable law at the time in effect, in connection
with any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether
civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that he
or she is or was at any time our employee or agent, or is or was at any time
serving at our request as a director, officer, employee, agent or trustee of
another corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture,
trust, other enterprise or employee benefit plan.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Reasonable expenses incurred in defending any
action, suit or proceeding described above shall be paid by the corporation in
advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon
receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director, officer or employee
to repay such amount to the corporation if it shall ultimately be determined
that he is not entitled to be indemnified by us.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In addition to the general indemnification
described above, Maryland law permits corporations to include any provision
expanding or limiting the liability of its directors and officers to the
corporation or its stockholders for money damages, but may not include any
provision that restricts or limits the liability of its directors or officers
to the corporation or its stockholders: </font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>to the extent that it is proved that the
person actually received an improper benefit or profit in money, property, or
services for the amount of the benefit or profit in money, property or services
actually received;&nbsp;or</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#149;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>to the extent that a judgment or other final
adjudication adverse to the person is entered in a proceeding based on a
finding in the proceeding that the person&#146;s action, or failure to act, was the
result of active and deliberate dishonesty and was material to the cause of
action adjudicated in the proceeding.</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We have adopted, in our charter, a provision
that eliminates and limits the personal liability of each of our directors and
officers to the full extent permitted by the laws of the State of Maryland.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We have entered into an indemnification
agreement with each of our directors and officers against liabilities that may
arise by reason of their status or service as directors or officers and to
advance their expenses incurred as a result of a proceeding as to which they
may be indemnified. These indemnification agreements are intended to be in
addition to any other rights that the indemnitee may have under our certificate
of incorporation, bylaws and applicable law. In addition, we have purchased and
maintain directors&#146; and officers&#146; liability insurance.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The securities that are to
be reoffered or resold pursuant to this Registration Statement were issued
pursuant to our employee benefit plans in transactions that were exempt from
registration under Rule&nbsp;701 of the Securities Act.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

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 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit<br>
  Number</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.34%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <td width="89%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:89.74%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.34%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:89.74%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
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 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.1(2)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:89.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Specimen Common Stock
  Certificate</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:89.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.2(1)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:89.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Indenture between Warren
  Resources, Inc. and Continental Stock Transfer and Trust Company, as Trustee,
  dated December 1, 2000 regarding 12% debentures due December 31, 2007</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:89.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:89.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Form of Bond Certificate
  for 12% debentures due December 31, 2007</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.4(1)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:89.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Indenture between Warren
  Resources, Inc. and Continental Stock Transfer and Trust Company, as Trustee,
  dated February 1, 1999 regarding 13.02% sinking fund convertible bonds due
  December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2015</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:89.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.5(1)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:89.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Form of Bond Certificate
  for 13.02% debentures due December 31, 2010</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:89.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.6(1)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:89.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Form of Bond Certificate
  for 13.02% debentures due December 31, 2015</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:89.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.11(3)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:89.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Form of Class A Common
  Stock Purchase Warrant</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:89.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.12(3)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:89.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Form of Class B Common
  Stock Purchase Warrant</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:89.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.13(4)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:89.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Form of Registration
  Rights Agreement dated December 12, 2002 by and between Warren Resources,
  Inc. and the Investors in the Series A 8% Cumulative Convertible Preferred
  Stock</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:89.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.14(5)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:89.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Form of Subscription and
  Registration Rights Agreement dated February 3, 2004 by and between Warren
  Resources, Inc. and the Accredited Investors in Warren Resources, Inc.&#146;s
  private placement dated January 21, 2004</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:89.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.15(6)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:89.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Form of Subscription and
  Registration Rights Agreement dated July 30, 2004 by and between Warren
  Resources, Inc. and the Accredited Investors in Warren Resources, Inc.&#146;s
  private placement dated July 9, 2004</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:89.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.15(7)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:89.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Form of Subscription and
  Registration Rights Agreement dated November 30, 2004 by and between Warren
  Resources, Inc. and the Accredited Investors in Warren Resources, Inc.&#146;s
  private placement dated November 30, 2004</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:89.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.16(8)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:89.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Form of Contribution
  Agreement by and between Warren Resources, Inc. and various Delaware limited
  liability companies</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:89.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.17</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:89.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Articles of Incorporation
  of the Company (Incorporated by reference to our Form 10-K for year ended
  December 31, 2004, filed on March 15, 2005.)</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:89.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.18</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:89.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Warren Resources, Inc.
  2001 Stock Incentive Plan (originally filed as an Exhibit 10.3 to the Form 10
  Registration Statement filed October 26, 2001, File No. 000-33275).</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:89.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.19</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:89.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Warren Resources, Inc.
  2001 Key Employee Stock Incentive Plan (originally filed as an Exhibit 10.4
  to the Form 10 Registration Statement filed October 26, 2001, File No.
  000-33275).</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:89.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.20</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:89.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Warren Resources, Inc.
  2000 Equity Incentive Plan for Employees of Warren E&amp;P, Inc. (formerly
  &#147;Petroleum Development Corporation&#148;) (originally filed as an Exhibit 10.1 to
  the Form 10 Registration Statement filed October 26, 2001, File No.
  000-33275).</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:89.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.21</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:89.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Amendment to 2000 Stock
  Incentive Plan for Employees of Warren E&amp;P, Inc. (formerly Petroleum
  Development Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Warren Resources, Inc.)
  (originally filed as an Exhibit 10.2 to the Form 10 Registration Statement
  filed October 26, 2001, File No. 000-33275).</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:89.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:89.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Opinion of Counsel
  regarding legality of securities being registered.*</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:89.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">23.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent of Counsel to the
  Company (included in Exhibit 5)</font></p>
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  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:89.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">23.2</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:89.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent of Grant Thornton
  LLP*</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:89.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">23.3</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:89.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent of Williamson
  Petroleum Consultants, Inc.*</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">24</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:89.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Powers of Attorney
  (included on the signature page of this registration statement).*</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">*</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Filed herewith</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)&#160;
Incorporated by reference to the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on
Form&nbsp;10, Commission File No.&nbsp;000-33275, filed on October&nbsp;26,
2001.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)&#160;
Incorporated by reference from Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 of the Registrant&#146;s
Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2004, as filed on
March&nbsp;17, 2005.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(3)&#160;
Incorporated by reference to the Company&#146;s Annual Report on
Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2003, Commission File
No.&nbsp;000-33275, filed on March&nbsp;15, 2004.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(4)&#160;
Incorporated by reference to the Company&#146;s Current Report on
Form&nbsp;8-K, Commission File No.&nbsp;000-33275, filed on December&nbsp;17,
2002.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(5)&#160;&#160;
Incorporated by reference to the Company&#146;s Current Report on
Form&nbsp;8-K, Commission File No.&nbsp;000-33275, filed on February&nbsp;11,
2004.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(6)&#160;&#160;
Incorporated by reference to the Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on
Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended June&nbsp;30, 2004, Commission File
No.&nbsp;000-33275, filed on August&nbsp;16, 2004.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(7)&#160;&#160;
Incorporated by reference to the Company&#146;s Current Report on
Form&nbsp;8-K, Commission File No.&nbsp;000-33275, filed December&nbsp;1, 2004.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(8)&#160;&#160;
Incorporated by reference to the Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on
Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended June&nbsp;30, 2003, Commission File
No.&nbsp;000-33275, filed on August&nbsp;13, 2003.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned
Company undertakes:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being
made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(i) to include any
prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(ii) to reflect in the
prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the
registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof)
which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, any increase or decrease in the volume of the securities offered (if
the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was
registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum
offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the
Commission pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in
volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate
offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the
effective registration statement;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(iii) to include any
material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously
disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such
information in the registration statement;</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">34</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">provided, however, that
paragraphs (a)(1)(i)&nbsp;and (a)(1)(ii)&nbsp;do not apply if the information
required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is
contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the
Company pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act
and are incorporated by reference to the registration statement.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; To remove from registration by means of a post-effective
amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Registrant&#146;s
Annual Report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new Registration Statement
relating to the securities offered herein, and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering hereof.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may
be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant
pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been
advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is,
therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against
such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred
or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the
successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is
against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SIGNATURES</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Act of 1933,&#160; the Company
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration
statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,&#160; thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New
York, State of New York, on this 26th day of May 2005.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

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  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">WARREN RESOURCES, INC</font></b>.</p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="display:none;font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:34.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="display:none;font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="24%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:24.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="display:none;font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:34.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="24%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:24.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:7.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 30.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">By:</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:18.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Norman F. Swanton</font></p>
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  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:8.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="24%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:24.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:34.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="24%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:24.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:34.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 30.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;Norman F. Swanton</font></p>
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  <td width="24%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:24.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:34.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 30.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;Chairman and Chief Executive Officer</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="24%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:24.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Each person whose signature appears below as
a signatory to this registration statement constitutes and appoints Norman F.
Swanton and Timothy A. Larkin, or either one of them, his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent with full power of substitution and resubstitution,
for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign
any and all amendments to this registration statement, and to file the same,
with all exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith,
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">fact and agent or his substitute may lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed
by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated, in
multiple counterparts with the effect of one original.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the
following persons in the capacities on May 26, 2005. </font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Signatures</font></b></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.24%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <td width="54%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:54.98%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Title</font></b></p>
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  <td width="42%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:42.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.24%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="54%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:54.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="42%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:42.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;/s/ Norman F. Swanton</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.24%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="54%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:54.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">President, Chairman of the
  Board and Chief Executive Officer</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Norman F. Swanton</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.24%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="54%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:54.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.24%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="54%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:54.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;/s/ Timothy A. Larkin</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.24%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="54%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:54.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Executive Vice President
  and Chief Financial Officer</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Timothy A. Larkin</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.24%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="54%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:54.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.24%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="54%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:54.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="42%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:42.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;/s/ Dominick D&#146;Alleva</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.24%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="54%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:54.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Dominick D&#146;Alleva</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.24%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="54%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:54.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.24%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="54%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:54.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="42%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:42.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;/s/ Chet Borgida</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="54%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:54.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="42%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:42.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Chet Borgida</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.24%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="54%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:54.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="42%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:42.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.24%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="54%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:54.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="42%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:42.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;/s/ Anthony L. Coelho</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.24%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="54%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:54.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="42%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:42.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Anthony L. Coelho</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.24%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="54%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:54.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="42%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:42.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.24%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="54%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:54.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="42%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:42.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;/s/ Lloyd G. Davies</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.24%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="54%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:54.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="42%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:42.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Lloyd G. Davies</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.24%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="54%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:54.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.24%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="54%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:54.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;/s/ Marshall R. Miller</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.24%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="54%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:54.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Marshall R. Miller</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="54%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:54.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.24%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;/s/ Thomas G. Noonan</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="54%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:54.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="42%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:42.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Thomas G. Noonan</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="54%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:54.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;/s/ Michael R. Quinlan</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="54%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:54.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Michael R. Quinlan</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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INDEX</font></b></p>

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 <tr>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:8.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit<br>
  Number</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:89.8%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit</font></b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:8.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:89.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:8.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.1(2)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:89.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Specimen Common Stock
  Certificate</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:8.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:89.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:8.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.2(1)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:89.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Indenture between Warren
  Resources, Inc. and Continental Stock Transfer and Trust Company, as Trustee,
  dated December 1, 2000 regarding 12% debentures due December 31, 2007</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:8.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:89.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:8.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.3(1)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:89.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Form of Bond Certificate
  for 12% debentures due December 31, 2007</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:8.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:89.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:8.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.4(1)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:89.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Indenture between Warren
  Resources, Inc. and Continental Stock Transfer and Trust Company, as Trustee,
  dated February 1, 1999 regarding 13.02% sinking fund convertible bonds due
  December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2015</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:8.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:89.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:8.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.5(1)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:89.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Form of Bond Certificate
  for 13.02% debentures due December 31, 2010</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:8.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:89.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:8.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.6(1)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:89.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Form of Bond Certificate
  for 13.02% debentures due December 31, 2015</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:8.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:89.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:8.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.11(3)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:89.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Form of Class A Common
  Stock Purchase Warrant</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:8.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:89.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:8.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.12(3)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:89.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Form of Class B Common
  Stock Purchase Warrant</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:8.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:89.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:8.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.13(4)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:89.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Form of Registration
  Rights Agreement dated December 12, 2002 by and between Warren Resources,
  Inc. and the Investors in the Series A 8% Cumulative Convertible Preferred
  Stock</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:8.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:89.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:8.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.14(5)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:89.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Form of Subscription and
  Registration Rights Agreement dated February 3, 2004 by and between Warren
  Resources, Inc. and the Accredited Investors in Warren Resources, Inc.&#146;s
  private placement dated January 21, 2004</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:8.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:89.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:8.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.15(6)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:89.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Form of Subscription and
  Registration Rights Agreement dated July 30, 2004 by and between Warren
  Resources, Inc. and the Accredited Investors in Warren Resources, Inc.&#146;s
  private placement dated July 9, 2004</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:8.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:89.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:8.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.15(7)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:89.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Form of Subscription and
  Registration Rights Agreement dated November 30, 2004 by and between Warren
  Resources, Inc. and the Accredited Investors in Warren Resources, Inc.&#146;s
  private placement dated November 30, 2004</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:8.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:89.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:8.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.16(8)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:89.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Form of Contribution
  Agreement by and between Warren Resources, Inc. and various Delaware limited
  liability companies</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:8.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:89.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:8.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.17</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:89.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Articles of Incorporation
  of the Company (Incorporated by reference to our Form 10-K for year ended
  December 31, 2004, filed on March 15, 2005.)</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:8.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:89.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:8.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.18</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:89.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Warren Resources, Inc.
