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This excerpt taken from the WLL 10-K filed Feb 28, 2005.
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT
REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We
consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No. 333-111056 on
Form S-8, Registration Statement No. 333-121615 on Form S-3 and Registration Statement
No. 333-121614 on Form S-4 of our reports dated February 24, 2005, relating to the
financial statements and financial statement schedule of Whiting Petroleum Corporation
(which report expresses an unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph
referring to a change in Whiting Petroleum Corporations method of accounting for
asset retirement obligations in 2003) and managements report on the effectiveness
of internal control over financial reporting, appearing in this Annual Report on Form
10-K of Whiting Petroleum Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2004.