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Exhibit 10.10

KODIAK OIL & GAS CORP.
RESTRICTED STOCK AND CASH AWARD AGREEMENT

        This RESTRICTED STOCK AND CASH AWARD AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is
made this                                    day
of                                    ,                         , by and between
Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp., a Yukon Territory corporation (the "Company")
and                                    , an individual resident
of                                    ,
                                    ("Participant"). Capitalized terms used but
not defined herein have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Kodiak Oil &
Gas Corp. 2007 Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan").

        1.    Restricted Stock Award.    Subject to the terms of this Agreement
and the Plan, the Company hereby grants to Participant a restricted stock award
(the "Shares") of                                    shares of Common Shares, no
par value per share, of the Company (the "Common Shares"). The Shares are
Restricted Stock granted under Section 6(c) of the Plan. A copy of the Plan will
be furnished upon request of Participant. With respect to the Shares,
Participant shall be entitled at all times on and after the date of issuance of
the Shares to exercise the rights of a stockholder of Common Shares, including
the right to vote the Shares and the right to receive dividends on the Shares.

        2.    Cash Award.    Subject to the terms of this Agreement and the
Plan, the Company hereby grants to Participant an award representing the right
to receive a cash amount equal to the value, determined on the applicable
vesting date, of                                    Common Shares (the "Cash
Award"). The Cash Award is granted under Section 6(f) of the Plan.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, elect
to settle all or any portion of the Cash Award in Common Shares.

        3.    Vesting.    Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
the Shares and the Cash Award shall vest in their entirety on the one-year
anniversary of the date first set forth above.

        4.    Restrictions on Transfer.    Until the Shares and Cash Award vest
pursuant to Section 3 or Section 5 hereof, none of the Shares or Cash Award may
be pledged, alienated, attached or otherwise encumbered, and any purported
pledge, alienation, attachment or encumbrance shall be void and unenforceable
against the Company, and no attempt to transfer the Shares or Cash Award,
whether voluntary or involuntary, by operation of law or otherwise, shall vest
the purported transferee with any interest or right in or with respect to the
Shares or Cash Award.

        5.    Forfeiture; Early Vesting.    If Participant ceases to provide
substantial services to the Company or any Affiliate (as an employee, officer,
consultant, independent contractor or director) prior to vesting of the Shares
and Cash Award pursuant to Section 3 hereof, all of Participant's rights to all
of the unvested Shares and Cash Award shall be immediately and irrevocably
forfeited, except that (i) if Participant ceases to provide services by reason
of Disability (as defined below) prior to the vesting of the Shares and Cash
Award under Section 3 hereof or (ii) if Participant ceases to provide services
by reason of death prior to the vesting of the Shares and Cash Award under
Section 3 hereof, all Shares and the Cash Award granted hereunder shall vest as
of such termination. For purposes of this Agreement, "Disability" means the
incapacity or inability of Participant, whether due to accident, sickness or
otherwise, as determined by a medical doctor acceptable to the Board of
Directors of the Company and confirmed in writing by such doctor, to perform the
essential functions of Participant's position, with or without reasonable
accommodation (provided that no accommodation that imposes undue hardship on
Company will be required) for an aggregate of ninety (90) days during any period
of one hundred eighty (180) consecutive days, or such longer period as may be
required under applicable law. Upon forfeiture, Participant will no longer have
any rights relating to the unvested Shares and Cash Award, including the right
to vote the Shares or any Common Shares issuable upon vesting of a Cash Award
and the right to receive dividends declared on any of the Shares or any Common
Shares issuable upon vesting of a Cash Award.

        6.    Adjustments.    If any Shares vest subsequent to any change in the
number or character of the Common Shares (through any stock dividend or other
distribution, recapitalization, stock split, reverse

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stock split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off,
combination, repurchase or exchange of shares, or otherwise), Participant shall
receive upon such vesting the number and type of securities or other
consideration which Participant would have received if such Shares had vested
prior to the event changing the number or character of the outstanding Common
Shares. If Participant's Shares are so adjusted, Participant's Cash Award will
be subject to the same proportional adjustment.

