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July 12, 2010

VIA EDGAR TRANSMISSION

Mr. H. Roger Schwall
Division of Corporation Finance
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549

Re:	Brigham Exploration Company
	Form 10-K for Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2009
	Filed March 1, 2010
	Schedule 14A Definitive Proxy Statement
	Filed April 26, 2010
	File No. 1-34224

Dear Mr. Schwall,

Brigham Exploration Company (the “Company”) has received your letter dated July 1, 2010 containing comments to its Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 filed March 1, 2010 and its Schedule 14A Definitive Proxy Statement filed April 26, 2010. Pursuant to a telephone conversation between Kari Potts, the Company’s General Counsel, and Tracey McNeil on July 9, 2010, the Company plans to respond to your letter by July 23, 2010. Please do not hesitate to contact me at (512) 427-3327 with any questions.

Sincerely,
 

/s/ Eugene B. Shepherd, Jr.  

Eugene B. Shepherd, Jr.
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer