People: Whiting Petroleum Corp (WLL)
WLL on New York Consolidated
46.81USD
20 May 2013
46.81USD
20 May 2013
Price Change (% chg)
$0.27 (+0.58%)
$0.27 (+0.58%)
Prev Close
$46.54
$46.54
Open
$46.74
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Day's High
$47.35
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$46.55
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Volume
252,426
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Avg. Vol
1,801,956
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$54.86
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52-wk Low
$35.68
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Summary
| Name | Age | Since | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|
James Volker |
66 | 2011 | Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer |
James Brown |
60 | 2011 | President, Chief Operating Officer |
Michael Stevens |
47 | 2005 | Chief Financial Officer, Vice President |
Mark Williams |
56 | 2011 | Senior Vice President - Exploration and Development |
Rick Ross |
54 | 2007 | Vice President - Operations |
Bruce DeBoer |
60 | 2005 | Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary |
Heather Duncan |
42 | 2008 | Vice President - Human Resources |
J. Douglas Lang |
63 | 2004 | Vice President - Reservoir Engineering and Acquisitions |
David Seery |
58 | 2005 | Vice President - Land |
Brent Jensen |
43 | 2006 | Treasurer, Controller |
Thomas Aller |
64 | 2003 | Independent Director |
D. Sherwin Artus |
75 | 2006 | Independent Director |
Philip Doty |
69 | 2010 | Independent Director |
William Hahne |
61 | 2007 | Independent Director |
Allan Larson |
75 | 2011 | Independent Director |
Eric Hagen |
Vice President - Investor Relations |
Biographies
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
James Volker |
Mr. James J. Volker is Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer of Whiting Petroleum Corp. He joined the company in August 1983 as Vice President of Corporate Development and served in that position through April 1993. In March 1993, he became a contract consultant to the company and served in that capacity until August 2000, at which time he became Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Volker was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer and a director in January 2002 and Chairman of the Board in January 2004. Effective January 1, 2011, Mr. Volker stepped down as President, but remains Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Volker was co-founder, Vice President and later President of Energy Management Corporation from 1971 through 1982. He has 41 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. Mr. Volker has a Bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Denver, an MBA from the University of Colorado and has completed H. K. VanPoolen and Associates’ course of study in reservoir engineering. |
James Brown |
Mr. James T. Brown is President, Chief Operating Officer of Whiting Petroleum Corp., since January 1, 2011. He joined the company in May 1993 as a consulting engineer. In March 1999, he became Operations Manager; in January 2000, he became Vice President of Operations; and in May 2007, he became Senior Vice President. Effective January 1, 2011, Mr. Brown was elected President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Brown has 38 years of oil and gas experience in the Rocky Mountains, Gulf Coast, California and Alaska. Mr. Brown is a graduate of the University of Wyoming with a Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and the University of Denver with an MBA. |
Michael Stevens |
Mr. Michael J. Stevens is Chief Financial Officer, Vice President of Whiting Petroleum Corp. He joined the company in May 2001 as Controller, became Treasurer in January 2002 and became Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in March 2005. His 26 years of oil and gas experience includes eight years of service in various positions including Chief Financial Officer, Controller, Secretary and Treasurer at Inland Resources Inc., a company engaged in oil and gas exploration and development. He spent seven years in public accounting with Coopers & Lybrand in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is a graduate of Mankato State University of Minnesota and is a Certified Public Accountant. |
Mark Williams |
Mr. Mark R. Williams is Senior Vice President - Exploration and Development of Whiting Petroleum Corp., since January 1, 2011. He joined the company in December 1983 as Exploration Geologist and has been Vice President of Exploration and Development since December 1999. Mr. Williams was elected Senior Vice President, Exploration and Development effective January 1, 2011. He has 32 years of domestic and international experience in the oil and gas industry. Mr. Williams holds a Master’s degree in geology from the Colorado School of Mines and a Bachelor’s degree in geology from the University of Utah. |
Rick Ross |
