UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 5
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
( ) Form 3 Holdings Reported
( ) Form 4 Transactions Reported
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
DONEGAN, DAVID P
3026 ARABIAN DRIVE
PARK CITY, UT 84060
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Equity Oil Company
EQTY
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
12-31-01
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
( ) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
Vice-President Corporate Development
7. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting (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 |
|Date |Code| | Beneficially |(D)or | |
| | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | |
| | | Amount | D | Price | End of Year |ect(I)| |
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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 |Date |Code| rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial |
|cise Pr | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership |
|ice 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 | | | Amount | |ble | | | |Year |(I)| |
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INCENTIVE OPTIONS TO BUY|$3.20 |06/01|A |100,000 |A |(1) |06/01|EQUITY OIL C| |$3.20 |100,000 |D | |
EQUITY OIL COMPANY COMM| |/01 | | | | |/2011|OMPANY | | | | | |
ON STOCK | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) GRANT TO REPORTING PERSON OF OPTIONS TO BUY COMMON STOCK UNDER THE 2000
EQUITY OIL
COMPANY INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION PLAN, A RULE 16B-3 PLAN. THE OPTIONS BECOME
EXERCISABLE IN 20%
ANNUAL INCREMENTS FROM 06/01/02 to
06/01/07.