  2001 Stock Incentive Plan (originally filed as an Exhibit 10.3 to the Form 10
  Registration Statement filed October 26, 2001, File No. 000-33275).</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:8.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:89.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:8.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.19</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:89.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Warren Resources, Inc.
  2001 Key Employee Stock Incentive Plan (originally filed as an Exhibit 10.4
  to the Form 10 Registration Statement filed October 26, 2001, File No.
  000-33275).</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:8.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:89.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:8.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.20</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:89.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Warren Resources, Inc.
  2000 Equity Incentive Plan for Employees of Warren E&amp;P, Inc. (formerly
  &#147;Petroleum Development Corporation&#148;) (originally filed as an Exhibit 10.1 to
  the Form 10 Registration Statement filed October 26, 2001, File No.
  000-33275).</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:8.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:89.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:8.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.21</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:89.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Amendment to 2000 Stock
  Incentive Plan for Employees of Warren E&amp;P, Inc. (formerly Petroleum
  Development Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Warren Resources, Inc.)
  (originally filed as an Exhibit 10.2 to the Form 10 Registration Statement
  filed October 26, 2001, File No. 000-33275).</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:8.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:89.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:8.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:89.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Opinion of Counsel
  regarding legality of securities being registered.*</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:8.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:89.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:8.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">23.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:89.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent of Counsel to the
  Company (included in Exhibit 5)</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:8.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:89.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:8.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">23.2</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:89.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent of Grant Thornton
  LLP*</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:8.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:89.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:8.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">23.3</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:89.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent of Williamson
  Petroleum Consultants, Inc.*</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:8.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:89.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:8.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">24</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="89%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:89.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Powers of Attorney
  (included on the signature page of this registration statement).*</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)&#160;
Incorporated by reference to the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on
Form&nbsp;10, Commission File No.&nbsp;000-33275, filed on October&nbsp;26,
2001.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)&#160;
Incorporated by reference from Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 of the Registrant&#146;s
Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2004, as filed on
March&nbsp;17, 2005.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(3)&#160;
Incorporated by reference to the Company&#146;s Annual Report on
Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2003, Commission File
No.&nbsp;000-33275, filed on March&nbsp;15, 2004.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(4)&#160;
Incorporated by reference to the Company&#146;s Current Report on
Form&nbsp;8-K, Commission File No.&nbsp;000-33275, filed on December&nbsp;17,
2002.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(5)&#160;&#160;
Incorporated by reference to the Company&#146;s Current Report on
Form&nbsp;8-K, Commission File No.&nbsp;000-33275, filed on February&nbsp;11,
2004.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(6)&#160;&#160;
Incorporated by reference to the Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on
Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended June&nbsp;30, 2004, Commission File
No.&nbsp;000-33275, filed on August&nbsp;16, 2004.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(7)&#160;&#160;
Incorporated by reference to the Company&#146;s Current Report on
Form&nbsp;8-K, Commission File No.&nbsp;000-33275, filed December&nbsp;1, 2004.</font></p>

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As
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 26, 2005
Registration
No. 33-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
WARREN RESOURCES, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland
11-3024080
(State
  or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S.
  Employer
Identification No.)
489
Fifth Avenue
32
nd
Floor
New York, NY 10017
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices including Zip Code)
Warren
Resources, Inc.
2001
Stock Incentive Plan
2001
Key Employee Stock Incentive Plan
2000 Equity Incentive Plan for Employees of Warren E&P, Inc.
(Full
Title of the Plans)
David
E. Fleming, Esq.
Senior
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
489 Fifth Avenue
32
nd
Floor
New York, NY 10017
(Name
and address of agent for service)
Telephone
number, including area code, of agent for service
(212)
697-9660
Copies to
:
Alan L. Talesnick
Patton Boggs LLP
1660 Lincoln Street
Suite 1900
Denver, CO 80264
(303) 830-1776
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities
To be Registered
Amount to be
Registered (1)
Proposed
Maximum
Offering Price
Per Share (2)
Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price
(2)(3)
Amount of
Registration Fee
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share
  (4)
3,343,706
$
8.89
$
29,725,546
$
3,498.69
Common Stock(5)
186,056
$
8.89
$
1,654,038
$
194.68
Common Stock(6)
3,445,238
$
8.89
$
30,628,165
$
3,604.93
Total(7)
6,975,000
$
8.89
$
62,007,749
$
7,298.30
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416(a) promulgated
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement also
covers an indeterminate number of additional shares that may become issuable pursuant
to the anti-dilution adjustment provisions of the plans.
(2)
Pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h), and solely
for the purpose of calculating the applicable registration fee, the proposed
maximum offering price per share for the common stock to be registered
hereunder has been calculated based on the average of the high and low sales
prices of Warren Resources, Inc.'s common stock on May 24, 2005 of $8.89, as
quoted on the Nasdaq National Market System.
(3)
Estimated solely for the purpose of determining
the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(h).
(4)
Represents shares underlying outstanding
options granted under the 2001 Stock Incentive Plan, the 2001 Key Employee
Stock Incentive Plan and the 2000 Equity Incentive Plan for Employees of Warren
E&P, Inc. Of the amount of shares being registered for potential issuance
upon exercise of outstanding stock options, 2,312,285 shares are contractually
restricted from sale until June 20, 2005.
(5)
Represents restricted shares previously issued
upon exercise of options granted under the 2001 Stock Incentive Plan, of which 167,252
shares are contractually restricted from sale until June 20, 2005.
(6)
Represents shares available for future grants
under the 2001 Stock Incentive Plan, the 2001 Key Employee Stock Incentive Plan
and the 2000 Equity Incentive Plan for Employees of Warren E&P, Inc.
(7)
Represents total shares underlying options
granted, and available for grant, of 2,500,000 under the 2001 Stock Incentive
Plan, 2,500,000 under the 2001 Key Employee Stock Incentive Plan and 1,975,000
under the 2000 Equity Incentive Plan for Employees of Warren E&P, Inc.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This registration statement
on Form S-8 (this "Registration Statement") of Warren Resources, Inc. is
prepared in accordance with the requirements of Form S-8 under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), to register up to  6,975,000 shares of its common stock, par
value $0.0001 per share, which includes the registration for reoffer and resale
on a continuous or delayed basis in the future of up to 2,322,285 shares that
may be issued upon exercise of outstanding stock options held by our directors,
executive officers and certain employees and 186,056
shares
previously issued upon exercise of options granted pursuant to the Company's
2001 Stock Incentive Plan, 2001 Key Employee Stock Incentive Plan and 2000
Equity Incentive Plan for Employees of Warren E&P, Inc. (collectively, the "Plans")
.. Prior to the filing of this Registration Statement, those 186,056
shares held by Selling Stockholders were deemed to be "restricted
securities" within the meaning of Rule 144 promulgated under the
Securities Act.
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The
materials that follow Part I of this Registration Statement up to
Part II of this Registration Statement constitute the reoffer prospectus,
prepared in accordance with the requirements of Part I of Form S-3, in
accordance with General Instruction C of Form S-8.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Item 1.
Plan Information.
The
documents containing the information required by Part I of this
Registration Statement will be sent or given to our employees, officers and
directors, as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act. Those
documents do not need to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "SEC") either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or
prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act.
These documents and the documents incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of this
Registration Statement, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the
requirement of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act (the "Section 10(a) Prospectus").
Item 2.
Registrant
Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.
All
Information required by Part I, which is contained in the Section 10(a)
Prospectus referenced in Item 1 of this Part I, is omitted from this
Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 428 under the Securities
Act.
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REOFFER PROSPECTUS
2,508,341 Shares
Warren Resources, Inc.
Common Stock
This
reoffer prospectus relates to
2,508,341 shares of our
common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, consisting of 186,056 outstanding
restricted shares and 2,322,285 shares issuable upon exercise of currently
outstanding options, which may be offered for sale from time to time by certain
stockholders ("Selling Stockholders"), as described under the caption "Selling
Stockholders."  These stockholders are our directors, officers and certain
employees. The Selling Stockholders acquired, or will acquire upon
exercise of outstanding options, the common stock pursuant to grants under our
2001 Stock Incentive Plan, the 2001 Key Employee Stock Incentive Plan and the
2000 Equity Incentive Plan for Employees of Warren E&P, Inc. (collectively,
the "Plans"). These stockholders may resell all, a portion, or none of the
shares of common stock from time to time. 
Of the amount of restricted shares being registered and shares being
registered for potential issuance upon exercise of outstanding stock options,
2,459,035 shares are contractually restricted from sale until June 20, 2005.
Shares
acquired pursuant to the Plans prior to the effective date of a registration
statement covering securities issued under the Plans are "restricted securities"
pursuant to Rule 144, whether or not held by affiliates of the
Company.  This reoffer prospectus has been
prepared for the purpose of registering the shares under the Securities Act to
allow for future sales by the Selling Stockholders, on a continuous or delayed
basis, to the public without restriction.  Each stockholder that sells
shares of our common stock pursuant to this reoffer prospectus may be deemed to
be an "underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Securities Act").  Any commissions received by a broker or
dealer in connection with resales of shares may be deemed to be underwriting
commissions or discounts under the Securities Act.
The
Company's shares of common stock are currently traded on the Nasdaq
Stock Market, Inc. ("Nasdaq") under the symbol "WRES." On May 24, 2005 the
closing sale price of the common stock was $8.89.
The
shares may be offered by the Selling Stockholders from time to time through or
to brokers in the over-the-counter market or otherwise at prices acceptable to
the Selling Stockholders. Except for the aggregate exercise price of the options
exercised by the Selling Stockholders, we will not receive any of the proceeds
from the sale of the common stock being offered by this reoffer prospectus. All
expenses of registration incurred in connection with the offering being made by
this reoffer prospectus are being borne by us, but any brokerage commissions
and other expenses incurred by a Selling Stockholder will be borne by such
Selling Stockholder
An investment in these securities involves a high degree of
risk. See "Risk Factors" beginning on page 9 to read about factors you should
consider before buying shares of our common stock.
These securities have not been approved or disapproved by the
Securities and Exchange Commission or any state securities commission nor has
the commission or any state securities
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commission
passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this
prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The date of this reoffer prospectus is May 26, 2005.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We
are subject to the informational requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and, under those requirements we file
annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information
with the SEC. Our SEC filings can be read and copied at the SEC's public
reference room at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549.  We also
make available on our web site (www.warrenresources.com), free of charge, our
annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports
on Form 8-K, as soon as practical after we file these reports with the SEC.
Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the operation
of the public reference room.  Our SEC filings are also available over the
Internet at the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov.  You may obtain a
copy of any of these documents at no cost, by writing or telephoning us at the
following address:
Warren Resources, Inc.
489 Fifth Avenue,
32
nd
Floor,
New York, NY 10017
Attention: Corporate Secretary
Phone: (212) 697-9660
This
prospectus is a part of a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (together with all
amendments and exhibits referred to as the Registration Statement) filed by the
Company with the SEC under the Securities Act. This prospectus omits certain of
the information contained in the Registration Statement, and reference is
hereby made to the Registration Statement for further information with respect
to the Company and the common stock offered. Any statements contained herein
concerning the provisions of any document filed as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement or otherwise filed with the SEC are not necessarily
complete, and in each instance reference is made to the copy of such document
as filed. Each such statement is qualified in its entirety by such reference.
