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10-K/A - FORM 10-K/A #1 02-28-09 - MAINLAND RESOURCES INC.form10ka1.txt
EX-99.1 - REPORT FROM RYDER SCOTT COMPANY, L.P. - MAINLAND RESOURCES INC.ex99-1.txt
EX-31 - EX-31.1 - MAINLAND RESOURCES INC.ex31-1.txt
EX-10.6 - PETROHAWK AGREEMENT - MAINLAND RESOURCES INC.ex10-6.txt
EX-31 - EX-31.2 - MAINLAND RESOURCES INC.ex31-2.txt
EX-10.7 - WESTROCK AGREEMENT - MAINLAND RESOURCES INC.ex10-7.txt
EX-10.8 - VCS AGREEMENT - MAINLAND RESOURCES INC.ex10-8.txt
EX-32 - EX-32.1 - MAINLAND RESOURCES INC.ex32-1.txt
EX-3.1.2 - AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES - MAINLAND RESOURCES INC.ex3-1number2.txt




                                                                      EXHIBIT 23


RYDER SCOTT COMPANY
_____________________

PETROLEUM CONSULTANTS
TBPE REGISTERED ENGINEERING FIRM F-1580                       FAX (713) 651-0849
1100 LOUISIANA, SUITE 3800                              TELEPHONE (713) 651-9191
HOUSTON, TEXAS 77002-5218





                      CONSENT OF RYDER SCOTT COMPANY, L.P.




         As  independent  oil and gas  consultants,  Ryder Scott  Company,  L.P.
hereby  consents to all  references  to our firm's name and the inclusion of our
report  dated  March  2,  2010  of the  Estimated  Future  Reserves  and  Income
Attributable to Certain Leasehold  Interests as of February 28, 2009 of Mainland
Resources Inc. (the "Reserve Report") as an exhibit to the Annual Report on Form
10-K for fiscal year ended February 28, 2009 initially filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on or about May 29, 2009.



                                             /s/ RYDER SCOTT COMPANY, L.P.
                                             ________________________________
                                                 Ryder Scott Company, L.P.
                                                 TBPE Firm License No. F-1580


Houston, Texas
March 15, 2010




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