UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
BRANDRUP, DOUGLAS W.
57 OLD POST ROAD, NO. 2
GREENWICH, CT 06830
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
EQUITY OIL COMPANY
EQTY
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
062-32-7564
4. Statement for Month/Year
MAY 31, 2002
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
(X) Director ( ) 10% Owner ( ) Officer (give title below) (X) Other
(specify below)
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
(X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1. Title of Security |2. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect |
| Transaction | or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership |
| | | | Beneficially |(D)or | |
| | | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | |
| Date |Code|V| Amount | D | Price | End of Month |ect(I)| |
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Equity Oil Company Common S|05/30/|P | |1,000 |A |2.2496 | | | |
tock |02 | | | | | | | | |
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Equity Oil Company Common S|05/30/|P | |2,000 |A |2.2175 | | | |
tock |02 | | | | | | | | |
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Equity Oil Company Common S|05/31/|P | |5,000 |A |2.2799 | | | |
tock |02 | | | | | | | | |
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Equity Oil Company Common S|05/31/|P | |4,000 |A |2.30 |150,000 |D | |
tock |02 | | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | |10,000 |I |Family Trust (1) |
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| | | | | | |5,000 |I |Family Trust (2) |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Con- |3. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of|
Security |version |Transaction | rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect |
|or Exer | | | rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial |
|cise | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership |
|Price of| | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | |
|Deriva- | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| |
|tive | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned at |ire| |
|Secu- | | | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |End of |ct | |
|rity |Date |Code|V| Amount | |ble | | | |Month |(I)| |
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NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OP|$2.04 |05/08|A |V|5,000 |A |05/08|05/08|EQUITY OIL C|5,000 |$2.04 |5,000 |D | |
TIONS (3) | |/02 | | | | |/03 |/12 |OMPANY | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) Family trust of which the reporting person's spouse is the beneficiary.
Co-trustee reporting person disclaims
any beneficial ownership in these
shares.
(2) Family trust of which the reporting person's stepson is the beneficiary.
Co-trustee reporting person disclaims
any beneficial ownership in these
shares.
(3) GRANT TO REPORTING PERSON OF OPTIONS TO BUY COMMON STOCK UNDER THE EQUITY
OIL COMPANY
2000 STOCK OPTION PLAN, A RULE 16B-3 PLAN.