FORM 3

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

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Rowling Robert B. 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 12/08/2015 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol NORTHERN OIL & GAS, INC. [NOG] (Last) (First) (Middle) 4001 MAPLE AVENUE, SUITE 600 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) DALLAS, TX 75219 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

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

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

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

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

Signatures

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

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	3,777,596 of the reported securities are owned directly by TRT Holdings, Inc. Robert B. Rowling indirectly beneficially owns all 3,777,596 of the reported securities directly owned by TRT Holdings, Inc. due to his ownership of all Class B shares of Common Stock of TRT Holdings, Inc.
(2)	1,646,147 of the reported securities are owned directly by Cresta Investments, LLC. Robert B. Rowling indirectly beneficially owns all 1,646,147 of the reported securities directly owned by Cresta Investments, LLC due to his ownership of 100% of the ownership interests in Cresta Investments, LLC.
(3)	1,344,223 of the reported securities are owned directly by Cresta Greenwood, LLC. Robert B. Rowling indirectly beneficially owns all 1,344,223 of the reported securities directly owned by Cresta Greenwood, LLC due to his indirect ownership of 100% of the ownership interests in Cresta Greenwood, LLC.
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