-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, FYlSlZ0dxZv1LFd8bYrpapZDYUdKDYkomOAyuT9yLjMJFgtMR4AjF3L2ki1DKcdV eFgt7J/C6mmOQKd9oAJYcg== 0001127602-11-008274.txt : 20110302 0001127602-11-008274.hdr.sgml : 20110302 20110302114942 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001127602-11-008274 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20110228 FILED AS OF DATE: 20110302 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110302 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Ekstrom Jack R CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001480115 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-31899 FILM NUMBER: 11655029 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1700 BROADWAY STREET, SUITE 2300 CITY: DENVER STATE: CO ZIP: 80290 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: WHITING PETROLEUM CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001255474 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311] IRS NUMBER: 200098515 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1700 BROADWAY, SUITE 2300 CITY: DENVER STATE: CO ZIP: 80290 BUSINESS PHONE: 303-837-1661 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1700 BROADWAY STREET 2: STE 2300 CITY: DENVER STATE: CO ZIP: 80290-2300 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: WHITING PETROLEUM HOLDINGS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20030721 4 1 form4.xml PRIMARY DOCUMENT X0303 4 2011-02-28 0001255474 WHITING PETROLEUM CORP WLL 0001480115 Ekstrom Jack R 1700 BROADWAY, SUITE 2300 DENVER CO 80290 1 Vice President Common Stock 2011-02-28 4 S 0 200 64.515 D 2300 D 2011 Stock Option - Right to Purchase 60.285 2021-01-18 Common Stock 1464 1464 D Grant to reporting person of option to buy shares of common stock under the Whiting Petroleum Corporation 2003 Equity Incentive Plan. The option vests and becomes exercisable as follows: 1/3 on 1st anniversary of the date of grant, 2/3 on 2nd anniversary of the date of grant and 3/3 on 3rd anniversary of the date of grant. Adjusted to reflect the two-for-one split of Whiting Petroleum Corporation common stock distributed on February 22, 2011 to holders of record as of February 7, 2011. /s/ Michael J. Stevens, Attorney-in-Fact 2011-03-02 EX-24 2 doc1.htm POWER OF ATTORNEY 3/4/2010 4:02:34 PM Jack R. Ekstrom POA

EXHIBIT 24

Whiting Petroleum Corp

Power of Attorney
for Executing Forms 3, 4 and 5

Know all men by these presents, that the undersigned, director or officer, or both, of Whiting Petroleum Corp, hereby constitutes and appoints each of Michael J. Stevens, signing singly, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:
(1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or director of Whiting Petroleum Corp (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;
(2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4 or 5 and timely file such form with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority; and
(3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.
The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities of Whiting Petroleum Corp unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney as of this 30th day of December, 2009
/s/ Jack R. Ekstrom
Jack R. Ekstrom
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