SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549



FORM 10-Q/A
(Amendment No. 1)



þ    Quarterly
Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934



For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2015



or



q    Transition
Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934



For the transition period from _______________to
_______________.



Commission File Number 000-10690



ARABELLA EXPLORATION,
INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its
charter)





|Cayman Islands                                                  |  | 98-1162608                           
|--------------------------------------------------------------- |  | -------------------------------------
|(State or Other Jurisdiction of 
Incorporation or Organization) |  | (I.R.S. Employer 
Identification No.)



509
Pecan Street, Suite 200Fort Worth, Texas 76102






(Address of Principal
Executive Offices including zip code)



432 897-4755






(Registrant’s
Telephone Number, Including Area Code)



Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all
reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period
that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes þ   No q



Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically
and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every, Interactive Data File required to be
submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) duringthe preceding 12 months
(or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes þ   No q



Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a large accelerated
filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company

|Large Accelerated Filer  o | Accelerated Filer  o | Non-Accelerated Filer  o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company) | Smaller reporting company  þ
|-------------------------- | -------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------



Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company
(as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act). Yes o   No þ



As of August 18, 2015, 5,020,303 shares of the issuer’s common
stock, par value $0.01, were outstanding.




















Explanatory Note



This amendment No. 1 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended June 30, 2015 is being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission to file exhibits 10.1 and 10.2 and to amend
Item 6 of Part II to reflect the filing of those exhibits.





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Part
II
OTHER INFORMATION



Item
6     EXHIBITS



The exhibits listed on the Exhibit Index are
filed as part of this report.



|No.    |  | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
|------ |  | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|       |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
|10.1   |  | Purchase and Sale Agreement between Legacy Reserves Operating LP and Arabella Exploration, Inc., dated as of July 1, 2015.                                                                                                    
|       |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
|10.2   |  | Agreement between McCabe Petroleum Corporation and Arabella Exploration, Inc., dated as of April 15, 2015.                                                                                                                    
|       |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
|31.1   |  | Certification of Chief Executive Officer of the Registrant pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.                                                                      
|       |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
|31.2   |  | Certification of Chief Financial Officer of the Registrant pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.                                                                      
|       |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
|32.1   |  | Certification of Chief Executive Officer of the Registrant pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code.
|       |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
|32.2   |  | Certification of Chief Financial Officer of the Registrant pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code.
|       |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
|101.1* |  | Interactive Data Files                                                                                                                                                                                                        



*
Previously filed





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SIGNATURES



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 thereunto duly authorized.



|Dated: September 8, 2015 | ARABELLA EXPLORATION, INC.
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|                         |                           
|                         | By:                       
|                         |                           
|                         |                           
|                         |                           
|Dated: September 8, 2015 | ARABELLA EXPLORATION, INC.
|                         |                           
|                         | By:                       
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