        7.    Issuance of Shares.    The Company shall cause the Shares to be
issued in the name of Participant, either by book-entry registration or issuance
of a stock certificate or certificates evidencing the Shares. Until the Shares
shall vest pursuant to this Agreement, the Shares shall be issued in certificate
form and the certificate or certificates shall be held by the Secretary of the
Company or the stock transfer agent or brokerage service selected by the
Secretary of the Company to provide such services for the Plan, and such Shares
shall be restricted from transfer and shall be subject to an appropriate
stop-transfer order. If any certificate is used, the certificate shall bear an
appropriate legend referring to the restrictions applicable to the Shares.
Participant hereby agrees to such retention by the Company of the certificate(s)
and further agrees to execute and deliver to the Company a blank stock power
with respect to the Shares as a condition to the receipt of this award of
Shares. After any Shares vest pursuant to Section 3 hereof, and following
payment of the applicable withholding taxes pursuant to Section 9 of this
Agreement, the Company shall promptly cause to be issued a certificate or
certificates, registered in the name of Participant or in the name of
Participant's legal representatives, beneficiaries or heirs, as the case may be,
evidencing such vested whole Shares (less any shares withheld to pay withholding
taxes) and shall cause such certificate or certificates to be delivered to
Participant or Participant's legal representatives, beneficiaries or heirs, as
the case may be, free of the legend or the stop-transfer order referenced above.
The value of any fractional Shares shall be paid in cash at the time
certificates evidencing the Shares are delivered to Participant.

        8.    Settlement of Cash Award.    As soon as practical following the
vesting of the Cash Award pursuant to Section 3 or Section 5 hereof, but in all
events on or before March 15, 2012, the then-vested portion of Participant's
Cash Award shall be paid to Participant or Participant's legal representatives,
beneficiaries or heirs, as the case may be, either in cash or Common Shares, at
the sole discretion of the Committee, subject to satisfaction of applicable tax
withholdings. The Company shall cause the Common Shares issued upon settlement
of the Cash Award, if any, to be issued in the name of Participant, either by
book-entry registration or issuance of a stock certificate or certificates
evidencing such Common Shares.

        9.    Income Tax Matters.    In order to comply with all applicable
federal or state income tax laws or regulations, the Company may take such
action as it deems appropriate to ensure that all applicable federal or state
payroll, withholding, income or other taxes, which are the sole and absolute
responsibility of Participant, are withheld or collected from Participant. In
accordance with the terms of the Plan, and such rules as may be adopted by the
Committee under the Plan, Participant may elect to satisfy Participant's federal
and state income tax withholding obligations arising from the receipt of, or the
lapse of restrictions relating to, the Shares and from the delivery of cash or
Common Shares in settlement of Participant's vested Cash Award, by
(i) delivering cash, check (bank check, certified check or personal check) or
money order payable to the Company, (ii) having the Company withhold all or a
portion of the Shares otherwise to be delivered upon vesting pursuant to
Section 3 or Section 5 hereof, or the cash or Common Shares otherwise to be
delivered upon settlement of the Cash Award, having a value equal to the minimum
amount required to satisfy applicable tax withholding, or (iii) delivering to
the Company Common Shares already owned by Participant having a value equal to
the amount of such taxes, provided that such already-owned Common Shares have
been owned by Participant for no less than six months prior to the date
delivered to the Company if such Common Shares were acquired upon the exercise
of an option or upon the vesting of restricted stock units or other restricted
stock. The Company will not deliver any fractional Shares but will pay, in lieu
thereof, the value of such

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fractional Shares. Participant's election must be made on or before the date
that the amount of tax to be withheld is determined.

        10.    Plan Provisions Control.    In the event that any provision of
the Agreement conflicts with or is inconsistent in any respect with the terms of
the Plan, the terms of the Plan shall control.

