Wall Street is liking the Whiting results. WLL is up over 20% this
morning.

EOG should see a similar spike when they announce their 3rd quarter
results.





On Oct 29, 8:48 pm, go-devil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Whiting Petroleum Corporation's Third Quarter 2008 Earnings Reach a
> Record $112.4 Million or $2.65 per Share
>
>     Discretionary Cash Flow Increases to a Record $255.6 Million
>
>     Record Q3 08 Average Production of 50,480 BOE/D Up 24% from Q3 07
> and
> Up 14% from Q2 08
>
>     Record September 2008 Production of 51,700 BOE/D Up 10% from June
> 2008
> Average of 47,100 BOE/D
>
>     DENVER, Oct. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Whiting Petroleum
> Corporation
> (NYSE: WLL) today reported record third quarter 2008 net income of
> $112.4
> million, or $2.66 per basic share and $2.65 per diluted share, on
> total
> revenues of $388.4 million. This compares to third quarter 2007 net
> income
> of $47.7 million, or $1.14 per basic share and $1.13 per diluted
> share, on
> total revenues of $233.5 million. During the third quarter of 2008,
> Whiting
> recognized a non-cash, after-tax unrealized gain on commodity
> derivative
> contracts of $6.7 million, or $0.16 per share.
>
>     Discretionary cash flow in the third quarter of 2008 totaled a
> record
> $255.6 million, more than double the $108.0 million reported for the
> same
> period in 2007. A reconciliation of discretionary cash flow to net
> cash
> provided by operating activities is included at the end of this news
> release. The increases in net income and discretionary cash flow in
> the
> third quarter of 2008 versus the comparable 2007 period were primarily
> the
> result of a 24% increase in the Company's total equivalent production,
> a
> 43% increase in the Company's realized oil price (net of hedging) and
> a 71%
> increase in its realized gas price.
>
>     Production in the third quarter of 2008 totaled a record of 4.64
> million barrels of oil equivalent (MMBOE), of which 3.28 million
> barrels
> were crude oil (71%) and 1.36 MMBOE was natural gas (29%). This third
> quarter 2008 production total equates to a daily average production
> rate of
> 50,480 barrels of oil equivalent (BOE), compared to the 40,640 BOE per
> day
> average rate in 2007's third quarter. The third quarter 2008 daily
> average
> production rate of 50,480 BOE represents a 14% sequential increase
> from the
> second quarter 2008 average daily rate of 44,200 BOE. September 2008
> average production of 51,700 BOE per day represents a 10% increase
> from the
> June 2008 average daily rate of 47,100 BOE.
>
>     Approximately 1,480 BOE per day of production was interrupted
> during
> September 2008 due to Hurricane Ike. Substantially all of this
> production
> was back on stream by October 1, 2008.
>
>     Production increases were due to a combination of successful
> drilling
> results in the prolific Bakken and Piceance projects as well as
> continued
> production increases from the Company's CO(2) flood projects at the
> Postle
> and North Ward Estes fields. The primary contributor to Whiting's
> production increases in the third quarter of 2008 came from new wells
> in
> the Middle Bakken formation in the Sanish and Parshall fields in
> Mountrail
> County, North Dakota. The following table summarizes the Company's
> operated
> and non-operated net production from the Sanish and Parshall fields in
> the
> third quarter and in September 2008:
>
>             Operated and Non-operated Bakken Net Production by Field
>                                   (In BOE)
>
>                           3rd Qtr 2008              September 2008
>                           ------------              --------------
>                   Parshall  Sanish    Total  Parshall  Sanish    Total
>                   --------  ------    -----  --------  ------    -----
>
>     Whiting
>      Operated       72,126  418,100  490,226   38,435  156,070
> 194,505
>     Non-Operated   446,679       --  446,679  156,049       --
> 156,049
>     Other
>      Non-Operated    5,592   41,919   47,511    2,305   19,736
> 22,041
>                      -----   ------   ------    -----   ------
> ------
>                    524,397  460,019  984,416  196,789  175,806
> 372,595
>                    =======  =======  =======  =======  =======
> =======
>
>     Daily BOE        5,700    5,000   10,700    6,560    5,860
> 12,420
>     Commercial Banking Facility
>
>     In September, Whiting's bank group, as requested, reconfirmed the
> Company's $900 million borrowing base, maturing in August 2010. The
> Whiting
> bank group is comprised of 24 commercial banks holding between 1.8%
> and
> 6.8% of the total facility. As of September 30, 2008, approximately
> $500
> million was drawn on the facility and approximately $3 million in
> letters
> of credit were outstanding, resulting in approximately $397 million of
> availability. The large number of banks and relatively low hold levels
> allow for flexibility should there be additional consolidation within
> the
> banking sector.