You
should only rely on the information included or incorporated by reference in
this reoffer prospectus or any supplement.  We have not authorized anyone
else to provide you with different information.  The common stock is not
being offered in any state where the offer is not permitted.  You should
not assume that the information in this reoffer prospectus or any supplement is
accurate as of any date other than the date on the front of this reoffer
prospectus.
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE
We are incorporating by
reference certain information that we have filed with the SEC under the
informational requirements of the Exchange Act, which means that we disclose
important information to you by referring to another document filed separately
with the SEC.  The information contained in the documents we are
incorporating by reference is considered to be a part of this prospectus, and
the information that we later file with the SEC will automatically update and
supercede the information contained or incorporated by reference in this
prospectus.  Accordingly, we incorporate by reference:
•
Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2004, filed on March 17, 2005;
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•
Our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended March 31, 2005, filed on May 12, 2005;
•
The description of our common stock contained
in our registration statement on Form 10 (File No. 000-33275) filed with
the SEC pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act on October 26, 2001, as
amended; and
•
All our other reports and other documents
subsequently filed pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the
Exchange Act after the date of this prospectus and prior to the termination of
this offering shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this
prospectus and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such reports and
other documents.
You may request a copy of
these filings, at no cost, by writing to Warren Resources, Inc., 489 Fifth
Avenue, 32
nd
Floor, New York, NY 10017, attention: Corporate
Secretary, or by calling (212) 697-9660.
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS
The statements contained in
this prospectus that are not historical are "forward-looking statements," as
that term is defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act and
Section 21E of the Exchange Act, that involve a number of risks and
uncertainties.
These forward-looking statements
include, among others, the following:
•
our growth strategies;
•
our reserve estimates;
•
our ability to successfully and economically
explore for and develop oil and gas resources;
•
anticipated trends in our business;
•
our future results of operations;
•
our liquidity and ability to finance our
exploration and development activities;
•
market conditions in the oil and gas industry;
•
our ability to make and integrate
acquisitions; and
•
the impact of environmental and other
governmental regulation.
These statements may be
found under "Summary", "Risk Factors", and other sections of this prospectus.
Forward-looking statements are typically identified by use of terms such as "may",
"will", "could", "should", "expect", "plan", "project", "intend", "anticipate",
"believe", "estimate", "predict", "potential", "pursue", "target" or "continue",
the negative of such terms or other comparable terminology, although some
forward-looking statements may be expressed differently.
The forward-looking
statements contained in this prospectus are largely based on our expectations,
which reflect estimates and assumptions made by our management. These estimates
and assumptions reflect our best judgment based on currently known market
conditions and other factors. Although we believe such
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estimates
and assumptions to be reasonable, they are
inherently uncertain and involve a number of risks and uncertainties that are
beyond our control. In addition, management's assumptions about future events
may prove to be inaccurate. Management cautions all readers that the
forward-looking statements contained in or incorporated by reference into this
prospectus are not guarantees of future performance, and we cannot assure any
reader that such statements will be realized or the forward-looking events and
circumstances will occur. Actual results may differ materially from those
anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements due to a number of
factors, including:
•
the failure to obtain sufficient capital
resources to fund our operations;
•
an inability to replace our reserves through
exploration and development activities;
•
unsuccessful drilling activities;
•
a decline in oil or natural gas production or
oil or natural gas prices;
•
incorrect estimates of required capital expenditures;
•
increases in the cost of drilling, completion and gas
gathering or other costs of production and operations;
•
impact of environmental and other governmental
regulation;
•
hazardous and risky drilling operations; and
•
an inability to meet growth projections.
You should also consider
carefully the statements under "Risk Factors" and other sections of this
prospectus, which address additional factors that could cause our actual
results to differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements.
All forward-looking
statements speak only as of the date of this prospectus. We do not intend to
publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise. These cautionary statements qualify all
forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf.
SUMMARY
The following summary is
qualified in its entirety by the more detailed information and the financial
statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere in, or incorporated by
reference into, this prospectus. Consequently, this summary does not contain
all of the information that you should consider before investing in our common
stock. You should carefully read the entire prospectus, including the "Risk
Factors" section, and the documents and information incorporated by reference
into this prospectus.
This reoffer prospectus
relates to 2,508,341 shares of our common stock, consisting of 186,056
outstanding restricted shares and 2,322,285 shares issuable upon exercise of
currently outstanding options, which may be offered for sale from time to time
by the Selling Stockholders identified in this prospectus. It is anticipated
that the Selling Stockholders will offer shares for sale at prevailing market
prices on the Nasdaq Stock Market on the date of sale. We will not receive any
proceeds from these sales. We are paying the expenses incurred in registering
the shares, but all selling and other expenses incurred by each of the Selling
Stockholders will be borne by that stockholder.
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Warren
Resources
We are a growing independent energy company
engaged in the exploration and development of domestic onshore natural gas and
oil reserves. We focus our efforts primarily on the exploration and development
of coalbed methane, or CBM, properties located in the Rocky Mountain region and
on our waterflood oil recovery program in the Wilmington Townlot Unit, or
Wilmington unit, in the Wilmington field within the Los Angeles Basin of
California.
As of March 31, 2005, we owned natural gas
and oil leasehold interests in approximately 267,234 gross
(147,984 net) acres, 94% of which are undeveloped. Substantially all our
undeveloped acreage is located in the Rocky Mountains and the Wilmington Unit
in California. We have identified approximately 1,064 drilling locations on our
acreage in the Rocky Mountains, primarily on 80-acre and 160-acre well spacing.
Additionally, we have identified approximately 150 drilling locations in the
Terminal oil zone in the Wilmington Unit.
As of December 31, 2004, we had estimated net
proved reserves of 103.6 Bcfe, with a PV-10 value of $242.3 million, based on
the reserve report prepared by Williamson Petroleum Consultants. These
estimated net proved reserves are located on approximately 6% of our net
acreage. Based on our preliminary results to date, we believe that a
substantial amount of our remaining undeveloped CBM acreage in the Washakie
Basin in the Rocky Mountain Region has commercial potential.
On January 31, 2005, effective as of January
1, 2005, we acquired for $14.8 million all right, title, and interest of
Magness Petroleum in the Wilmington Townlot Unit located in the Los Angeles
Basin in California. As a result of the acquisition, our Wilmington holdings
increased to an approximate 98.5% working interest. We were also appointed
operator of record for this unitized oil field. The acquisition increased our
year-end 2004 proforma estimated net proved reserves, adjusted as if the
acquisition had occurred on December 31, 2004, 
to 128.9 Bcfe with a PV-10 value of $306.9 million. We plan to commence
drilling seven spot water flood patterns in the Terminal oil zone on or about June
1, 2005 and the UP/Ford oil zone on or about September 1, 2005.
As of December 31, 2004, we had interests in
203 gross (80.3 net) producing wells and are the operator of record for 54% of
these wells. Through our joint venture agreements, we actively participate in
operating activities for most of the wells for which we are not operator of
record. On December 31, 2004, total daily production from these wells was
16.7 MMcfe/d gross (4.6 MMcfe/d net). For 2005, we have a total capital
expenditure budget of approximately $37.6 million to participate in the
drilling of 100 gross (55.9 net) wells.
In connection with our initial public
offering, our common stock commenced trading on the Nasdaq National Market on
December 17, 2004 under the trading symbol "WRES". On May 24, 2005, the last
sale price on the Nasdaq Stock Market was $8.89 per share of common stock.
Risk Factors
An investment in the common
stock offered in this prospectus involves a high degree of risk. See "Risk
Factors."
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Our Corporate Information
Our company was originally
founded in 1990 and is incorporated in Maryland. Our principal executive
offices are located at 489 Fifth Avenue, 32
nd
Floor, New York, NY
10017, and our telephone number at that address is (212) 697-9660. Our website
address is www.warrenresources.com. The information found on our website is not
a part of this prospectus.
RISK FACTORS
An
investment in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. You should
carefully consider the following risk factors, together with the other
information contained in or incorporated by reference into this prospectus,
before deciding to invest in our common stock. Some of the following risks
relate principally to the industry in which we operate and to our business.
Other risks relate principally to the securities markets and ownership of
shares of our common stock. If any of the following risks develop into actual
events, our business, financial condition or results of operations could be
materially adversely affected, the trading price of your shares could decline,
and you may lose all or part of your investment.
Risks Relating to Our Business
Our
reserve estimates depend on many assumptions that may turn out to be
inconclusive, subject to varying interpretations or inaccurate.
This prospectus contains
estimates of our proved natural gas and oil reserves and the estimated future
net revenues from these reserves. These estimates are based upon various
assumptions, including assumptions relating to natural gas and oil prices,
drilling and operating expenses, capital expenditures, ownership and title,
taxes and the availability of funds. The process of estimating natural gas and
oil reserves is complex. It requires interpretations of available geological,
geophysical, engineering and economic data for each reservoir. Therefore, these
estimates are inherently imprecise. Further, the potential for future reserve
revisions, either upward or downward, is significantly greater than normal because
most of our reserves are undeveloped.
Actual natural gas and oil
prices, future production, revenues, operating expenses, taxes, development
expenditures and quantities of recoverable natural gas reserves will most
likely vary from those estimated. Any significant variance could materially
affect the estimated quantities and present value of future net revenues set
forth in this prospectus. A reduction in natural gas and oil prices, for
example, would reduce the value of proved reserves and reduce the amount of
natural gas and oil that could be economically produced, thereby reducing the
quantity of reserves. We may adjust estimates of proved reserves to reflect
production history, results of exploration and development, prevailing natural
gas prices and other factors, many of which are beyond our control.
As of December 31, 2004,
approximately 90% of our estimated net proved reserves were undeveloped.
Undeveloped reserves, by their nature, are less certain. Recovery of
undeveloped reserves requires significant capital expenditures and successful
drilling operations. The reserve data assumes that we will make significant
capital expenditures to develop our reserves. We have prepared estimates of our
natural gas and oil reserves and the costs associated with these reserves in
accordance with industry standards. 
However, the estimated costs may not be accurate, development may not
occur as scheduled, or the actual results may not be as estimated. We may not
have or be able to obtain the capital we need to develop these proved reserves.
You should not assume that
the present value of future net revenues referred to in this prospectus is the
current market value of our estimated natural gas and oil reserves. In
accordance with SEC requirements, the estimated discounted future net cash
flows from proved reserves are generally based on prices and costs as of the
date of the estimate. Actual future prices and costs may be materially higher
or lower than the
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prices
and costs as of the date of the estimate.
Any change in consumption by natural gas and oil purchasers or in governmental
regulations or taxation will also affect actual future net cash flows. The
timing of both the production and the expenses from the development and
production of our natural gas and oil properties will affect the timing of
actual future net cash flows from proved reserves and their present value. In
addition, the 10% discount factor, which is required by the SEC to be used in
calculating discounted future net cash flows for reporting purposes, is not
necessarily the most appropriate discount factor, nor does it reflect discount
factors used in the marketplace for the purchase and sale of oil and gas
properties. Conditions in the oil and gas industry and oil and gas prices will
affect whether the 10% discount factor accurately reflects the market value of
our estimated reserves.
Failure
to obtain the necessary financing and environmental approvals could prevent us
from developing the Washakie Basin properties in which we own interests.
Our future growth plans rely
heavily on establishing significant production and reserves in the Washakie
Basin. However, an inability to provide or obtain financing at acceptable rates
could prevent us from developing the Washakie Basin. Furthermore, environmental
restrictions in this area could prevent us from developing this acreage as
planned. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management, or BLM, has begun preparation
of an environmental impact statement, or EIS, which involves a series of
scientific studies, surveys and public hearings and formulation of a plan for
drilling and production in the Washakie Basin that will, without limitation,
establish the number of wells that may be drilled in the Atlantic Rim and the
timing and location of those wells. The EIS is currently expected to be
completed before the beginning of the drilling season in 2006,
although this projected completion date may be extended. Our prior drilling in
this basin, along with our projected drilling through 2005, is being conducted
under an interim drilling policy of the BLM, under which up to a total of
200 wells can be drilled in this basin, 165 of which have been allocated
to us and our drilling partners. If public opposition to continued drilling in
this basin or other regulatory complications occur,
the EIS may not be completed before the beginning of the drilling season in
2006, or could cause the BLM to condition, severely restrict or prohibit
drilling on a more permanent basis. Legal challenges to the EIS could also
materially affect the timing and ultimate environmental restrictions that are
imposed on our drilling and production operations. Any or all of these
contingencies could delay or halt our drilling activities or the construction
of ancillary facilities necessary for production, which would prevent us from
developing our property interests in the Washakie Basin as planned. We cannot
predict the timing or outcome of the EIS. Conditions, delays or restrictions
imposed on the drilling or the management of groundwater produced during
drilling could severely limit our operations there or make them uneconomical.