Mr. Rick A. Ross is Vice President - Operations of Whiting Petroleum Corp., since May 2007. He joined the company in March 1999 as an Operations Manager. In May 2007, he became Vice President of Operations. Mr. Ross has 30 years of oil and gas experience, including 17 years with Amoco Production Company where he served in various technical and managerial positions. Mr. Ross holds a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. He is a registered Professional Engineer and was a past Chairman of the North Dakota Petroleum Council. |
Bruce DeBoer |
Mr. Bruce R. DeBoer is Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary of Whiting Petroleum Corp., since January 2005. From January 1997 to May 2004, Mr. DeBoer served as Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Tom Brown, Inc., an independent oil and gas exploration and production company. Mr. DeBoer has 33 years of experience in managing the legal departments of several independent oil and gas companies. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in political science from South Dakota State University and received his J.D. and MBA degrees from the University of South Dakota. |
Heather Duncan |
Ms. Heather M. Duncan is Vice President - Human Resources of Whiting Petroleum Corp., since January 2008. She joined the company in February 2002 as Assistant Director of Human Resources and in January 2003 became Director of Human Resources. In January 2008, she was appointed Vice President of Human Resources. Ms. Duncan has 16 years of human resources experience in the oil and gas industry. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in anthropology and an MBA from the University of Colorado. She is a certified Senior Professional in Human Resources. |
J. Douglas Lang |
Mr. J. Douglas Lang is Vice President - Reservoir Engineering and Acquisitions of Whiting Petroleum Corp., since October 2004. He joined the company in December 1999 as Senior Acquisition Engineer and became Manager of Acquisitions and Reservoir Engineering in January 2004 and Vice President, Reservoir Engineering and Acquisitions in October 2004. His 39 years of acquisition and reservoir engineering experience has included staff and managerial positions with Amoco, Petro-Lewis, General Atlantic Resources, UMC Petroleum and Ocean Energy. Mr. Lang holds a Bachelor’s degree in petroleum engineering from the University of Wyoming and an MBA from the University of Denver. He is a registered Professional Engineer and has served on the national Board of Directors of the Society of Petroleum Evaluation Engineers. |
David Seery |
Mr. David M. Seery is Vice President - Land of Whiting Petroleum Corp., since January 2005. He joined the company as the company Manager of Land in July 2004 as a result of the company acquisition of Equity Oil Company, where he was Manager of Land and Manager of Equity’s Exploration Department, positions he had held for more than five years. He became the company Vice President of Land in January 2005. Mr. Seery has 32 years of land experience including staff and managerial positions with Marathon Oil Company. Mr. Seery holds a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from the University of Montana. |
Brent Jensen |
Mr. Brent P. Jensen is Treasurer, Controller of Whiting Petroleum Corp., since January 2006. He joined the company in August 2005 as Controller, and he became Controller and Treasurer in January 2006. He was previously with PricewaterhouseCoopers L.L.P. in Houston, Texas, where he held various positions in their oil and gas audit practice since 1994, which included assignments of four years in Moscow, Russia and three years in Milan, Italy. He has 19 years of oil and gas accounting experience and is a Certified Public Accountant. Mr. Jensen holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Los Angeles. |
Thomas Aller |
Mr. Thomas L. Aller is Independent Director of Whiting Petroleum Corporation, since 2003. Mr. Aller, who serves as Senior Vice President of Operations Support for Alliant Energy Corporation effective January 13, 2013, has served as Senior Vice President — Energy Resource Development of Alliant Energy Corporation since January 2009 and President of Interstate Power and Light Company since 2004. Prior to that, he served as President of Alliant Energy Investments, Inc. since 1998 and interim Executive Vice President — Energy Delivery of Alliant Energy Corporation since 2003 and Senior Vice President — Energy Delivery of Alliant Energy Corporation since 2004. From 1993 to 1998, he served as Vice President of IES Investments. He received his Bachelor’s Degree in political science from Creighton University and his Master’s Degree in municipal administration from the University of Iowa. |
D. Sherwin Artus |