>
>     2009 Capital Spending Budget
>
>     Although the Company will not submit its 2009 capital spending
> budget
> to its Board of Directors until later this year, Whiting expects to
> submit
> a budget in line with the Company's estimated 2009 discretionary cash
> flow.
> Such a budget is expected to generate double-digit production growth
> in
> 2009.
>
>     Nine Months Financial and Operating Results
>
>     For the nine months ended September 30, 2008, Whiting reported net
> income of $255.2 million, or $6.03 per basic share and $6.01 per
> diluted
> share, on total revenues of $998.3 million. This compares to net
> income of
> $84.9 million, or $2.20 per basic share and $2.19 per diluted share,
> on
> total revenues of $586.4 million in the first nine months of 2007.
> Discretionary cash flow for the first nine months of 2008 totaled
> $633.4
> million, compared to $282.3 million in the comparable 2007 period.
>
>     Production in the first nine months of 2008 totaled 12.4 MMBOE, or
> 45,280 BOE per day, compared to production of 11.0 MMBOE, or 40,280
> BOE per
> day, in the first nine months of 2007.
>
>     James J. Volker, Whiting's Chairman, President and CEO, commented,
> "We
> continue to generate substantially all of our production growth
> organically. Our net production from the Middle Bakken formation rose
> 48%
> to 12,420 BOE per day in September 2008 from 8,400 BOE per day in June
> 2008. Combined production from our CO(2) projects increased 15% to
> 13,400
> BOE per day in September from 11,700 BOE in June as both projects are
> responding to CO(2) injection and waterflooding. In addition, our net
> production from the Boies Ranch prospect in the Piceance Basin ramped
> up to
> more than 9.5 million cubic feet of gas per day (1,583 BOE per day) in
> September 2008, an increase of 56% from the June 2008 average daily
> net
> rate of 6.1 million cubic feet of gas (1,017 BOE per day)."
>
>     Mr. Volker continued, "We expect the trend established in the
> first
> nine months of 2008 to continue during the fourth quarter of this year
> and
> through 2009."
>
>     As of October 20, 2008, 18 operated drilling rigs and 37 operated
> workover rigs were active on our properties. We were also
> participating in
> the drilling of eight non-operated wells, four of which are located in
> the
> Parshall field. The breakdown of our operated rigs is as follows:
>
>      Region                                Drilling          Workover
>      ------                                --------          --------
>      Rocky Mountain
>        Bakken / Williston                        5                 3
>        Piceance                                  3                 1
>        Other Rockies                             2                 2
>      Permian                                     2                 7
>      Mid-Continent/Michigan                      1                 1
>      Gulf Coast                                  2                 0
>      Postle                                      2                 4
>      North Ward Estes                            1                19
>                                                 --                --
>        Totals                                   18                37
>     Other Noteworthy Events and Results
>
>     --  Since July 1, 2008, Whiting has completed 12 significant
> single-lateral
>         Bakken oil and gas producers in the Sanish field.  The
> following table
>         summarizes the results of these recent wells and the results
> of all 21
>         Whiting-operated wells in the Sanish field:
>
>     Well Name       WI    NRI   Completion   IP       1st
> 1st
>     ---------       --    ---      Date    (BOE/D)   30 Days
> 60 Days
>                                    ----     24-hr.   (BOE/D)
> (BOE/D)
>                                              Test    -------
> -------
>                                              ----
>     1) Kinnoin
