Private company

Whiting Holdings LLC

American crude petroleum and natural gas company based in Monee2

In its 2022 annual report the company says: “We are an independent oil and gas company engaged in development, production and acquisition activities primarily in the Rocky Mountains region of the United States where we are focused on developing our large resource play in the Williston Basin of North Dakota and Montana. In addition, we are selectively pursuing acquisitions that complement our existing core properties.”67

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

  • IndustryCrude Petroleum & Natural Gas2
  • HeadquartersMonee, United States2
  • Incorporated inDE3
  • Business address1001 Fannin Street, Suite 1500, Houston, Tx 770023
  • Filer categoryLarge accelerated filer3
  • Legal formCorporation2
  • LEI5493006N1TMQL84TN0382
  • StatusActive2
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)2
  • Registered addressC/O Corporation Service Company, 19808 Wilmington, United States2
  • Registered withDivision of Corporations, Department of State, 6908292

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Financials

From the company’s reports to the SEC. Every number links to the filing it came from.

Key numbers, fiscal 2021

28.8%Operating margin4
27.9%Net margin4
25.7%Return on equity4
0.00×Debt to equity4

Where the money goes

Where each dollar of revenue went, fiscal 2021

  • Other costs71¢$1.1B
  • Interest1¢$16.4M
  • Income tax0¢$910.0K
  • Profit28¢$427.9M

Out of $1.5B in revenue.4

Where each dollar of operating cash went, fiscal 2021

  • Kept or used elsewhere100¢$740.2M

Out of $740.2M of cash from operations.4

Financial statements

Revenue56784$1.5B in 2021−25% since 2015
0$1.0B$2.0B$3.0B2015: $2.1B$2.1B20152016: $1.3B$1.3B2016−37%2017: $1.5B$1.5B2017+15%2018: $2.1B$2.1B2018+40%2019: $1.6B$1.6B2019−24%2021: $1.5B$1.5B2021−2%
Operating income96784$441.6M in 2021
-$3.0B-$2.0B-$1.0B0$1.0B2015: -$2.6B-$2.6B20152016: -$828.2M-$828.2M2016−69%2017: -$1.5B-$1.5B2017+85%2018: $569.9M$569.9M20182019: $12.7M$12.7M2019−98%2021: $441.6M$441.6M2021+3386%
Net income56784$427.9M in 2021
-$3.0B-$2.0B-$1.0B0$1.0B2015: -$2.2B-$2.2B20152016: -$1.3B-$1.3B2016−40%2017: -$1.2B-$1.2B2017−8%2018: $342.5M$342.5M20182019: -$241.2M-$241.2M20192021: $427.9M$427.9M2021
Fiscal year2015201620172018201920202021
Revenue$2.1B5$1.3B6$1.5B7$2.1B8$1.6B4$1.5B4
Operating expenses$1.1B4
Operating income-$2.6B9-$828.2M6-$1.5B7$569.9M8$12.7M4$441.6M4
Interest$334.1M9$557.6M6$191.1M7$197.5M8$191.0M4$16.4M4
Income before tax$428.8M4
Income tax-$774.2M9-$87.6M6-$483.0M7$1.4M8$72.2M4$910.0K4
Net income-$2.2B5-$1.3B6-$1.2B7$342.5M8-$241.2M4$427.9M4
Earnings per share-$45.419-$21.276-$13.657$3.778-$2.644$10.974
Earnings per share (diluted)-$45.419-$21.276-$13.657$3.738-$2.644$10.784
Shares (weighted, basic)39.0M shares4
Shares (weighted, diluted)39.7M shares4

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Corporate structure

Whiting Holdings LLC sits at the top of its group. 1 entity, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Major holders of Whiting Holdings LLC

  • FMR LLC Filed SC 13G/A on Whiting Holdings LLC, latest Aug 10, 2022 (2 filings since Feb 9, 2022)
  • Wellington Management Company Filed SC 13G/A on Whiting Holdings LLC, latest Jul 11, 2022 (2 filings since Feb 4, 2022)
  • SIR Capital Management, L.P. Filed SC 13G/A on Whiting Holdings LLC, latest Feb 14, 2022
  • VANGUARD GROUP INC Filed SC 13G/A on Whiting Holdings LLC, latest Feb 10, 2022 (2 filings since Dec 9, 2021)
  • JPMorgan Chase Filed SC 13G/A on Whiting Holdings LLC, latest Nov 9, 2021
  • Whiting Holdings LLC Monee, Illinois, United States

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Whiting Holdings LLC reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Property and equipment

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Property and equipment, before depreciation$1.9B8 Dec 31, 2020$13.0B8 Dec 31, 2019−85.5%
Accumulated depreciation$73.9M8 Dec 31, 2020$5.7B8 Dec 31, 2019−98.7%
Property and equipment, net$1.8B8 Dec 31, 2020$7.3B8 Dec 31, 2019−75.0%
Finance-lease assets$2.0M4 Dec 31, 2021$17.9M4 Dec 31, 2020−88.8%
Operating-lease assets (leased space)$17.5M4 Dec 31, 2021$20.9M4 Dec 31, 2020−16.3%

Investments

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Cash and cash equivalents$41.2M4 Dec 31, 2021$25.6M4 Dec 31, 2020+61.1%

Leadership

Who has led Whiting Holdings LLC, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. James J. Volker2006–2017
  2. Bradley J. Holly2017–2020
  3. Lynn A. Peterson2020–2022