Any unfavorable developments in the Washakie Basin could impede our growth, as
we intend to undertake significant activity in order to increase our production
and reserves in this area.
Our
substantial contingent obligations to repurchase 10% of our outstanding
bonds and debentures annually and to repurchase drilling program interests
could strain our financial resources.
As of March 31, 2005, we had $30.7 million of
outstanding bonds and debentures. On April 29, 2005, we called for redemption
on June 29, 2005, all of the 2010 sinking fund convertible bonds, with an
outstanding balance at March 31, 2005, of $13.0 million. Upon completion of the
2010 bond redemption, holders of our remaining $17.7 million of bonds and
debentures are entitled each year to tender up to 10% of the original aggregate
face amount of each series of debentures for repurchase by us at their face
amount, or $1.8 million in 2005 and $1.6 million in 2006.
In addition, under the terms
of 13 of our drilling programs formed before 1998, to the extent that the
drilling programs and other program investors elect not to purchase a
withdrawing partner's interest, the minority interest investors have the right
to require us to repurchase their interests in each program for a formula
price. This right is effective either seven years from the date of a
partnership's formation, or between the 15th and 25th anniversary of their
formation. As of March 31, 2005, we have potential program repurchase
obligations which mature on June 30, 2005, of approximately $2.5 million and
program repurchase obligations which mature on and after December 2009 of
approximately $0.8 million. At December 31, 2004, a portion of our repurchase
obligation was secured by U.S. treasury bonds with a market value of
$0.9 million held by an independent trustee.
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Depending upon the amount of
cash distributions to investors in our programs prior to the repurchase
obligation dates and the number of investors who tender their interests for
repurchase as their tender rights become available, a significant amount of
funds may be required for these repurchases. These repurchase obligations could
put a strain upon our financial resources and otherwise adversely affect our
ability to execute our business plan. Any payment made under this obligation
would be recorded as a reduction to minority interest as shown on our balance
sheet.
Under the terms of our seven
drilling programs formed between 1998 and 2001 investors have the right to
require us to repurchase their interests in each program seven to 25 years
from the date of a partnership's formation, to the extent that the drilling
programs and other program investors elect not to purchase the investor's interest. The price of our repurchase is fixed by the
drilling program agreement to be the lower of the PV-10 value of the assets of
the program and a formula based on the amount of the investor's cash investment
reduced by the amount of any cash distributions received. As of March 31, 2005,
based on the December 31, 2004 reserve reports of the respective drilling
programs, the aggregate PV-10 value of the assets in these programs was $19.0
million. Because this amount is less than the formula price of $93.7 million as
of March 31, 2005, the PV-10 of $19.0 million is our maximum repurchase
obligation as of March 31, 2005. This PV-10 amount may increase when we drill
the remaining 7 net wells or place the remaining 37 previously drilled net
wells on production on behalf of these seven drilling programs.
Based on the formula price
as of March 31, 2005, if in the future the drilling program PV-10 value were to
exceed $93.7 million, then our maximum obligation would be the formula price of
$93.7 million, consisting of obligations of $79.9 million between March 31,
2005 and December 31, 2008, $12.6 million between January 1, 2009 and December
31, 2010 and $1.2 million thereafter.
We face
significantly increasing water disposal costs in our CBM drilling operations.
The Wyoming Department of
Environmental Quality, or Wyoming DEQ, has restrictive regulations applying to
the surface disposal of water produced from our CBM drilling operations. We
typically obtain Clean Water Act, Safe Drinking Water Act and analogous state
and local permits to use surface discharge methods, such as settling ponds, to
dispose of water when the groundwater produced from the coal seams will not exceed
surface discharge permit limitations. Surface disposal options have volumetric
limitations and require an extensive third-party water sampling and laboratory
analysis program to ensure compliance with state permit standards. Alternative
methods to surface disposal of water are more expensive. These alternatives
include installing and operating treatment facilities or drilling disposal
wells to re-inject the produced water into the underground rock formations
adjacent to the coal seams or lower sandstone horizons. Injection wells are
regulated by the Wyoming DEQ and the Wyoming Oil & Gas Conservation
Commission, and permits to drill these wells are obtained from these agencies.
Based on our experience with CBM production in the Powder River Basin, we believe
that permits for surface discharge of produced water in that basin, as well as
the Washakie Basin, will become more difficult to obtain. In Wyoming, our
produced water is currently injected at six wells, and we have obtained permits
to drill six more of these underground injection wells. We expect the costs to
dispose of produced water to increase significantly, which could have a
material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of
operations.
Operational
impediments may hinder our access to natural gas and oil markets or delay our
production.
The marketability of our
production depends in part upon the availability, proximity and capacity of
pipelines, natural gas gathering systems and processing facilities. This
dependence is heightened in our CBM operations where this infrastructure is
less developed than in our traditional oil and gas operations. For example,
there is limited pipeline capacity in the southern portion of the Washakie
Basin. Therefore, if drilling results are positive in the entire length of the
Washakie Basin, a new pipeline would need to be built at a cost of
approximately $25 million, our portion of which would be approximately
$12.5 million.
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We deliver natural gas and
oil through gathering systems and pipelines that we do not own. These
facilities may not be available to us in the future. Our ability to produce and
market natural gas and oil is affected and also may be harmed by:
•
the lack of pipeline transmission facilities or
carrying capacity;
•
federal and state regulation of natural gas and oil
production; and
•
federal and state transportation, tax and energy
policies.
We recently entered into an
agreement with Anadarko to jointly construct compression facilities and a
pipeline in the Washakie Basin. Any significant change in our arrangement with
Anadarko or other market factors affecting our overall infrastructure
facilities could adversely impact our ability to deliver the natural gas we produce
to market in an efficient manner, or its price. In some cases, we may be
required to shut-in wells, at least temporarily, for lack of a market or
because of the inadequacy or unavailability of transportation facilities. If
that were to occur, we would be unable to realize revenue from those wells
until arrangements were made to deliver our production to market.
Our
level of indebtedness reduces our financial flexibility and could impede our
ability to operate.
As of March 31, 2005, our
long-term debt and liabilities were $34.5 million, substantially all of which
consists of debentures we have issued from time to time with due dates ranging
from December 31, 2010 through December 31, 2022. At March 31, 2005,
the ratio of our debt to equity was 0.2 to 1.0, and the ratio of our debt to
total assets was 0.2 to 1.0. We are required to make sinking fund payments on
$11.3 million principal amount of our outstanding debentures, with respect
to which we have deposited U.S. treasury bonds with a principal amount of
$4.1 million as of March 31, 2005, with estimated sinking fund payments
required of $0.4 million by the end of 2005 and $0.4 million by the end of
2006. We are also contingently obligated to repurchase 10% of our
outstanding bonds annually. We may not have sufficient funds to make repayments
or sinking fund payments throughout all future maturities.
Our level of debt affects
our operations in several important ways, including the following:
•
A large portion of our net cash flow from
operations has and will continue to be used to pay interest on borrowings;
•
a high level of debt may impair our ability
to obtain additional financing in the future for working capital, capital
expenditures, acquisitions, general corporate or other purposes; and
•
our leveraged financial position may make us
more vulnerable to economic downturns and may limit our ability to withstand
competitive pressures.
We may
incur additional debt in order to fund our exploration and development
activities, which would continue to reduce our financial flexibility and could
have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results
of operations.
We may incur additional debt
in order to make future acquisitions or develop our properties. A higher level
of indebtedness increases the risk that we may default on our debt obligations.
Our ability to meet our debt obligations and reduce our level of indebtedness
depends on future performance. General economic conditions, oil and gas prices
and financial, business and other factors affect our operations and our future
performance. Many of these factors are beyond our control. We may not be able
to generate sufficient cash flow to pay the interest on our debt or pay our
debt at maturity. In addition, if we are unable to repay our
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debt
at maturity out of cash on hand, we could
attempt to refinance the debt or repay the debt with the proceeds of an equity
offering. We may be unable to sell public debt or equity securities or do so on
acceptable terms to pay or refinance the debt. Factors that will affect our
ability to raise cash through an offering of our capital stock or a refinancing
of our debt include financial market conditions and our market value and
operations performance at the time of the offering or other financing. If we do
not have sufficient funds and are otherwise unable to negotiate renewals of our
borrowings or arrange new financing, we may have to sell significant assets.
Any such sale could have a material adverse effect on our business and
financial results.
We have
substantial capital requirements that, if not met, may hinder our growth and
operations.
Our future growth depends on
our ability to make large capital expenditures for the exploration and development
of our natural gas and oil properties and to acquire additional properties. We
have projected these capital expenditures to be approximately $37.6 million in
2005. Historically, we have financed our capital expenditures primarily through
drilling programs that participated in the exploration, drilling and
development of the projects, and to a lesser extent through debt and equity
financing. In the future, we intend to finance these capital expenditures
through the proceeds from our initial public offering and from cash flows from
operations or a combination of these methods. Future cash flows and the
availability of financing will be subject to a number of variables, such as:
•
the success of our CBM projects in the Washakie
Basin and our secondary oil recovery projects in our Wilmington unit in
California;
•
our success in locating and producing new
reserves;
•
the level of production from existing
wells; and
•
prices of natural gas and oil.
Additional financing sources
may be required in the future to fund our developmental and exploratory
drilling. Issuing equity securities to satisfy our financing requirements could
cause substantial dilution to our existing stockholders. Additional debt
financing could lead to:
•
a substantial portion of our operating cash
flow being dedicated to the payment of principal and interest;
•
our being more vulnerable to competitive
pressures and economic downturns; and
•
restrictions on our operations.
Financing may not be
available in the future under existing or new financing arrangements, or we may
not be able to obtain necessary financing on acceptable terms, if at all. If
sufficient capital resources are not available, we may be forced to curtail our
drilling, acquisition and other activities or be forced to sell some of our
assets on an untimely or unfavorable basis, which would have an adverse affect
on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
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We have
incurred losses from operations in the past and cannot guarantee profitability
in the future.
At March 31, 2005, we had an
accumulated deficit of $79.4 million and total stockholders' equity of $155.8
million. We have recognized annual net losses in each year since 2000. We may
not achieve or sustain profitability or positive cash flows from operating
activities in the future.
Properties
that we buy may not produce as projected, and we may be unable to determine
reserve potential, identify liabilities associated with the properties or
obtain protection from sellers against them, which could cause us to incur
losses.
One of our growth strategies
is to pursue selective acquisitions of natural gas and oil reserves. We perform
a review of the target properties that we believe is consistent with industry
practices. However, these reviews are inherently incomplete. It generally is
not feasible to review in depth every individual property involved in each
acquisition. Even a detailed review of records and properties may not
necessarily reveal existing or potential problems, nor will it permit a buyer
to become sufficiently familiar with the properties to assess fully their
deficiencies and potential. Inspections may not always be performed on every
well, and environmental problems, such as groundwater contamination, are not
necessarily observable even when an inspection is undertaken. Even when
problems are identified, a seller may be unwilling or unable to provide
effective contractual protection against all or part of those problems, and we often
assume environmental and other risks and liabilities in connection with the
acquired properties.
Our
operations in Wyoming could be adversely affected by abnormally poor weather
conditions.
Our operations in Wyoming
are conducted in areas subject to extreme weather conditions and often in
difficult terrain. Primarily in the winter and spring, our operations are often
curtailed because of cold, snow and wet conditions. Unusually severe weather
could further curtail these operations, including drilling of new wells or
production from existing wells, and depending on the severity of the weather,
could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and
results of operations.
As
general partner of limited partnerships and co-venturer in joint ventures, we
are liable for various obligations of those partnerships and joint ventures.
