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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001683168-17-002580
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20171005
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20171005
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20171005

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Black Ridge Oil & Gas, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001490161
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311]
		IRS NUMBER:				272345075
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-53952
		FILM NUMBER:		171124063

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		110 NORTH 5TH STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 410
		CITY:			MINNEAPOLIS
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55403
		BUSINESS PHONE:		952-426-1241

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		110 NORTH 5TH STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 410
		CITY:			MINNEAPOLIS
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55403

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ante5, Inc.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20100422
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">UNITED STATES</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Washington, DC&nbsp;&nbsp;20549</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>FORM 8-K</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Current Report</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 0.5in">Date of Report (Date
of earliest event reported):&nbsp;&nbsp;October 5, 2017</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>BLACK RIDGE OIL &amp; GAS, INC.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Exact name of registrant as specified in
its charter)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>110 North 5th Street, Suite 410</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Minneapolis, MN 55403</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Registrant&rsquo;s telephone number, including
area code:&nbsp;&nbsp; <B>(952) 426-1241</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Former name or former address, if changed
since last report)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended
to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:</P>

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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</FONT></TD></TR>
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growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&sect;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (&sect;240.12b-2 of this chapter).</P>

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by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial
accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>Item 8.01 Other Events</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">On October 5, 2017, Black Ridge Oil &amp;
Gas, Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) issued a press release in which it announced the pricing of its sponsored special purpose
acquisition company, Black Ridge Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:BRACU) (&ldquo;BRAC&rdquo;), initial public offering (IPO). The Company
is using a portion of the proceeds of its rights offering completed on September 26, 2017 to purchase 400,000 units (or up to 445,000
units if the underwriters exercise their option to purchase units to cover over-allotments) at $10.00 per unit to fulfill its sponsorship
commitment. The Company previously purchased 3,450,000 shares (of which 450,000 could be subject to forfeiture if the underwriters&rsquo;
over-allotment is not exercised in full) of BRAC&rsquo;s common stock for $25,000.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">BRAC priced its IPO of 12,000,000 units
at $10.00 per unit on October 4, 2017. The units are listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market (&ldquo;NASDAQ&rdquo;) and trade under
the symbol &ldquo;BRACU.&rdquo; Each unit consists of one share of BRAC&rsquo;s common stock, one warrant to purchase one share
of BRAC&rsquo;s common stock at a price of $11.50 per share, and one right to receive one-tenth of one share of BRAC&rsquo;s common
stock only upon the consummation of an initial business combination by BRAC. Once the securities comprising the units begin separate
trading, the common stock, warrants and rights are expected to be listed on NASDAQ under the symbols &ldquo;BRAC,&rdquo; &ldquo;BRACW,&rdquo;
and &ldquo;BRACR,&rdquo; respectively.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The underwriters have
been granted a 45-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,800,000 units offered by BRAC to cover over-allotments, if any.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The offering is expected
to close on October 10, 2017 subject to customary closing conditions. EarlyBirdCapital, Inc., acted as sole book-running manager
and Chardan and I-Bankers Securities acted as co-managers of the offering<FONT STYLE="color: red">.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Exhibits.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">The exhibits furnished with this report
are listed in the Exhibit Index which immediately follows the signatures hereto, which Exhibit Index is incorporated herein by
reference.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SIGNATURES</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">BLACK RIDGE OIL &amp; GAS, INC.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><U>/s/ James Moe&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>James Moe</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Date: &nbsp;October 5, 2017</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">99.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD><A HREF="blackridge_8k-ex9901.htm"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Press Release, dated October 5, 2017</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin: 0"><B>Exhibit 99.1</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Black Ridge Oil &amp; Gas, Inc. Announces
Pricing of SPAC Initial Public Offering</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>Minneapolis, October 5, 2017</B> - Black
Ridge Oil &amp; Gas, Inc. (&ldquo;the Company&rdquo; or &ldquo;Black Ridge&rdquo;) (OTCQB: ANFC) announced the pricing of its sponsored