Chair

  1. James J. Volker2006–2017

President

  1. James J. Volker2006–2017
  2. Bradley J. Holly2017–2020
  3. Lynn A. Peterson2020–2022

Chief financial officer

  1. Michael J. Stevens2006–2019
  2. Correne S. Loeffler2019–2020
  3. James P. Henderson2020–2022

Chief operating officer

  1. Charles J. Rimer2018–2022
2010201520202025
Board members and other officers (35)

Former names

  • WHITING PETROLEUM CORPSep 19, 2003 to Jul 5, 20223
  • WHITING PETROLEUM HOLDINGS INCJul 25, 2003 to Jul 25, 20033

Timeline

  1. Jul 7, 20228-K Entered a material agreement; Ended a material agreement; Completed an acquisition or sale52
  2. Jun 28, 20228-K Shareholder vote; Other events53
  3. Jun 14, 20228-K Other events54
  4. May 4, 20228-K Results of operations55
  5. Apr 15, 20228-K Executive or director change56
  6. Mar 8, 20228-K Entered a material agreement57
  7. Mar 7, 20228-K Regulation FD disclosure58
  8. Feb 23, 20228-K Results of operations59
  9. Nov 3, 20218-K Results of operations60
  10. Sep 3, 2020New chief executive Lynn A. Peterson becomes CEO12
  11. Nov 2, 2017New chief executive Bradley J. Holly becomes CEO13
  12. Feb 27, 2006New chief executive James J. Volker becomes CEO14

Calendar

When it reported results

  1. Jul 7, 2022Reported quarterly or annual results52
  2. May 4, 2022Reported quarterly or annual results55
  3. Feb 23, 2022Reported quarterly or annual results59
  4. Nov 3, 2021Reported quarterly or annual results60

Upcoming dates from Nasdaq's calendar; past results from the company's 8-K filings (Item 2.02). The full markets calendar

Filings

105 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 3 annual reports, 2 quarterly reports, 9 major events, 55 insider forms, 10 large holders, 26 other. The latest 20:

  1. Aug 10, 2022SC 13G/A EDGAR
  2. Jul 11, 202215-12G EDGAR
  3. Jul 11, 2022SC 13G/A SEC SCHEDULE 13G EDGAR
  4. Jul 8, 2022POSASR EDGAR
  5. Jul 8, 2022S-8 POS EDGAR
  6. Jul 7, 20228-K EDGAR
  7. Jul 5, 20224 OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT EDGAR
  8. Jul 5, 20224 OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT EDGAR
  9. Jul 5, 20224 OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT EDGAR
  10. Jul 5, 20224 OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT EDGAR
  11. Jul 5, 20224 OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT EDGAR
  12. Jul 5, 20224 OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT EDGAR
  13. Jul 5, 20224 OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT EDGAR
  14. Jul 5, 20224 OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT EDGAR
  15. Jul 5, 20224 OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT EDGAR
  16. Jul 5, 20224 OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT EDGAR
  17. Jul 5, 20224 OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT EDGAR
  18. Jun 29, 20224 OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT EDGAR
  19. Jun 29, 20224 OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT EDGAR
  20. Jun 28, 2022425 EDGAR

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Every filing from the last five years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.

Insider trades

1 open-market trades by officers, directors and large owners since October 2021: 1 buys and 0 sales. Grants, option exercises and gifts are left out.

DateWhoTradeSharesPriceValueFiling
Nov 12, 2021Rice Daniel J. IVDirectorBuy15,150$67.66$1.0MForm 4

From Forms 4 filed with the SEC.

Major holders

Investors who own more than 5% of the shares must tell the SEC: a 13D if they may seek to influence the company, a 13G if they hold passively.

SEC filer profile

How Whiting Holdings LLC is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

  • Name on EDGARWhiting Holdings LLC1
  • CIK0001255474
  • Employer ID (EIN)20-00985151
  • Filer statusLarge accelerated filer1
  • Incorporated inDelaware1
  • Fiscal year endsDecember 311
  • Industry code (SIC)1311 Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas1
  • Business address1001 Fannin Street, Suite 1500, Houston, TX 770021
  • Phone281-404-95001
  • Shares outstanding39,241,819 as of Apr 29, 202210
  • Public float$2.1B as of Jun 30, 202166
  • On EDGAR sinceJul 25, 20031
  • Filings1,509 in all: 4 (730), 8-K (218), SC 13G/A (94), 10-Q (55), 3 (51), SC 13G (44), DEFA14A (38), 425 (34)1
    All 52 form types

    UPLOAD (27), 10-K (19), DEF 14A (19), CORRESP (18), 424B5 (17), ARS (12), S-4 (8), 424B3 (7), 8-K/A (7), EFFECT (7), S-8 (7), S-8 POS (7), S-1/A (6), S-3/A (6), S-3ASR (6), 25-NSE (5), 424B4 (5), FWP (5), S-4/A (5), 10-K/A (4), 4/A (4), 8-A12B (4), PRE 14A (4), SC TO-I/A (4), POSASR (3), S-3 (3), 305B2 (2), 424A (2), CERTNYS (2), DEFM14A (2), PRER14A (2), S-1 (2), SC 13D (2), SC TO-I (2), 15-12B (1), 15-12G (1), 3/A (1), 424B2 (1), 8-K12B (1), CERT (1), POS AM (1), PREM14A (1), S-3MEF (1), SC 13D/A (1)

  • Latest filingsAnnual report (10-K) Feb 23, 2022
    Quarterly report (10-Q) May 4, 2022
    Proxy statement (DEF 14A) Mar 29, 2021
    Latest 8-K (8-K) Jul 7, 2022

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