>        11-14H       52%   42%   10/29/08   3,646          N/
> A            N/A
>     2) Richardson
>        Fed 11-9H    85%   69%   10/22/08   4,570(1)       N/
> A            N/A
>     3) Roggenbuck
>        11-25H       78%   64%   10/13/08   1,950          N/
> A            N/A
>     4) Lacey
>        11-10H       73%   59%   09/29/08   1,811          N/
> A            N/A
>     5) Pennington
>        11-3H        66%   54%   09/20/08   1,473
> 714            N/A
>     6) Neisheim
>        1-24H        67%   54%   09/10/08   2,169
> 1,048            N/A
>     7) Brehm
>        44-5H        99%   81%   09/04/08   1,298
> 709            N/A
>     8) Kannianen
>        11-4H        95%   77%   08/09/08   2,226
> 914            714
>     9) Smith
>        11-7H        69%   56%   07/31/08   2,421
> 717(2)         757
>     10) Littlefield
>         11-29H      93%   75%   07/27/08   1,986
> 673(2)         640
>     11) Stenseth
>         Trust
>         11-5H       73%   59%   07/06/08   3,044
> 903(2)         717
>     12) Lacey
>         11-1H       86%   70%   07/01/08   2,330
> 976            793
>     13) Behr
>         11-34H      54%   44%   06/20/08   3,245
> 1,335            969
>     14) Abbott
>         11-18H      99%   80%   06/16/08   1,959
> 1,088            892
>     15) Locken
>         14-28H      78%   63%   05/31/08   1,719
> 935            756
>     16) Braaflat
>         11-11H      97%   78%   05/23/08   2,997        1,505
> 1,271
>     17) Maynard
>         Uran
>         11-24H      84%   68%   04/23/08   2,132
> 1,056            883
>     18) Peterson
>         11-34H      91%   75%   03/19/08   1,088
> 541            437
>     19) Liffrig
>         11-27H      81%   67%   01/24/08   2,530
> 1,114            932
>     20) Locken
>         11-22H      99%   82%   12/16/07   1,651
> 946            756
>     21) Peery
>         State
>         11-25H      99%   80%   05/13/07   1,254
> 825            738
>                    ---   ---               -----
> ---            ---
>
>     Averages        82%   67%              2,262
> 941            804
>
>     (1)  The Richardson Federal 11-9H recorded the highest initial
> production
>          rate for any Bakken well drilled to date, according to
> filings with
>          the North Dakota Industrial Commission.
>     (2)  The first 30-day average production rate was restricted due
> to
>          maintenance on the Enbridge crude oil line that transports
> oil from
>          the Sanish and Parshall fields.
>     Whiting's net production from the Middle Bakken formation in the
> Sanish
> and Parshall fields of Mountrail County, North Dakota averaged 12,420
> BOE
> per day in September 2008, up 48% from the 8,400 BOE average daily
> rate in
> June 2008.
>
>     Whiting's net production from the Sanish field in September 2008
> averaged 5,860 BOE per day, compared to a net daily rate of 3,400 BOE
> in
> June 2008. As reflected in the footnote above, production volumes were
> restricted as a result of the maintenance performed on the Enbridge
> pipeline that transports crude oil from the Sanish and Parshall fields
> to
> Midwestern markets. However, there was only a minor impact on August
> production as Whiting found additional crude oil purchasers for its
> oil
> production from the area during this period. Whiting expects its 17-
> mile
> oil line connecting the Sanish field to the Enbridge pipeline to be in
> service by February 2009.
>
>     Whiting is currently drilling or completing five operated wells in
> the
> Sanish field with an average working interest of 86%. These wells
> include
> the Company's first Three Forks well, the Braaflat 21-11TFH. Test
> results
> from this well are expected in December 2008.
>
>     Whiting is also drilling its first in-fill well, the McNamara
> 42-26H
> well, an approximate 10,000-foot lateral across two 1,280-acre spacing
> units in the Sanish field. Test results from this well are also
> expected in
> December 2008.