We currently serve as the
managing general partner of nine limited partnerships and participate in four
joint ventures as a result of our sponsorship of drilling programs. As general
partner or co-venturer, we are contingently liable for the obligations of the
partnerships or joint ventures, as applicable, including responsibility for
their day-to-day operations and liabilities which cannot be repaid from partnership
or venture assets, insurance proceeds or indemnification by others. In the
future, we might be exposed to litigation in connection with partnership or
joint venture activities, including without limitation securities or tax
liabilities, or find it necessary to advance funds on behalf of certain
partnerships or joint ventures to protect the value of the natural gas and oil
properties by drilling wells to produce undeveloped reserves or to pay lease
operating expenses in excess of production. These activities may have a
material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of
operations.
Our
role as general partner of limited partnerships and co-venturer in joint
ventures may result in conflicts of interest, which may not be resolved in our
best interests or the best interests of our stockholders.
Our role as general partner
of limited partnerships and co-venturer in joint ventures may result in
conflicts of interest between the interests of those entities and our
stockholders. For example, we have outstanding contractual obligations and plan
to continue drilling natural gas and oil wells for the various drilling
programs we have sponsored. The allocation of those wells to the drilling
programs may give rise to a conflict of interest between our interests and the
interests of the partners or co-venturers in our drilling programs. Any
resolution of these conflicts may not always be in our best interests.
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The
loss of our chief executive officer or other key management and technical
personnel or our inability to attract and retain experienced technical
personnel could adversely affect our ability to operate.
We depend to a large extent
on the efforts and continued employment of Norman F. Swanton, our chief
executive officer and chairman, Timothy A. Larkin, our executive vice president
and chief financial officer, and Kenneth A. Gobble, our senior vice president
of exploration and production, and other key management and technical personnel.
The loss of the services of Messrs. Swanton, Larkin, Gobble or other key
management and technical personnel could adversely affect our business
operations. We maintain key person life insurance on Messrs. Swanton,
Larkin and Gobble but not on other key management and technical personnel.
The success of our
development, exploration and production activities depends, in part, on our
ability to attract and retain experienced petroleum engineers, geologists and
other key personnel. From time to time, competition for experienced engineers
and geologists is intense. If we cannot retain these personnel or attract
additional experienced personnel, our ability to compete in the geographic
regions in which we conduct our operations could be harmed.
We do
not insure against all potential operating risks. We may incur substantial
losses and be subject to substantial liability claims as a result of our
natural gas and oil operations.
We are not insured against
all risks. We ordinarily maintain insurance against various losses and
liabilities arising from our operations in accordance with customary industry
practices and in amounts that management believe to be
prudent. Our natural gas and oil exploration and production activities are
subject to hazards and risks associated with drilling for, producing and
transporting natural gas and oil, and any of these risks can cause substantial
losses resulting from:
•
environmental hazards, such as uncontrollable
flows of natural gas, oil, brine, well fluids, toxic gas or other pollution
into the environment, including groundwater and shoreline contamination;
•
abnormally pressured formations;
•
mechanical difficulties, such as stuck oil
field drilling and service tools and casing collapse;
•
fires and explosions;
•
personal injuries and death;
•
regulatory investigations and penalties; and
•
natural disasters.
Any of these risks could
have a material adverse effect on our ability to conduct operations or result
in substantial losses to us. We may elect not to obtain insurance if we believe
that the cost of available insurance is excessive relative to the risks
presented. In addition, pollution and environmental risks generally are not
fully insurable. If a significant accident or other event occurs and is not
fully covered by insurance, it could have a material adverse effect on our
business, financial condition and results of operations.
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We have
limited control over activities on properties we do not operate, which could
reduce our production and revenues.
Substantially all of our
business activities are conducted through joint operating agreements under
which we own partial interests in natural gas and oil properties. We do not
operate all of the properties in which we have an interest and in many cases we
do not have the ability to remove the operator in the event of poor
performance. As a result, we have a limited ability to exercise influence over
normal operating procedures, expenditures or future development of underlying
properties and their associated costs. The failure of an operator of our wells
to adequately perform operations, or an operator's breach of the applicable
agreements, could reduce our revenues and production. The success and timing of
our drilling and development activities on properties operated by others
therefore depends upon a number of factors outside of our and the operator's
control, including:
•
timing and amount of capital expenditures;
•
expertise and financial resources;
•
inclusion of other participants in drilling
wells; and
•
Use of technology.
Defects
in the title to any of our natural gas and oil interests could result in the
loss of some of our natural gas and oil properties or portions thereof or
liability for losses resulting from defects in the assignment of leasehold
rights.
We obtain interests in
natural gas and oil properties with varying degrees of warranty of title such
as general, special, quitclaim or without any warranty. We acquired
approximately one-half our interest in the Wilmington unit from Magness
Petroleum in 1999 and the remainder of our interest in January of 2005 in
connection with the closing of our purchase and sale transaction with Magness
Petroleum. Magness Petroleum had acquired its interests from a third party that
in turn had acquired its interest from Exxon Corporation with no warranty of
title. Exxon had owned the Wilmington unit for over 25 years before its
sale in 1997. We have acquired no title opinion as to the interests we own in
that field, which may ultimately prove to be less than the interests we believe
we own. Losses in this field may result from title defects or from ownership of
a lesser interest than we assume we acquired or from the assignment of
leasehold rights by us to our drilling programs. In other instances, title
opinions may not be obtained if in our discretion it would be uneconomical or
impractical to do so. This increases the possible risk of loss and could result
in total loss of properties purchased. Furthermore, in certain instances we may
determine to purchase properties even though certain technical title defects
exist if we believe it to be an acceptable risk under the circumstances.
Risks Relating to the Oil and Gas Industry
A
substantial or extended decline in natural gas and oil prices may adversely
affect our ability to meet our capital expenditure obligations and financial
commitments.
Our revenues, operating
results and future rate of growth are substantially dependent upon the
prevailing prices of, and demand for, natural gas and oil. Declines in the
prices of, or demand for, natural gas and oil may adversely affect our
financial condition, liquidity, ability to finance planned capital
expenditures, and results of operations. Lower natural gas and oil prices may
also reduce the amount of natural gas and oil that we can produce economically.
Historically, natural gas and oil prices have been volatile, and they are
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likely
to continue to be volatile in the future. A
decrease in natural gas or oil prices will not only reduce revenues and
profits, but will also reduce the quantities of reserves that are commercially
recoverable and may result in charges to earnings for impairment of the value
of these assets. If natural gas or oil prices decline significantly for
extended periods of time in the future, we might not be able to generate enough
cash flow from operations to meet our obligations and make planned capital
expenditures. Natural gas and oil prices are subject to wide fluctuations in
response to relatively minor changes in the supply of, and demand for, natural
gas and oil, market uncertainty and a variety of additional factors that are
beyond our control.
Among the factors that cause
this fluctuation are:
•
changes in domestic and global supply and demand for
natural gas and oil;
•
levels of production and other activities of
the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and other natural gas and oil
producing nations;
•
market expectations about future prices;
•
the level of global natural gas and oil
exploration, production activity and inventories;
•
political conditions, including embargoes, in or
affecting other oil producing activity; and
•
the price and availability of alternative fuels.
Lower natural gas and oil
prices may not only decrease our revenues on a per unit basis, but also may
reduce the amount of natural gas and oil we can
produce economically. A substantial or extended decline in natural gas and oil
prices may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition
and results of operations.
Drilling
for and producing natural gas and oil are high risk activities with many
uncertainties that could have a material adverse effect on our business,
financial condition or results of operations.
Our future success depends
largely on the success of our exploitation, exploration, development and
production activities. These activities are subject to numerous risks beyond
our control, including the risk that we will not find any commercially
productive natural gas or oil reservoirs. Our decisions to purchase, explore,
develop or otherwise exploit prospects or properties will depend in part on the
evaluation of data obtained through geophysical and geological analyses,
production data, and engineering studies, the results of which are often
inconclusive or subject to varying interpretations. See " — Risks Related
to Our Business — Our reserve estimates depend on many assumptions that
may turn out to be inconclusive, subject to varying interpretations or
inaccurate" for a discussion of the uncertainty involved in these processes.
Our cost of drilling, completing and operating wells is often uncertain before
drilling commences. Overruns in budgeted expenditures are common risks that can
make a particular project uneconomical. Further, many factors may curtail,
delay or prevent drilling operations, including:
•
unexpected drilling conditions;
•
pressure or irregularities in geological formations;
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•
equipment failures or accidents;
•
well blow-outs;
•
fires and explosions;
•
pipeline and processing interruptions or
unavailability;
•
title problems;
•
adverse weather conditions;
•
lack of market demand for natural gas and oil;
•
delays in obtaining drilling permits from
regulatory authorities
•
delays imposed by or resulting from compliance with
environmental and other regulatory requirements;
•
shortages of or delays in the availability of drilling
rigs and the delivery of equipment; and
•
reductions in natural gas and oil prices.
Our future drilling
activities may not be successful. Our drilling success rate overall and within
a particular area could decline. We could incur losses by drilling unproductive
wells. Also, we may not be able to obtain any contracts covering our lease
rights in potential drilling locations. We cannot be sure that we will ever
drill our identified potential drilling locations or that we will produce
natural gas or oil from them or from any other potential drilling locations.
Shut-in wells, curtailed production and other production interruptions may
negatively impact our business and result in decreased revenues.
If
natural gas and oil prices decrease, we may be required to record an
impairment, which would reduce our stockholders' equity.
We use the successful
efforts method of accounting for costs related to our natural gas and oil
properties. Accordingly, we capitalize the cost to acquire, explore for and
develop gas and oil properties. Wells are evaluated on a field-by-field basis
for impairment. We review our natural gas and oil properties on a field level
when circumstances indicate that the capitalized costs, less accumulated
depreciation, depletion and amortization or the carrying value of the property,
may not be recoverable. If the carrying value of the property exceeds the
expected future undiscounted cash flows, an amount equal to the excess of the
carrying value over the fair value of the property, generally based upon
discounted cash flow, is charged to expense. An impairment
results in a non-cash charge to earnings which does not impact cash flow from
operating activities, but does reduce our stockholders' equity. The risk that
we will be required to write down the carrying value of our oil and gas
properties increases when oil and gas prices are low or volatile. In addition,
write-downs may occur if we experience substantial downward adjustments to our
estimated proved reserves. Once incurred, a write-down of oil and gas
properties is not reversible at a later date.
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Competition
in the oil and gas industry is intense, and many of our competitors have
greater financial, technological and other resources than we do, which may
adversely affect our ability to compete.
We operate in the highly
competitive areas of oil and gas exploration, development and acquisition with
a substantial number of other companies. We face intense competition from
independent, technology-driven companies as well as from both major and other
independent oil and gas companies in each of the following areas:
•
acquiring desirable producing properties or
new leases for future exploration;
•
marketing our natural gas and oil production;
•
integrating new technologies; and
•
acquiring the equipment and expertise
necessary to develop and operate our properties.
Many of our competitors have
financial, managerial, technological and other resources substantially greater
than ours. These companies may be able to pay more for exploratory prospects
and productive oil and gas properties, and may be able to define, evaluate, bid
for and purchase a greater number of properties and prospects than our
financial or human resources permit. To the extent our competitors are able to
pay more for properties than we are, we will be at a competitive disadvantage.
Further, many of our competitors may enjoy technological advantages and may be
able to implement new technologies more rapidly than we can. Our ability to
explore for natural gas and oil prospects and to acquire additional properties
in the future will depend upon our ability to successfully conduct operations,
implement advanced technologies, evaluate and select suitable properties, and
consummate transactions in this highly competitive environment.
We are
subject to complex laws and regulations, including environmental regulations, that can have a material adverse effect on the
cost, manner or feasibility of doing business.
Exploration for and the
production and sale of oil and gas in the United States is subject to extensive
federal, state and local laws and regulations, including complex tax and
environmental laws and regulations, and requires various permits and approvals
from federal, state and local agencies. If these permits are not issued or
unfavorable restrictions or conditions are imposed on our drilling activities,
we may not be able to conduct our operations as planned. Alternatively, failure
to comply with these laws and regulations, including the requirements of any
permits, may result in the suspension or termination of our operations and
subject us to administrative, civil and criminal penalties. Compliance costs
are significant. Further, these laws and regulations, particularly in the Rocky
Mountains and California, could change in ways that substantially increase our
costs and associated liabilities. We cannot be certain that existing laws or
regulations, as currently interpreted or reinterpreted in the future, or future
laws or regulations will not harm our business, results of operations and
financial condition. For example, matters subject to regulation and the types
of permits required include:
•
water discharge and disposal permits for drilling
operations;
•
drilling permits;
•
drilling bonds;
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reclamation;
•
spacing of wells;
•
occupational safety and health;
•
unitization and pooling of properties;
•
air quality, noise levels and related
permits;
•
rights-of-way and easements;
•
reports concerning operations to regulatory
authorities;
•
calculation and payment of royalties;
•
gathering, transportation and marketing of
gas and oil;
•
taxation; and
•
waste disposal.
