CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ENGINEERS AND GEOLOGISTS

We hereby consent to the inclusion of information included or incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of Emerald Oil, Inc. with respect to the information from our firm's audit letter dated March 12, 2013, included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Emerald Oil, Inc. for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, as well as in the notes to the financial statements included therein, in reliance upon the audit letter of this firm and upon the authority of this firm as experts in petroleum engineering. We hereby further consent to the reference to this firm under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.

NETHERLAND, SEWELL & ASSOCIATES, INC.
By:	/s/ C.H. (Scott) Rees III
	C.H. (Scott) Rees III, P.E.
	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Dallas, Texas

December 10, 2013

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