>
>     The Company currently has five operated rigs working in the Sanish
> field and expects to have eight operated rigs drilling in the area by
> year-end 2008. From January 1 through September 30, 2008, Whiting
> completed
> 18 operated wells in the Sanish field and expects to complete an
> additional
> 14 to 16 wells during the balance of the year. Whiting expects all of
> these
> to be single-lateral wells drilled on 1,280-acre spacing units.
> Whiting
> estimates that it has a total of 128 operated locations in the Sanish
> field, of which 21 have been completed. The 107 remaining operated
> locations are expected to be drilled during the next 24 to 30 months.
> Potential in-fill drilling could bring the total to over 200 Middle
> Bakken
> wells in the Sanish field alone. Whiting holds interests in a total of
> 118,571 gross acres (83,310 net acres) in the Sanish field.
>
>     Whiting completed construction of the first phase of its Robinson
> Lake
> gas processing plant in the Sanish field in late June 2008 and the
> installation of a 17-mile natural gas/natural gas liquids (NGLs)
> pipeline
> to Stanley, North Dakota in August 2008. Whiting-operated net gas
> sales
> from the plant are currently averaging approximately 1.0 million cubic
> feet
> (MMcf) per day and net NGL sales are currently averaging approximately
> 130
> barrels per day. Whiting expects to complete the expansion of the
> Robinson
> Lake gas plant to a capacity of 33 MMcf of gas per day in December
> 2008, at
> which time net daily sales are expected to approximate 3 MMcf to 4
> MMcf of
> gas and 700 barrels of NGLs. Net sales are expected to reach
> approximately
> 20 MMcf of gas and 3,000 barrels of NGLs by mid-2010.
>
>     In the Parshall field, Whiting owns interests in 72,790 gross
> acres
> (14,982 net acres). As of September 30, 2008, Whiting has participated
> in a
> total of 64 wells that produce from the Bakken formation, 40 of which
> have
> been completed in 2008. Whiting expects to participate in an
> additional 20
> to 30 wells in the Parshall field in 2008 with an average working
> interest
> of 25%. Four drilling rigs are expected to be working in the Parshall
> field
> through 2008. Whiting's net production from the Parshall field in
> September
> 2008 averaged 6,560 BOE per day, up 31% from a net daily rate of 5,000
> BOE
> in June 2008.
>
>     --  Whiting's expansion of its CO(2) flood at the Postle field,
> located
>         in Texas County, Oklahoma, continues to generate positive
> results.
>         Production from the field has increased from a net 5,800 BOE
> per day in
>         December 2007 to a net 6,800 BOE per day in September 2008, an
> increase
>         of 17%.  This project is part of the Company's plan to expand
> the
>         existing water and CO(2) floods from the eastern half of the
> Postle
>         field to the western half of the field.  The field includes
> six
>         producing units covering a total of approximately 25,600 gross
> acres
>         (24,223 net acres) with working interests of 94% to 100%.
>     --  The North Ward Estes field in Ward and Winkler Counties, Texas
> is
>         responding to the Company's waterflood and CO(2) injection,
> which
>         it initiated in May 2007 at 2 MMcf per day and ramped up to
> 100 MMcf per
>         day of CO(2) injection in January of 2008.  Net production
> from North
>         Ward Estes in September 2008 averaged 6,600 BOE per day, up
> 31% from
>         5,050 BOE per day in December 2007.  The Company expects
> production
>         rates to continue to increase from both the North Ward Estes
> and Postle
>         fields.
>     --  Whiting recently completed its first well at the Company's
> Jimmy
>         Gulch prospect in Rio Blanco County, Colorado as a successful
> gas
>         producer.  The Federal 397-3G-G1 was completed in early
> October flowing
>         4.4 MMcf of gas per day through a 32/64-inch choke with a
> flowing casing
>         pressure of 1,600 psi.  Production is from 414 feet of net pay
> in the
>         Iles and Williams Fork formations.  The well was fracture
> stimulated in
>         nine stages.  The Company holds an 87% working interest and a
> 76% net
>         revenue interest in the new gas well.  Based on 20-acre
> spacing, Whiting
>         has a total of approximately 32 potential locations at its
> Jimmy Gulch
>         prospect.  Potential 10-acre downspacing would add
> approximately 32 well
>         locations.