Under these laws and
regulations, we could be liable for:
•
personal injuries;
•
property damage;
•
oil spills;
•
discharge of hazardous materials;
•
well reclamation costs;
•
surface remediation and clean-up costs;
•
fines and penalties;
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•
natural resource damages; and
•
other environmental protection and damages
issues.
Shortages
of rigs, equipment, supplies and personnel could delay or otherwise adversely
affect our cost of operations or our ability to operate according to our
business plans.
If domestic drilling
activity increases, particularly in the fields in which we operate, a general
shortage of drilling and completion rigs, field equipment and qualified
personnel could develop. As a result, the costs and delivery times of rigs,
equipment and personnel could be substantially greater than in previous years.
From time to time, including the present, these costs have sharply increased
and could do so again. For example, in the second half of 2004 and first half
of 2005, as energy prices increased significantly, we experienced higher costs
for drilling rigs, equipment and personnel. The demand for and wage rates of
qualified drilling rig crews generally rise in response to the increasing
number of active rigs in service and could increase sharply in the event of a
shortage. Shortages of drilling and completion rigs, field equipment or
qualified personnel could delay, restrict or curtail our exploration and
development operations, which could in turn harm our operating results.
Unless
we replace, maintain or expand our natural gas and oil reserves, our reserves
and production will decline, which could have a material adverse effect on our
business, financial condition and results of operations.
In general, production from
natural gas and oil properties declines over time as reserves are depleted,
with the rate of decline depending on reservoir characteristics. If we are not
successful in our exploitation, exploration, development and enhancement
activities, or in acquiring properties containing proved reserves, our proved
reserves will decline as reserves are produced. Our future natural gas and oil
production is highly dependent upon our ability to economically find, develop
or acquire reserves in commercial quantities.
To the extent cash flow from
operations is reduced, either by a decrease in prevailing prices for natural
gas and oil or an increase in finding and development costs, and external
sources of capital become limited or unavailable, our ability to make the
necessary capital investment to maintain or expand our asset base of natural
gas and oil reserves would be impaired. Even with sufficient available capital,
our future exploration and development activities may not result in additional
proved reserves, and we may not be able to drill productive wells at acceptable
costs.
Risks Relating to Ownership of Our Common Stock
The
number of shares that will become or could become eligible for sale in the near
future could adversely affect the future market for our common stock.
Sales of substantial amounts
of previously restricted shares of our common stock in the public market, or
the perception that these sales may occur, could cause the market price of our
common stock to decline, or could impair our ability to raise capital through
the sale of additional common or preferred stock.
As of March 31, 2005, we had
34,706,437 shares of common stock outstanding, 11,053,011 shares of common
stock were issuable upon conversion of our convertible debt and convertible
preferred stock and 6,505,387 shares of common stock were issuable upon
exercise of outstanding options and warrants. Included in these amounts are
2,875,000 shares of common stock and 1,437,500 shares of common stock issuable
upon exercise of the Class A and Class B warrants that will be eligible for
sale beginning June 10, 2005.  Also, all
of
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our directors, executive
officers and certain of our stockholders, holding approximately
17.5% shares of the outstanding shares of our common stock, are subject to
agreements with our initial public offering underwriters or us that restrict
their ability to sell or transfer their stock until June 20, 2005. Beginning
June 20, 2005, the subject shares will be eligible for sale in the public
market.
In accordance with the terms
and conditions of the registration rights agreement dated December 12,
2002, holders of at least a 50% majority of our 6,560,809 shares of
convertible preferred stock as of December 31, 2004 have a one-time right,
commencing June 20, 2005, to demand that their shares of common stock issuable
upon conversion of the convertible preferred stock be registered under the
Securities Act. Also, commencing June 20, 2005, these holders may have the
right to include their shares of common stock, subject to the consent of any
underwriter, in registration statements that we may file, if any, to register
shares of our common stock under the Securities Act for ourselves or other
stockholders. We are also required commencing June 10, 2005 to file a
registration statement for 3,000,000 shares of outstanding common stock
and 1,500,000 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of our
class A and class B warrants under the Securities Act. The holders of
these securities have agreed to certain restrictions on the transfer of their
stock for a period ending June 20, 2005.
If our stockholders sell
significant amounts of common stock in any public market that develops or
exercise their registration rights and sell a large number of shares, the price
of our common stock could be negatively affected. If we were to include shares
held by those holders in a registration statement pursuant to the exercise of
their registration rights, those sales could impair our ability to raise needed
capital by depressing the price at which we could sell our common stock or impede
such an offering altogether.
Our stock price may be volatile,
and your investment in our stock could decline in value.
In recent years, the stock
market has experienced significant price and volume fluctuations. Our common
stock may also experience volatility unrelated to our own operating performance
for reasons that include:
•
domestic and worldwide supplies and prices of
and demand for natural gas and oil;
•
political conditions in natural gas and oil
producing regions;
•
war and acts of terrorism;
•
demand for our common stock;
•
revenue and operating results failing to meet
the expectations of securities analysts or investors in any particular quarter;
•
changes in expectations as to our future
financial performance or changes in financial estimates, if any, of public
market analysts;
•
investor perception of our industry or our
prospects;
•
general economic trends;
•
limited trading volume of our stock;
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•
changes in environmental and other
governmental regulations;
•
actual or anticipated quarterly variations in
our operating results;
•
our involvement in litigation;
•
conditions generally affecting the oil and
natural gas industry;
•
the prices of oil and natural gas;
•
announcements relating to our business or the
business of our competitors;
•
our liquidity; and
•
our ability to obtain or raise additional
funds.
Control
by our executive officers and directors will limit your ability to influence
the outcome of matters requiring stockholder approval and could discourage our
potential acquisition by third parties.
As of March 31, 2005, our
executive officers and directors beneficially owned approximately 17.5% of the
outstanding shares of our common stock. These stockholders, if acting together,
would be able to influence significantly all matters requiring approval by our
stockholders, including the election of our board of directors and the approval
of mergers or other business combination transactions. This concentration of ownership
could have the effect of delaying or preventing a change in our control or
otherwise discourage a potential acquirer from attempting to obtain control of
us, which in turn could have an adverse effect on the market price of our
common stock or prevent our stockholders from realizing a premium over the
market price for their shares of our common stock.
Provisions
in our articles of incorporation, bylaws and Maryland law may make it more
difficult to effect a change in control, which could adversely affect the price
of our common stock.
Provisions of our articles
of incorporation, bylaws and Maryland law could make it more difficult for a
third party to acquire us, even if doing so would be beneficial to our
stockholders. We may issue shares of preferred stock in the future without
stockholder approval and upon such terms as our board of directors may
determine. Our issuance of this preferred stock could have the effect of making
it more difficult for a third party to acquire, or of discouraging a third
party from acquiring, a majority of our outstanding stock and potentially
prevent the payment of a premium to stockholders in an acquisition.
Our articles of
incorporation and bylaws contain provisions that could delay, defer or prevent
a change in control of us or our management. These provisions include:
•
giving the board the exclusive right to fill
all board vacancies;
•
providing that special meetings of
stockholders may only be called by the board pursuant to a resolution adopted
by
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•
a majority of the board, either upon a motion
or upon written request by holders of at least 66 2/3% of the voting power
of the shares entitled to vote, or
•
by our president;
•
a classified board of directors;
•
permitting removal of directors only for
cause and with a super-majority vote of the stockholders; and
•
prohibiting cumulative voting in the election
of directors.
These provisions also could
discourage proxy contests and make it more difficult for our stockholders to
elect directors and take other corporate actions. As a result, these provisions
could make it more difficult for a third party to acquire us, even if doing so
would benefit our stockholders, and may limit the price that investors are willing
to pay in the future for shares of our common stock.
We are also subject to
provisions of the Maryland General Corporation Law that prohibit business
combinations with persons owning 10% or more of the voting shares of a
corporation's outstanding stock, unless the combination is approved by the
board of directors prior to the person owning 10% or more of the stock, for a
period of five years, after which the business combination would be subject to
special stockholder approval requirements. This provision could deprive our
stockholders of an opportunity to receive a premium for their common stock as
part of a sale of our company, or may otherwise discourage a potential acquirer
from attempting to obtain control from us, which in turn could have a material
adverse effect on the market price of our common stock.
We have
not paid cash dividends on our common stock and do not anticipate paying any
dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future.
Under the terms of our
convertible preferred stock, we may not pay dividends on our common stock
unless all accrued dividends on our convertible preferred stock have been paid.
We anticipate that we will retain all future earnings and other cash resources
for the future operation and development of our business. Accordingly, we do
not intend to declare or pay any cash dividends on our common stock in the
foreseeable future. Payment of any future dividends will be at the discretion
of our board of directors after taking into account many factors, including our
operating results, financial conditions, current and anticipated cash needs and
plans for expansion.
There may be limited liquidity in
the market for shares of our common stock
.
There may be limited market for our shares
and an investor cannot expect to liquidate his investment regardless of the
necessity of doing so. The price of shares of our common stock is highly
volatile. Due to the low price of the securities, many brokerage firms may not
effect transactions and may not deal with them as it may not be economical for
them to do so. This could have an adverse effect on developing and sustaining
the market for our securities. In addition, there is no assurance that an
investor will be in a position to borrow funds using our shares as collateral.
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TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR
The transfer agent and
registrar for our common stock is American Stock Transfer & Trust Company.
USE OF PROCEEDS
We will not receive any of
the proceeds from the sale of shares covered by this prospectus. The Selling
Stockholders will pay any underwriting discounts, commissions and expenses for
brokerage, or any other expenses they incur in disposing of the shares. We will
bear all other costs, fees and expenses incurred in effecting the registration
of the shares covered by this prospectus.
SELLING STOCKHOLDERS
The Company will issue the
common stock being offered by this reoffer prospectus upon the exercise of
options to purchase common stock issued to the Selling Stockholders pursuant to
the Company's Plans. This prospectus covers possible sales by our officers,
directors and affiliates of shares that they acquire through exercise of stock
options granted under the Plans. Non-affiliates that are not named in this
prospectus holding the lesser of 1,000 shares or one percent of the shares
issuable under the Plans may use this prospectus to sell up to the lesser of
1,000 shares or one percent of the shares issuable under the Plans. Information
regarding the Selling Stockholders, including the number of shares offered for
sale, will be set forth in a prospectus supplement to the extent required. Of
the 2,508,341 shares listed below covered by this prospectus, 186,056 shares of
common stock covered by this prospectus are restricted securities that have
been acquired by the Selling Stockholders pursuant to an "employee benefit plan"
as that term is defined in Rule 405 of Regulation C under the
Securities Act and 2,322,285 shares to be issued upon exercise of outstanding
options pursuant to one of our employee benefit plans and are being registered
for reoffers and resales by our executive officers or directors named in the
table below. The Selling Stockholders may resell all, a portion, or none of the
shares of common stock from time to time.
The address of each
stockholder listed below is care of Warren Resources, Inc., 489 Fifth Avenue,
New York, NY 10017.
