"Brigham Exploration (BEXP) as onshore properties in the Gulf Coast, as well as in the Anadarko basin and West Texas; but the stock's performance and future growth prospects are heavily leveraged to the Bakken and Three Forks plays in North Dakota and Montana," says energy sector specialist Elliott Gue.

The editor of The Energy Strategist explains, "The company first began accumulating acreage in the Williston Basin in 2005, and the vast majority of its planned CAPEX is concentrated on the region.

"Most of Brigham Exploration's acreage and drilling activity has historically been in North Dakota, though the firm is drilling wells to establish the value of its acreage in eastern Montana.

"The US natural gas storage cycle is fairly straightforward: More gas is consumed in winter than in summer because natural gas is a key source of heat," explains Elliott Gue.

In his industry-leading The Energy Strategist, the energy sector specialist makes a bullish case for natural gas as well as contract driller Nabor's Industries (NYSE: NBR).

"The year started off with gas storage levels falling in line with the average. In late February or early March that all changed: Storage levels jumped and eventually broke to a new five-year high.