>     At our Boies Ranch prospect in Rio Blanco County, 15 wells were
> producing at a combined average net rate to Whiting of 9.5 MMcf of gas
> per
> day in September 2008, representing a 56% increase from the June 2008
> average daily net rate of 6.1 MMcf of gas. Whiting made alternative
> marketing arrangements for its Piceance Basin gas production in
> September
> to mitigate the impact of hydro-testing on a section of the REX
> pipeline
> for most of the month. The Company holds an average 72% working
> interest
> and an average 63% net revenue interest in the 15 Boies Ranch gas
> wells. As
> of October 22, 2008, four additional gas wells had been completed,
> bringing
> the total number of gas producers in the field to 19, three wells were
> being drilled, four wells were being completed and four wells were
> awaiting
> completion. Eight of these 11 wells are expected to be on stream by
> December 2008.
>
>     Whiting holds interests in 2,760 gross acres (1,570 net acres) on
> the
> Boies Ranch and Jimmy Gulch prospects. Currently, Whiting plans to
> drill a
> total of 153 wells at Boies Ranch, 77 on 20-acre spacing and 76 on 10-
> acre
> spacing. At Jimmy Gulch, we plan to drill 32 wells on 20-acre spacing.
> In
> addition, we own an average 16% working interest in an additional
> 14,133
> lease federal acres in the area.
>
>     The following table summarizes the Company's net production and
> commodity price realizations for the quarters ended September 30, 2008
> and
> 2007:
>
>                                            Three Months Ended
>                                            ------------------
>     Production                          9/30/08          9/30/07
> Change
>     ----------                          -------          -------
> ------
>     Oil and condensate (MMbbls)            3.28
> 2.48         32%
>     Natural gas (Bcf)                      8.16
> 7.55          8%
>     Total equivalent (MMBOE)               4.64
> 3.74         24%
>
>     Average Sales Price
>     -------------------
>     Oil and condensate (per Bbl):
>       Price received                    $108.04
> $67.51         60%
>       Effect of crude oil hedging
>        (1)                               (12.76)           (0.85)
>                                         -------           ------
>     Realized price                       $95.28
> $66.66         43%
>                                          ======           ======
>
>      Natural gas (per Mcf):
>       Price received                      $8.65
> $5.06         71%
>       Effect of natural gas hedging           -                -
>     Realized price                        $8.65
> $5.06         71%
>                                           =====            =====
>
>     (1)  Whiting realized a cash loss of $41.9 million before tax on
> its
>          crude oil hedges during the third quarter of 2008.  A summary
> of
>          Whiting's outstanding hedges is included later in this news
> release.
>     Third Quarter and Nine Months Costs and Margins
>
>     A summary of production, cash revenues and cash costs on a per BOE
> basis is as follows:
>
>                                 Per BOE, Except Production
>                                 --------------------------
>                             Three Months                 Nine Months
>                          Ended September 30,         Ended September
> 30,
>                          -------------------
> -------------------
>                           2008          2007          2008       2007
>                           ----          ----          ----       ----
>     Production (MMBOE)     4.6           3.7          12.4       11.0
>
>     Sales price, net
>      of hedging         $82.59        $54.43        $79.77     $50.55
>     Lease operating
>      expense             13.93         14.30         14.33      14.05
>     Production tax        6.08          3.53          5.80       3.17
>     General &
>      administrative       3.72          2.88          4.18       2.54
>     Exploration           1.58          2.11          1.74       1.74
>     Cash interest
>      expense              3.45          3.91          3.56       4.69
>     Cash income tax
>      expense              0.10          0.91          0.11       0.50
>                           ----          ----          ----       ----
>                         $53.73        $26.79        $50.05     $23.86
>                         ======        ======        ======     ======
>     With the exception of the Company's gas price basis differential,
> all
> of the above financial and operating statistics for the third quarter
> were
> in line with or better than its previously announced guidance.
>
>     The company-wide basis differential for natural gas compared to
> NYMEX
> in the third quarter was $1.62 per Mcf, which compared to $1.10 per
> Mcf in
> the third quarter of 2007 and $0.92 per Mcf in the second quarter of
> 2008.