Name of Selling
Stockholder
Position with
Warren Resources
Number of shares
beneficially owned(1)
Number of shares
covered by this
prospectus
Number of shares
to be beneficially
owned if all
shares offered
are hereby sold(2)
Norman F. Swanton
Chairman
  & Chief Executive Officer
3,116,893
750,000
2,366,893
Timothy A. Larkin
Executive
  Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
585,750
535,750
50,000
Lloyd Davies
Executive
  Vice President & Director
125,000
125,000
0
Kenneth Gobble
Senior Vice
  President
200,000
200,000
0
David E. Fleming
Senior Vice
  President
150,000
140,000
10,000
Ellis G. Vickers
Senior Vice
  President
116,000
116,000
0
Stewart Skelly
Vice
  President
130,043
130,033
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Jack B. King
Marketing
184,959
167,252
17,707
Steven Schoffman
Marketing
84,739
49,306
35,433
Chet Borgida
Director
43,000
40,000
3,000
Anthony Coelho
Director
90,000
60,000
30,000
Dominick D'Alleva
Director
90,521
45,000
45,521
Marshall Miller
Director
784,000
45,000
739,000
Thomas Noonan(3)
Director
53,333
45,000
8,333
Michael R. Quinlan
Director
138,000
60,000
78,000
Total
5,892,238
2,508,341
3,383,897
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(1) The number of shares beneficially owned
by the Selling Stockholders includes restricted stock, as well as shares of
common stock beneficially owned by the Selling Stockholders as of March 31,
2005.  Of the total number of shares
shown as beneficially owned, 5,807,499 shares are contractually restricted from
sale until June 20, 2005.
(2) Assumes that the Selling Stockholder
elects to sell all the shares of common stock held by the Selling Stockholder
that are covered by this prospectus.
(3) Excludes 682,000 shares which are own by
two trusts in which Mr. Noonan is a trustee but disclaims any beneficial
interest.
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
The shares of common stock
covered by this prospectus are being registered by us for the account of the
Selling Stockholders.
The shares of common stock
offered by this prospectus may be sold from time to time directly by or on
behalf of the Selling Stockholders in one or more transactions on the Nasdaq
Stock Market or on any stock exchange on which the common stock may be listed
at the time of sale, in privately negotiated transactions, or through a
combination of these methods. The Selling Stockholders may sell shares through
one or more agents, brokers or dealers or directly to purchasers. These brokers
or dealers may receive compensation in the form of commissions, discounts or
concessions from the Selling Stockholders and/or purchasers of the shares, or
both. Compensation as to a particular broker or dealer may be in excess of
customary commissions. The Selling Stockholders will act independently of us in
making decisions with respect to the timing, manner and size of each sale or
non-sale related transfer. If a Selling Stockholder is an employee, officer or
director of the Company, he or she will be subject to the Company's policies
concerning trading and other transactions in the Company's securities.
The shares of common stock
may be sold in one or more transactions at fixed prices, at prevailing market
prices at the time of sale, at prices related to the prevailing market prices,
at varying prices determined at the time of sale or at negotiated prices. These
sales may be effected in one or more transactions, which may involve crosses or
block transactions, including:
•
on the Nasdaq Stock Market;
•
in the over-the-counter market;
•
in transactions otherwise than on the Nasdaq
Stock Market or in the over-the-counter market;
•
through the writing of options (including the
issuance by the Selling Stockholders of derivative securities), whether the
options or these other derivative securities are listed on an options or other
exchange or otherwise;
•
through the settlement of short sales; or
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•
any combination of the foregoing.
In connection with the sale
of shares, the Selling Stockholders may enter into hedging transactions with
broker-dealers or other financial institutions, which may in turn engage in
short sales of the shares in the course of hedging the positions they assume.
The Selling Stockholders may also sell the shares short and deliver these
shares to close out short positions, or loan or pledge the shares to
broker-dealers or other financial institutions that in turn may sell these
shares. The Selling Stockholders may also enter into option or other
transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions that require
the delivery to the broker-dealer or other financial institution of the shares,
which the broker-dealer or other financial institution may resell pursuant to
this prospectus, or enter into transactions in which a broker-dealer makes
purchases as a principal for resale for its own account or through other types
of transactions.
In connection with their
sales, a Selling Stockholder and any participating broker or dealer may be
deemed to be "underwriters" within the meaning of the Securities Act, and any commissions
they receive and the proceeds of any sale of shares may be deemed to be
underwriting discounts or commissions under the Securities Act. A Selling
Stockholder who is deemed to be an "underwriter" within the meaning of
Section 2(11) of the Securities Act will be subject to the prospectus
delivery requirements of the Securities Act. The Selling Stockholders and any
other person participating in such distribution will be subject to applicable
provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder,
including, without limitation, Regulation M. Regulation M may limit the
timing of purchases and sales of shares of our common stock by the Selling
Stockholders and any other person. Furthermore, Regulation M may restrict,
for a period of up to five business days prior to the commencement of the
distribution, the ability of any person engaged in a distribution of shares of
our common stock to engage in market-making activities with respect to these
shares. All of the foregoing may affect the marketability of shares of our
common stock and the ability of any person or entity to engage in market-making
activities with respect to shares of our common stock.
To the extent required, the
shares to be sold, the names of the persons selling the shares, the respective
purchase prices and public offering prices, the names of any agent, dealer or
underwriter and any applicable commissions or discounts with respect to a
particular offer will be set forth in an accompanying prospectus supplement or,
if appropriate, a post-effective amendment to the registration statement of
which this prospectus is a part.
We are bearing all of the
fees and expenses relating to the registration of the shares of common stock.
Any underwriting discounts, commissions or other fees payable to broker-dealers
or agents in connection with any sale of the shares will be borne by the
Selling Stockholders. In order to comply with certain states' securities laws,
if applicable, the shares may be sold in such jurisdictions only through
registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In certain states, the shares may
not be sold unless the shares have been registered or qualified for sale in
such state, or unless an exemption from registration or qualification is
available and is obtained and complied with. Sales of the shares must also be
made by the Selling Stockholders in compliance with all other applicable state
securities laws and regulations.
In addition to any shares
sold hereunder, Selling Stockholders may sell shares of common stock in
compliance with Rule 144. There is no assurance that the Selling
Stockholders will sell all or a portion of the stock being offered hereby.
The Selling Stockholders may
agree to indemnify any broker-dealer or agent that participates in transactions
involving sales of the shares against certain liabilities in connection with
the offering of the shares arising under the Securities Act.
We have notified the Selling
Stockholders of the need to deliver a copy of this prospectus in connection
with any sale of the shares.
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LEGAL MATTERS
David E. Fleming, Esq., our
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary will pass upon
the validity of the shares offered in this prospectus. As of the date of this
prospectus, Mr. Fleming beneficially owns 10,000 shares of our common
stock and holds options to acquire 140,000 shares of our common stock under our
stock option plans.
EXPERTS
The consolidated financial
statements incorporated in this prospectus by reference from the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004, have
been audited by Grant Thornton LLP, independent registered public accountants,
as indicated in their report with respect thereto and have been so incorporated
in reliance upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and
auditing.
Information with respect to
the oil and gas reserves associated with our oil and gas properties is derived
from the report of Williamson Petroleum Consultants, Inc., independent
consulting petroleum engineers, and has been incorporated by reference herein
upon the authority of said firm as experts with respect to the matters covered
by such report and in giving such report.
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No dealer, salesman or any other person has been authorized
in connection with this offering to give any information or to make any
representations other than those contained in this prospectus. The prospectus
does not constitute an offer or a solicitation in any jurisdiction to any
person to whom it is unlawful to make such an offer or solicitation. Neither
the delivery of this prospectus nor any sale made hereunder shall, under any
circumstances, create an implication that there has been no change in the
circumstances of the Company or the facts herein set forth since the date
hereof
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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  More Information
Incorporation
  of Certain Information by Reference
Cautionary
  Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Summary
Risk
  Factors
Transfer Agent and
  Registrar
Use of
  Proceeds
Selling
  Stockholders
Plan
  of Distribution
Legal Matters
Experts
Warren Resources, Inc. has filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., a Registration Statement under the
Securities Act with respect to the shares offered hereby. This prospectus omits
certain information contained in the Registration Statement. The information omitted
may be obtained from the Securities and Exchange Commission upon payment of the
regular charge therefore.
2,508,341 Shares
Warren Resources, Inc.
Common Stock
REOFFER PROSPECTUS
May 26, 2005
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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents
filed with the SEC are incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement:
•
Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2004, filed on March 17, 2005;
•
Our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended March 31, 2005, filed on May 12, 2005;
•
The description of our common stock contained
in our registration statement on Form 10 (File No. 000-33275) filed with
the SEC pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act on October 26, 2001, as
amended; and
•
All our other reports and other documents
subsequently filed pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the
Exchange Act after the date of the prospectus and prior to the termination of
this offering shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this
registration statement and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such
reports and other documents.
Any statement contained in a
document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be
deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement
to the extent that a statement contained herein modifies or supersedes such
statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed,
except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration
Statement.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
The validity of the shares
of common stock covered by this Registration Statement has been passed upon the
Company by David E. Fleming, Esq., Senior Vice President, General Counsel and
Corporate Secretary of the Company. As of the date of this Registration Statement,
Mr. Fleming beneficially owns 10,000 shares of our common stock and holds
options to acquire 140,000 shares of our common stock under our stock option
plans.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
The Maryland General Corporation Law allows
corporations to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to
be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit or
proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason
of the fact that he or she is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of
the corporation or is or was serving at the request of the corporation
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as a director, officer, employee, partner,
trustee, or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust,
other enterprise or employee benefit plan, unless it is established that:
•
the act or omission was material to the
matter giving rise to the proceeding and either was committed in bad faith or
was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty;
•
the person actually received an improper
personal benefit in money, property or services; or
•
in the case of any criminal proceeding, the
person had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful.
Under Maryland law, indemnification may be
provided against judgments, penalties, fines, settlements and reasonable
expenses actually incurred by the person in connection with the proceeding. The
indemnification may be provided, however, only if authorized for a specific
proceeding after a determination has been made that indemnification is
permissible under the circumstances because the person met the applicable
standard of conduct. This determination is required to be made:
•
by the board of directors by a majority vote
of a quorum consisting of directors not, at the time, parties to the proceeding
or, if a quorum cannot be obtained, then by a majority vote of a committee of
the board consisting solely of two or more directors not, at the time, parties
to the proceeding and who a majority of the board of directors designated to
act in the matter;
•
by special legal counsel selected by the
board or board committee by the vote set forth above, or, if such vote cannot
be obtained, by a majority of the entire board; or
•
by the stockholders.
If the proceeding is one by or in the right
of the corporation, indemnification may not be provided as to any proceeding in
which the person is found liable to the corporation.
A Maryland corporation may pay, before final
disposition, the expenses, including attorneys' fees, incurred by a director,
officer, employee or agent in defending a proceeding. Under Maryland law,
expenses may be advanced to a director or officer when the director or officer
gives a written affirmation of his or her good faith belief that he or she has
met the standard of conduct necessary for indemnification and a written
undertaking to the corporation to repay the amounts advanced if it is
ultimately determined that he or she is not entitled to indemnification.
Maryland law does not require that the undertaking be secured, and the
undertaking may be accepted without reference to the financial ability of the
director or officer to repay the advance. Unless limited by its articles of incorporation,
a Maryland corporation is required to indemnify any director who has been
successful, on the merits or otherwise, in defense of a proceeding for
reasonable expenses. The determination as to reasonableness of expenses is
required to be made in the same manner as required for indemnification.
Under Maryland law, the indemnification and
advancement of expenses provided by statute are not exclusive of any other
rights to which a person who is not a director seeking indemnification or
advancement of expenses may be entitled under any charter, bylaw, agreement,
vote of stockholders, vote of directors or otherwise.
Our articles of incorporation provide that we
shall indemnify each director or officer:
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to the fullest extent permitted by the
Maryland General Corporation Law, or any similar provision or provisions of
applicable law at the time in effect, in connection with any threatened,
pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that he or she is or was
at any time a director or officer, or is or was at any time serving at our
request as a director, officer, employee, agent or trustee of another
corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust,
other enterprise or employee benefit plan; and
•
to the fullest extent permitted by the common
law and by any statutory provision other than the Maryland General Corporation
Law in connection with any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or
proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason
of the fact that he or she is or was at any time a director or officer, or is
or was at any time serving at our request as a director, officer, employee,
agent or trustee of another corporation, partnership, limited liability
company, joint venture, trust, other enterprise or employee benefit plan.
Additionally, our articles of incorporation
provide that we may indemnify any of our employees or agents to the fullest
extent permitted by the Maryland General Corporation Law, or any similar
provision or provisions of applicable law at the time in effect, in connection
with any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether
civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that he
or she is or was at any time our employee or agent, or is or was at any time
serving at our request as a director, officer, employee, agent or trustee of
another corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture,
trust, other enterprise or employee benefit plan.