Mr. D. Sherwin Artus is Independent Director of Whiting Petroleum Corporation since 2006. Mr. Artus joined Whiting Oil and Gas Corporation in January 1989 as Vice President of Operations and became Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer in July 1999. In January 2000, he was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Artus became Senior Vice President in January 2002 (upon the appointment of Mr. Volker as President and Chief Executive Officer) and retired from the Company in April 2006. Prior to joining Whiting, he was employed by Shell Oil Company in various engineering research and management positions. From 1974-1977, he was employed by Wainoco Oil and Gas Company as Production Manager. He was a co-founder and later became President of Solar Petroleum Corporation, an independent oil and gas producing company. He has over 51 years of experience in the oil and natural gas business. Mr. Artus holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Geological Engineering and a Master’s Degree in Mining Engineering from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Colorado, Wyoming, Montana and North Dakota. Mr. Artus is a member, and a past officer, of the Society of Professional Well Log Analysts and is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers. |
Philip Doty |
Mr. Philip Edward Doty is Independent Director of Whiting Petroleum Corporation, since 2010. Mr. Doty is a certified public accountant. Since 2007, Mr. Doty has been counsel to Ehrhardt Keefe Steiner & Hottman PC, where he previously was a partner from 2002 to 2007. From 1967 to 2000 he worked at Arthur Andersen and Co., where he was a partner since 1978 and served as an audit partner and head of the Denver office oil and gas practice until his retirement in 2000. He is a graduate of Drake University with a Bachelor’s degree in accounting. |
William Hahne |
Mr. William N. Hahne is Independent Director of Whiting Petroleum Corp., since 2007. Mr. Hahne was Chief Operating Officer of Petrohawk Energy Corporation from July 2006 until October 2007. Mr. Hahne served at KCS Energy, Inc. as President, Chief Operating Officer and Director from April 2003 to July 2006, and as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer from April 1998 to April 2003. He is a graduate of Oklahoma University with a BS in petroleum engineering and has 37 years of technical and management experience with independent oil and gas companies including Unocal, Union Texas Petroleum Corporation, NERCO, The Louisiana Land and Exploration Company (LL&E) and Burlington Resources, Inc. He has experience in oil and gas reserve estimating, having served as chairman for the Society of Petroleum Engineers Oil and Gas Reserve Committee. |
Allan Larson |
Dr. Allan R. Larson is Independent Director of Whiting Petroleum Corporation, since January 1, 2011. He has more than 47 years’ experience in oil and gas exploration and development, primarily in the Rocky Mountains and the Midcontinent regions. For 26 years he has operated Larson Petroleum, LLC, a geological consulting company. His previous affiliations include Jade Drilling Company, Belleview Capital Corporation, Mesa Petroleum Company and Amoco Production Company. Dr. Larson earned a PhD in Geology at the University of California, Los Angeles. He earned his M.S. in Geology from UCLA and his BS degree in Geology at Pennsylvania State University. He is a member of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, the Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists, the Wyoming Geological Association, the Montana Geologic Society and the Utah Geologic Association. |
Eric Hagen |
Basic Compensation
| Name | Fiscal Year Total |
|---|---|
James Volker |
7,972,250 |
James Brown |
4,140,050 |
Michael Stevens |
3,521,390 |
Mark Williams |
3,145,950 |
Rick Ross |
-- |
Bruce DeBoer |
-- |
Heather Duncan |
-- |
J. Douglas Lang |
2,463,020 |
David Seery |
-- |
Brent Jensen |
-- |
Thomas Aller |
-- |
D. Sherwin Artus |
735,488 |
Philip Doty |
-- |
William Hahne |
-- |
Allan Larson |
-- |
Eric Hagen |
-- |
As Of 30 Dec 2012
Options Compensation
| Name | Options | Value |
|---|---|---|
James Volker |
0 | 0 |
James Brown |
0 | 0 |
Michael Stevens |
0 | 0 |
Mark Williams |
0 | 0 |
Rick Ross |
0 | 0 |
Bruce DeBoer |
0 | 0 |
Heather Duncan |
0 | 0 |
J. Douglas Lang |
0 | 0 |
David Seery |
0 | 0 |
Brent Jensen |
0 | 0 |
Thomas Aller |
0 | 0 |
D. Sherwin Artus |
0 | 0 |
Philip Doty |
0 | 0 |
William Hahne |
0 | 0 |
Allan Larson |
0 | 0 |
Eric Hagen |
0 | 0 |
| Name | Shares Traded | Price |
|---|---|---|
DEBOER BRUCE R |
3,626 | $0.00 |
DEBOER BRUCE R |
1,690 | $47.75 |
VOLKER JAMES J |
19,698 | $0.00 |
DUNCAN HEATHER M |
726 | $0.00 |
LANG JOHN DOUGLAS |
4,350 | $0.00 |
ROSS RICK A |
1,690 | $47.75 |
ROSS RICK A |
3,626 | $0.00 |
BROWN JAMES T |
3,626 | $0.00 |
VOLKER JAMES J |
9,176 | $47.75 |
JENSEN BRENT P |
1,450 | $0.00 |
BROWN JAMES T |
1,690 | $47.75 |
JENSEN BRENT P |
464 | $47.75 |
WILLIAMS MARK R |
2,900 | $0.00 |
STEVENS MICHAEL JOHN |
4,053 | $47.75 |
SEERY DAVID M |
1,450 | $0.00 |
WILLIAMS MARK R |
1,351 | $47.75 |
SEERY DAVID M |
676 | $47.75 |
STEVENS MICHAEL JOHN |
8,700 | $0.00 |
DUNCAN HEATHER M |
233 | $47.75 |
LANG JOHN DOUGLAS |
2,027 | $47.75 |
LANG JOHN DOUGLAS |
7,301 | $0.00 |
SEERY DAVID M |
1,186 | $48.30 |
DEBOER BRUCE R |
6,792 | $0.00 |
DEBOER BRUCE R |
2,267 | $48.30 |
WILLIAMS MARK R |
12,847 | $0.00 |
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