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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * WILLIAMS MARK R   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol WHITING PETROLEUM CORP [WLL] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Senior Vice President (Last) (First) (Middle) 1700 BROADWAY, SUITE 2300 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/08/2018 (Street) DENVER, CO 80290 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 01/08/2018   F   1,117 D $ 28.14 62,217 (1) D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

2011 Stock Option - Right to Purchase

$ 241.1408 (2)

(3)

01/18/2021

Common Stock

1,757 (2)

1,757

D

Stock Option - Right to Purchase

$ 137.24 (4)

(3)

01/26/2020

Common Stock

643 (4)

643

D

Stock Option - Right to Purchase

$ 204.88 (5)

(3)

01/18/2022

Common Stock

1,212 (5)

1,212

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
WILLIAMS MARK R 1700 BROADWAY, SUITE 2300 DENVER, CO 80290			Senior Vice President

Signatures

/s/ Bruce R. DeBoer, Attorney-in-Fact		01/10/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The number of shares of common stock previously reported by the reporting person was reduced by 190,003 as a result of the 1-for-4 reverse stock split of Whiting Petroleum Corporation's common stock effective on November 8, 2017. Cash was paid in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares with respect to shares of common stock not subject to restrictions.
(2)	This option was previously reported as covering 7,028 shares at an exercise price of $60.285, but was adjusted to reflect the 1-for-4 reverse stock split of Whiting Petroleum Corporation's common stock effective on November 8, 2017. Any fractional share that would have become subject to this option as a result of the reverse stock split was canceled for no consideration.
(3)	Grant to reporting person of ten-year 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.
(4)	This option was previously reported as covering 2,572 shares at an exercise price of $34.31, but was adjusted to reflect the 1-for-4 reverse stock split of Whiting Petroleum Corporation's common stock effective on November 8, 2017. Any fractional share that would have become subject to this option as a result of the reverse stock split was canceled for no consideration.
(5)	This option was previously reported as covering 4,848 shares at an exercise price of $51.22, but was adjusted to reflect the 1-for-4 reverse stock split of Whiting Petroleum Corporation's common stock effective on November 8, 2017. Any fractional share that would have become subject to this option as a result of the reverse stock split was canceled for no consideration.

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