Reasonable expenses incurred in defending any
action, suit or proceeding described above shall be paid by the corporation in
advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon
receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director, officer or employee
to repay such amount to the corporation if it shall ultimately be determined
that he is not entitled to be indemnified by us.
In addition to the general indemnification
described above, Maryland law permits corporations to include any provision
expanding or limiting the liability of its directors and officers to the
corporation or its stockholders for money damages, but may not include any
provision that restricts or limits the liability of its directors or officers
to the corporation or its stockholders:
•
to the extent that it is proved that the
person actually received an improper benefit or profit in money, property, or
services for the amount of the benefit or profit in money, property or services
actually received; or
•
to the extent that a judgment or other final
adjudication adverse to the person is entered in a proceeding based on a
finding in the proceeding that the person's action, or failure to act, was the
result of active and deliberate dishonesty and was material to the cause of
action adjudicated in the proceeding.
We have adopted, in our charter, a provision
that eliminates and limits the personal liability of each of our directors and
officers to the full extent permitted by the laws of the State of Maryland.
We have entered into an indemnification
agreement with each of our directors and officers against liabilities that may
arise by reason of their status or service as directors or officers and to
advance their expenses incurred as a result of a proceeding as to which they
may be indemnified. These indemnification agreements are intended to be in
addition to any other rights that the indemnitee may have under our certificate
of incorporation, bylaws and applicable law. In addition, we have purchased and
maintain directors' and officers' liability insurance.
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Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
The securities that are to
be reoffered or resold pursuant to this Registration Statement were issued
pursuant to our employee benefit plans in transactions that were exempt from
registration under Rule 701 of the Securities Act.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number
Exhibit
4.1(2)
Specimen Common Stock
  Certificate
4.2(1)
Indenture between Warren
  Resources, Inc. and Continental Stock Transfer and Trust Company, as Trustee,
  dated December 1, 2000 regarding 12% debentures due December 31, 2007
4.3(1)
Form of Bond Certificate
  for 12% debentures due December 31, 2007
4.4(1)
Indenture between Warren
  Resources, Inc. and Continental Stock Transfer and Trust Company, as Trustee,
  dated February 1, 1999 regarding 13.02% sinking fund convertible bonds due
  December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2015
4.5(1)
Form of Bond Certificate
  for 13.02% debentures due December 31, 2010
4.6(1)
Form of Bond Certificate
  for 13.02% debentures due December 31, 2015
4.11(3)
Form of Class A Common
  Stock Purchase Warrant
4.12(3)
Form of Class B Common
  Stock Purchase Warrant
4.13(4)
Form of Registration
  Rights Agreement dated December 12, 2002 by and between Warren Resources,
  Inc. and the Investors in the Series A 8% Cumulative Convertible Preferred
  Stock
4.14(5)
Form of Subscription and
  Registration Rights Agreement dated February 3, 2004 by and between Warren
  Resources, Inc. and the Accredited Investors in Warren Resources, Inc.'s
  private placement dated January 21, 2004
4.15(6)
Form of Subscription and
  Registration Rights Agreement dated July 30, 2004 by and between Warren
  Resources, Inc. and the Accredited Investors in Warren Resources, Inc.'s
  private placement dated July 9, 2004
4.15(7)
Form of Subscription and
  Registration Rights Agreement dated November 30, 2004 by and between Warren
  Resources, Inc. and the Accredited Investors in Warren Resources, Inc.'s
  private placement dated November 30, 2004
4.16(8)
Form of Contribution
  Agreement by and between Warren Resources, Inc. and various Delaware limited
  liability companies
4.17
Articles of Incorporation
  of the Company (Incorporated by reference to our Form 10-K for year ended
  December 31, 2004, filed on March 15, 2005.)
4.18
Warren Resources, Inc.
  2001 Stock Incentive Plan (originally filed as an Exhibit 10.3 to the Form 10
  Registration Statement filed October 26, 2001, File No. 000-33275).
4.19
Warren Resources, Inc.
  2001 Key Employee Stock Incentive Plan (originally filed as an Exhibit 10.4
  to the Form 10 Registration Statement filed October 26, 2001, File No.
  000-33275).
4.20
Warren Resources, Inc.
  2000 Equity Incentive Plan for Employees of Warren E&P, Inc. (formerly
  "Petroleum Development Corporation") (originally filed as an Exhibit 10.1 to
  the Form 10 Registration Statement filed October 26, 2001, File No.
  000-33275).
4.21
Amendment to 2000 Stock
  Incentive Plan for Employees of Warren E&P, Inc. (formerly Petroleum
  Development Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Warren Resources, Inc.)
  (originally filed as an Exhibit 10.2 to the Form 10 Registration Statement
  filed October 26, 2001, File No. 000-33275).
5
Opinion of Counsel
  regarding legality of securities being registered.*
23.1
Consent of Counsel to the
  Company (included in Exhibit 5)
23.2
Consent of Grant Thornton
  LLP*
23.3
Consent of Williamson
  Petroleum Consultants, Inc.*
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24
Powers of Attorney
  (included on the signature page of this registration statement).*
*
Filed herewith
(1) 
Incorporated by reference to the Company's Registration Statement on
Form 10, Commission File No. 000-33275, filed on October 26,
2001.
(2) 
Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.1 of the Registrant's
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004, as filed on
March 17, 2005.
(3) 
Incorporated by reference to the Company's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003, Commission File
No. 000-33275, filed on March 15, 2004.
(4) 
Incorporated by reference to the Company's Current Report on
Form 8-K, Commission File No. 000-33275, filed on December 17,
2002.
(5)  
Incorporated by reference to the Company's Current Report on
Form 8-K, Commission File No. 000-33275, filed on February 11,
2004.
(6)  
Incorporated by reference to the Company's Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2004, Commission File
No. 000-33275, filed on August 16, 2004.
(7)  
Incorporated by reference to the Company's Current Report on
Form 8-K, Commission File No. 000-33275, filed December 1, 2004.
(8)  
Incorporated by reference to the Company's Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2003, Commission File
No. 000-33275, filed on August 13, 2003.
Item 9. Undertakings.
(a)   The undersigned
Company undertakes:
1.     To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being
made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i) to include any
prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii) to reflect in the
prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the
registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof)
which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, any increase or decrease in the volume of the securities offered (if
the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was
registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum
offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in
volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate
offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the
effective registration statement;
(iii) to include any
material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously
disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such
information in the registration statement;
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provided, however, that
paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information
required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is
contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the
Company pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act
and are incorporated by reference to the registration statement.
2.     That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
3.     To remove from registration by means of a post-effective
amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering.
(b)   The
undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Registrant's
Annual Report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new Registration Statement
relating to the securities offered herein, and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering hereof.
(c)   Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may
be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant
pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been
advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is,
therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against
such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred
or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the
successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is
against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Act of 1933,  the Company
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration
statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,  thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New
York, State of New York, on this 26th day of May 2005.
WARREN RESOURCES, INC
.
By:
/s/ Norman F. Swanton
Norman F. Swanton
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Each person whose signature appears below as
a signatory to this registration statement constitutes and appoints Norman F.
Swanton and Timothy A. Larkin, or either one of them, his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent with full power of substitution and resubstitution,
for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign
any and all amendments to this registration statement, and to file the same,
with all exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith,
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-
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fact and agent or his substitute may lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed
by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated, in
multiple counterparts with the effect of one original.
Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the
following persons in the capacities on May 26, 2005.
Signatures
Title
/s/ Norman F. Swanton
President, Chairman of the
  Board and Chief Executive Officer
Norman F. Swanton
/s/ Timothy A. Larkin
Executive Vice President
  and Chief Financial Officer
Timothy A. Larkin
/s/ Dominick D'Alleva
Director
Dominick D'Alleva
/s/ Chet Borgida
Director
Chet Borgida
/s/ Anthony L. Coelho
Director
Anthony L. Coelho
/s/ Lloyd G. Davies
Director
Lloyd G. Davies
/s/ Marshall R. Miller
Director
Marshall R. Miller
/s/ Thomas G. Noonan
Director
Thomas G. Noonan
/s/ Michael R. Quinlan
Director
Michael R. Quinlan
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Exhibit
4.1(2)
Specimen Common Stock
  Certificate
4.2(1)
Indenture between Warren
  Resources, Inc. and Continental Stock Transfer and Trust Company, as Trustee,
  dated December 1, 2000 regarding 12% debentures due December 31, 2007
4.3(1)
Form of Bond Certificate
  for 12% debentures due December 31, 2007
4.4(1)
Indenture between Warren
  Resources, Inc. and Continental Stock Transfer and Trust Company, as Trustee,
  dated February 1, 1999 regarding 13.02% sinking fund convertible bonds due
  December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2015
4.5(1)
Form of Bond Certificate
  for 13.02% debentures due December 31, 2010
4.6(1)
Form of Bond Certificate
  for 13.02% debentures due December 31, 2015
4.11(3)
Form of Class A Common
  Stock Purchase Warrant
4.12(3)
Form of Class B Common
  Stock Purchase Warrant
4.13(4)
Form of Registration
  Rights Agreement dated December 12, 2002 by and between Warren Resources,
  Inc. and the Investors in the Series A 8% Cumulative Convertible Preferred
  Stock
4.14(5)
Form of Subscription and
  Registration Rights Agreement dated February 3, 2004 by and between Warren
  Resources, Inc. and the Accredited Investors in Warren Resources, Inc.'s
  private placement dated January 21, 2004
4.15(6)
Form of Subscription and
  Registration Rights Agreement dated July 30, 2004 by and between Warren
  Resources, Inc. and the Accredited Investors in Warren Resources, Inc.'s
  private placement dated July 9, 2004
4.15(7)
Form of Subscription and
  Registration Rights Agreement dated November 30, 2004 by and between Warren
  Resources, Inc. and the Accredited Investors in Warren Resources, Inc.'s
  private placement dated November 30, 2004
4.16(8)
Form of Contribution
  Agreement by and between Warren Resources, Inc. and various Delaware limited
  liability companies
4.17
Articles of Incorporation
  of the Company (Incorporated by reference to our Form 10-K for year ended
  December 31, 2004, filed on March 15, 2005.)
4.18
Warren Resources, Inc.
  2001 Stock Incentive Plan (originally filed as an Exhibit 10.3 to the Form 10
  Registration Statement filed October 26, 2001, File No. 000-33275).
4.19
Warren Resources, Inc.
  2001 Key Employee Stock Incentive Plan (originally filed as an Exhibit 10.4
  to the Form 10 Registration Statement filed October 26, 2001, File No.
  000-33275).
4.20
Warren Resources, Inc.
  2000 Equity Incentive Plan for Employees of Warren E&P, Inc. (formerly
  "Petroleum Development Corporation") (originally filed as an Exhibit 10.1 to
  the Form 10 Registration Statement filed October 26, 2001, File No.
  000-33275).
4.21
Amendment to 2000 Stock
  Incentive Plan for Employees of Warren E&P, Inc. (formerly Petroleum
  Development Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Warren Resources, Inc.)
  (originally filed as an Exhibit 10.2 to the Form 10 Registration Statement
  filed October 26, 2001, File No. 000-33275).
5
Opinion of Counsel
  regarding legality of securities being registered.*
23.1
Consent of Counsel to the
  Company (included in Exhibit 5)
23.2
Consent of Grant Thornton
  LLP*
23.3
Consent of Williamson
  Petroleum Consultants, Inc.*
24
Powers of Attorney
  (included on the signature page of this registration statement).*
*
Filed herewith
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(1) 
Incorporated by reference to the Company's Registration Statement on
Form 10, Commission File No. 000-33275, filed on October 26,
2001.
(2) 
Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.1 of the Registrant's
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004, as filed on
March 17, 2005.
(3) 
Incorporated by reference to the Company's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003, Commission File
No. 000-33275, filed on March 15, 2004.
(4) 
Incorporated by reference to the Company's Current Report on
Form 8-K, Commission File No. 000-33275, filed on December 17,
2002.
(5)  
Incorporated by reference to the Company's Current Report on
Form 8-K, Commission File No. 000-33275, filed on February 11,
2004.
(6)  
Incorporated by reference to the Company's Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2004, Commission File
No. 000-33275, filed on August 16, 2004.
(7)  
Incorporated by reference to the Company's Current Report on
Form 8-K, Commission File No. 000-33275, filed December 1, 2004.
(8)  
Incorporated by reference to the Company's Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2003, Commission File
No. 000-33275, filed on August 13, 2003.
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