> Whiting expects its gas price differential to be in the range of $1.00
> to
> $1.50 in the fourth quarter of 2008.
>
>     During the third quarter, the company-wide basis differential for
> crude
> oil compared to NYMEX was $10.09 per barrel, which compared to $7.52
> per
> barrel in the third quarter of 2007 and $10.72 per barrel in the
> second
> quarter of 2008. Whiting expects its oil price differential to be in
> the
> range of $9.00 to $10.25 in the fourth quarter of 2008.
>
>     Third Quarter 2008 Drilling Summary
>
>     The table below summarizes Whiting's drilling activity and
> exploration
> and development costs incurred for the three and nine months ended
> September 30, 2008:
>
>                             Gross/Net Wells Completed
>                             -------------------------
>
>                                                                 Expl.
> & Dev.
>                                         Total New  % Success
> Cost
>            Producing    Non-Producing   Drilling     Rate      (in
> millions)
>            ---------   -------------    --------     ----
> -------------
>      Q308  70 / 27.4      8 / 5.1       78 / 32.5   90% / 84%
> $273.2
>      9M08  201/ 83.2     17 / 7.2       218/ 90.4   92% / 92%
> $683.5
>     Outlook for Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2008
>
>     The following table provides a summary of certain estimates for
> the
> fourth quarter and full-year 2008 based on current forecasts.
> Whiting's
> full-year 2008 capital budget is $900 million (excluding acquisition
> costs).
>
>     Guidance for the fourth quarter and full-year 2008 is as follows:
>
>                                                         Guidance
>                                                         --------
>                                            Fourth Quarter        Full-
> Year
>                                                2008
> 2008
>                                                ----
> ----
>
>      Production (MMBOE)                    4.90 -   5.10      17.30 -
> 17.50
>      Lease operating expense per BOE     $12.90 - $13.20     $13.90 -
> $14.10
>      General and admin. expense per BOE   $2.80 -  $3.00      $3.70 -
> $3.90
>      Interest expense per BOE             $3.60 -  $3.80      $3.80 -
> $3.95
>      Depr., depletion and amort. per
>       BOE                                $16.80 - $17.20     $15.10 -
> $15.30
>      Prod. taxes (% of production
>       revenue)                              6.7% -   7.0%       6.5%
> -   6.7%
>      Oil Price Differentials to NYMEX
>       per Bbl                             $9.00 - $10.25      $9.25 -
> $ 9.75
>      Gas Price Differentials to NYMEX
>       per Mcf                             $1.00 -  $1.50      $0.90 -
> $ 1.10
>     Oil Hedges and Fixed-Price Gas Contracts
>
>     Whiting Petroleum Corporation's outstanding hedges and fixed-price
> gas
> contracts as of October 1, 2008 are summarized below:
>
>                                         NYMEX Price        As a
> Percentage of
>     2008      Contracted Volume         Collar Range
> September 2008
>     Hedges    (Bbls per Month)           (per Bbl)            Oil
> Production
>     ------    ----------------           ---------
> --------------
>
>      Q4          110,000               $48.00 - $70.20
> 10%
>      Q4          120,000               $60.00 - $75.85
> 11%
>      Q4          100,000               $65.00 - $81.20
> 9%
>
>       Fixed Price          Natural Gas      2008 Contract          As
> a
>       Contracts            Volumes in        Price (1)
> Percentage of
>       ---------             MMBtu per        per MMBtu
> September 2008
>                               Month          ---------         Gas
> Production
>                               -----
> --------------
>     Oct. 2008 - May  2011    24,000           $4.94                 1%
>     Oct. 2008 - Sep. 2012    67,000           $4.38                 3%
>
>     (1) Annual 4% price escalation on fixed price contracts.
>     In conjunction with the Whiting USA Trust I, Whiting entered into
> certain oil and natural gas hedges on the underlying properties.
> Whiting's
> retained 10% interest in the underlying properties combined with its
> ownership of 2,186,389 trust units results in third-party public
> holders of
> trust units receiving 75.8%, and Whiting retaining 24.2%, of the
> future
> economic results of the hedge contracts listed below.