        11.    No Right to Employment.    The issuance of the Shares and Cash
Award shall not be construed as giving Participant the right to be retained in
the employment, or as giving a director of the Company or an Affiliate the right
to continue as a director, of the Company or an Affiliate, nor will it affect in
any way the right of the Company or an Affiliate to terminate such employment or
position at any time, with or without cause, or remove a Director in accordance
with applicable law. In addition, the Company or an Affiliate may at any time
dismiss Participant from employment, or terminate the term of a director of the
Company or an Affiliate, free from any liability or any claim under the Plan or
the Agreement. Nothing in the Agreement shall confer on any person any legal or
equitable right against the Company or any Affiliate, directly or indirectly, or
give rise to any cause of action at law or in equity against the Company or an
Affiliate. The Shares and Cash Award granted hereunder shall not form any part
of the wages or salary of Participant for purposes of severance pay or
termination indemnities, irrespective of the reason for termination of
employment. Under no circumstances shall any person ceasing to be an employee of
the Company or any Affiliate be entitled to any compensation for any loss of any
right or benefit under the Agreement or Plan which such employee might otherwise
have enjoyed but for termination of employment, whether such compensation is
claimed by way of damages for wrongful or unfair dismissal, breach of contract
or otherwise. By participating in the Plan, Participant shall be deemed to have
accepted all the conditions of the Plan and the Agreement and the terms and
conditions of any rules and regulations adopted by the Committee and shall be
fully bound thereby.

        12.    Governing Law.    The validity, construction and effect of the
Plan and the Agreement, and any rules and regulations relating to the Plan and
the Agreement, shall be determined in accordance with the internal laws, and not
the law of conflicts, of the State of Colorado.

        13.    Securities Matters.    The Company shall not be required to
deliver Shares or settle the Cash Award until the requirements of any federal or
state securities or other laws, rules or regulations (including the rules of any
securities exchange) as may be determined by the Company to be applicable are
satisfied.

        14.    Severability.    If any provision of the Agreement is or becomes
or is deemed to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction or
would disqualify the Agreement under any law deemed applicable by the Committee,
such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to applicable
laws, or if it cannot be so construed or deemed amended without, in the
determination of the Committee, materially altering the purpose or intent of the
Plan or the Agreement, such provision shall be stricken as to such jurisdiction
or the Agreement, and the remainder of the Agreement shall remain in full force
and effect.

        15.    No Trust or Fund Created.    Neither the Plan nor the Agreement
shall create or be construed to create a trust or separate fund of any kind or a
fiduciary relationship between the Company or any Affiliate and Participant or
any other person. To the extent that any Person acquires a right to receive
payments from the Company or any Affiliate pursuant to an Award, such right
shall be no greater than the right of any unsecured general creditor of the
Company or any Affiliate.

        16.    Headings.    Headings are given to the Sections and subsections
of the Agreement solely as a convenience to facilitate reference. Such headings
shall not be deemed in any way material or relevant to the construction or
interpretation of the Agreement or any provision thereof.

        17.    Section 409A.    It is intended the Shares, Cash Award and any
Common Shares issued in settlement of the Cash Award granted pursuant to this
Agreement will be exempt from Section 409A

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of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). If and to the
extent that the Shares, Cash Award and any Common Shares issued in settlement of
the Cash Award are determined by the Committee to be subject to Section 409A of
the Code, the terms of this Agreement will be construed in accordance with
Section 409A of the Code. In such case, the words "termination of employment"
and similar terms will be construed to mean "separation from service" in
accordance with Section 409A of the Code and applicable guidance, and any
payments made as a result of the acceleration of vesting and payment upon
Participant's separation from service (for example, as a result of separation
from service due to Disability) shall be delayed until a date that is six months
and one day following Participant's separation from service, to the extent
required, if Participant is a specified employee as determined under
Section 409A of the Code on the date of Participant's separation from service.

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        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and Participant have executed this
Restricted Stock and Cash Award Agreement on the date set forth in the first
paragraph.

 
 
KODIAK OIL & GAS CORP.
 
 
By:
 
  

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PARTICIPANT    

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