special purpose acquisition company, Black Ridge Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:BRACU) (&ldquo;BRAC&rdquo;), initial public offering
(IPO). The Company is using a portion of the proceeds of its rights offering completed on September 26, 2017 to purchase 400,000
units (or up to 445,000 units if the underwriters exercise their option to purchase units to cover over-allotments) at $10.00 per
unit to fulfill its sponsorship commitment. The Company previously purchased 3,450,000 shares (of which 450,000 could be subject
to forfeiture if the underwriters&rsquo; over-allotment is not exercised in full) of BRAC&rsquo;s common stock for $25,000.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">BRAC priced its IPO of 12,000,000 units
at $10.00 per unit on October 4, 2017. The units were listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market (&ldquo;NASDAQ&rdquo;) and began trading
under the ticker symbol &ldquo;BRACU&rdquo; on October 5, 2017. Each unit consists of one share of BRAC&rsquo;s common stock, one
warrant to purchase one share of BRAC&rsquo;s common stock at a price of $11.50 per share, and one right to receive one-tenth of
one share of BRAC&rsquo;s common stock only upon the consummation of an initial business combination by BRAC. Once the securities
comprising the units begin separate trading, the common stock, warrants and rights are expected to be listed on NASDAQ under the
symbols &ldquo;BRAC,&rdquo; &ldquo;BRACW,&rdquo; and &ldquo;BRACR,&rdquo; respectively.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">The underwriters have been granted a 45-day
option to purchase up to an additional 1,800,000 units offered by BRAC to cover over-allotments, if any.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">The offering is expected to close on October
10, 2017 subject to customary closing conditions. EarlyBirdCapital, Inc. acted as sole book-running manager and Chardan and I-Bankers
Securities acted as co-managers of the offering.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>About the Company</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="background-color: white">Black
Ridge Oil &amp; Gas is a company focused on acquiring, investing in, and managing the oil and gas assets for our partners. We continue
to pursue asset acquisitions in all major onshore unconventional shale formations that may be acquired with capital from our existing
joint venture partners or other capital providers. We are based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. For additional information, visit the
Company's website at<FONT STYLE="color: #4F4C4D"> </FONT></FONT>www.blackridgeoil.com.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>About BRAC </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Black Ridge Acquisition Corp. is a blank
check company formed for the purpose of entering into a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, recapitalization,
reorganization or other similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities. BRAC&rsquo;s efforts to identify
a prospective target business will not be limited to a particular industry or geographic region although we intend to focus our
search for target businesses in the energy or energy-related industries with an emphasis on opportunities in the upstream oil and
gas industry in North America.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Black Ridge Acquisition Corp. is led by
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Kenneth DeCubellis, Chief Operating Officer Michael Eisele and Chief Financial
Officer James Moe.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">A registration statement relating to BRAC&rsquo;s
securities was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 4, 2017. The offering is being made only
by means of a prospectus, copies of which may be obtained by contacting EarlyBirdCapital, Inc., 366 Madison Avenue, 8th Floor,
New York, New York 10017, Attn: Syndicate Department, 212-661-0200. Copies of the registration statement can be accessed through
the SEC's website at www.sec.gov .</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">This press release shall not constitute
an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction
in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of
any such state or jurisdiction.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>Forward Looking Statements </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="background-color: white">Certain
statements contained herein, which are not historical, are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties
not known or disclosed herein that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed herein. These statements
may include projections and other &quot;forward-looking statements&quot; within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Any
such projections or statements reflect management's current views about future events and financial performance. No assurances
can be given that such events or performance will occur as projected and actual results may differ materially from those projected.
Important factors that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those projected include, without limitation, general
economic or industry conditions nationally and/or in the communities in which our Company conducts business, volatility in commodity
prices for crude oil and natural gas, environmental risks, legislation or regulatory requirements, conditions of the securities
markets, our ability to raise capital or have access to debt financing, changes in accounting principles, policies or guidelines,
financial or political instability, acts of war or terrorism, increases in operator costs, other economic, competitive, governmental,
regulatory and technical factors affecting our Company's operations, products, services and prices and other risks inherent in
the Company's businesses that are detailed in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission (&quot;SEC&quot;) filings. Readers
are encouraged to review these risks in the Company's SEC filings.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Contact:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>James Moe</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>Black Ridge Oil &amp; Gas, Inc.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>952-426-1241</B></P>



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