>
>                    Contracted Volume           NYMEX Price Collar
> Range
>                    -----------------
> ------------------------
>                    Oil       Natural Gas
>                  Bbls per      Mcf per           Oil
> Gas
>      Hedges       Month         Month         (per Bbl)         (per
> MMBtu)
>      ------       -----         -----         ---------
> -----------
>
>      Q4 08       51,436      228,830      $82.00 - $131.58    $7.00 -
> $19.00
>      2009        48,166      198,974      $76.00 - $137.43    $6.50 -
> $17.11
>      2010        43,488      170,589      $76.00 - $134.98    $6.50 -
> $15.06
>      2011        39,614      150,313      $74.00 - $140.15    $6.50 -
> $14.62
>      2012        36,189      132,232      $74.00 - $141.72    $6.50 -
> $14.27
>
>                       Selected Operating and Financial Statistics
>
>                                Three Months Ended       Nine Months
> Ended
>                                ------------------
> -----------------
>                                  September 30,            September
> 30,
>                                  -------------
> -------------
>                                2008         2007       2008
> 2007
>                                ----         ----       ----
> ----
>      Selected
>       operating
>       statistics
>      Production
>           Oil and
>            condensate,
>            Mbbl                3,284        2,480      8,676
> 7,106
>           Natural gas,
>            MMcf                8,160        7,551     22,394
> 23,336
>           Oil equivalents,
>            MBOE                4,644        3,739     12,408
> 10,995
>      Average Prices
>           Oil, Bbl
>            (excludes
>            hedging)          $108.04       $67.51    $104.21
> $58.37
>           Natural gas, Mcf
>            (excludes
>            hedging)            $8.65        $5.06      $8.87
> $6.14
>      Per BOE Data
>           Sales price
>            (including
>            hedging)           $82.59       $54.43     $79.77
> $50.55
>           Lease operating     $13.93       $14.30     $14.33
> $14.05
>           Production taxes     $6.08        $3.53      $5.80
> $3.17
>           Depreciation,
>            depletion and
>            amortization       $15.99       $13.19     $14.47
> $13.02
>           General and
>            administrative      $3.72        $2.88      $4.18
> $2.54
>      Selected
>       Financial Data
>           (In thousands,
>            except per
>            share data)
>           Total revenues
>            and other
>            income           $388,434     $233,528   $998,258
> $586,355
>           Total costs and
>            expenses         $211,487     $156,181   $594,666
> $450,890
>           Net income        $112,417      $47,713   $255,179
> $84,850
>           Net income per
>            common share,
>            basic               $2.66        $1.14      $6.03
> $2.20
>           Net income per
>            common share,
>            diluted             $2.65        $1.13      $6.01
> $2.19
>
>           Average shares
>            outstanding,
>            basic              42,322       42,027     42,305
> 38,555
>           Average shares
>            outstanding,
>            diluted            42,465       42,152     42,464
> 38,728
>           Net cash
>            provided by
>            operating
>            activities       $282,361     $122,656   $611,452
> $272,609
>           Net cash used in
>            investing
>            activities      $(286,922)    $(82,318) $(855,586)
> $(325,047)
>           Net cash
>            provided by
>            (used in)
>            financing
>            activities      $       -     $(39,523)  $250,000
> $50,771
>     Conference Call
>
>     The Company's management will host a conference call with
> investors,
> analysts and other interested parties on Thursday, October 30, 2008 at
> 11:00 a.m. EDT (10:00 a.m. CDT, 9:00 a.m. MDT) to discuss Whiting's
> third
> quarter 2008 financial and operating results. Please call (800)
> 688-0836
> (U.S./Canada) or (617) 614-4072 (International) and enter the pass
> code
> 75669563 to be connected to the call. Access to a live Internet
> broadcast
> will be available athttp://www.whiting.comby clicking on the link
> titled
> "Webcasts." Slides for the conference call will be available on this
> website beginning at 11:00 a.m. (EDT) on October 30, 2008.
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