Bakken Resources, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has unanimously approved the appointment of W. Edward Nichols to fill a vacancy on the Board. Mr. Nichols has owned and operated gas processing plants in Kansas and Wyoming, and also co-owned and operated oil drilling, production and gas gathering companies in Kansas. Mr. Nichols has served as a Director and member of the Executive Committee of several public companies, including General Environmental Corporation, Gulfstar Energy Corporation and EnviroMart.com.

He was previously chairman of the Board of Directors of [Three Forks Oil and Gas, Inc]. He also serves as a consultant and in-house counsel for SetNet Global Ltd. and as corporate counsel for T-Rex Oil, Inc. In addition, Mr. Nichols is an attorney with Nichols & Nichols in Denver, Colorado and is authorized to practice in the states of Colorado and Kansas, the United States Federal Courts, and Supreme Court of the United States. He is also Managing Director of Nichols & Company LLC, a management consulting firm.