4 1 edgar.txt FORM 4 - 4-4-03 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) ###-##-#### 4. Statement for Month/Day/Year 4-4-03 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/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

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| 1. Title of Security|2. |2A. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect | |Trans-|Exec- |Trans | or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership | |action|ution |action| | Beneficially |(D)or | | | | | | | | A/| | Owned Following |Indir | | |Date | Date |Code|V| Amount | D | Price | Reported Trans(s)|ect(I)| | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| Equity Oil Company C|04-04-|04-04-|P | |4,400 |A |$2.30 |164,400 |D | | ommon Stock |03 |03 | | | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | | |10,000 |I |Family Trust (1) | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | | |5,000 |I |Family Trust (2) | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| 1.Title of |2.Con- |3. |3A. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of| Derivative |version |Trans- |Deemed|Trans-| rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect | Security |or Exer |action | |action| rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial | |cise | |Execu-| | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership | |Price of| |ution | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | | |Deriva- | | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| | |tive | | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned Follow|ire| | |Secu- |(Month/|(Month| | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |ing Reported|ct | | |rity |Day/ |/Day/ |Code|V| Amount | |ble | | | |Trans- |(I)| | | |Year) |Year) | | | | | | | | |action(s) | | | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| ~~Employee stoc~~|~~$3.563~~ |~~2-24-03|~~ |J (1| |~~48,000~~ |D |~~2-24-|2-24-|Equity~~ ~~Oil C~~|~~48,000~~ | |0 | | | ~~k options (ri~~| | | |) | | | |94 |03 |ompany Commo| | | | | | ght to buy) | | | | | | | | | |n Stock | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|

Explanation of Responses: (1) Family trust of which the reporting person's spouse is beneficiary. Co-trustee reporting person disclaims any beneficial ownership in these shares. (2) Family trust of which the reporting person's stepson is beneficiary. Co-trustee reporting person disclaims any beneficial ownership in these shares.

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