Exhibit 23.7
[RYDER SCOTT COMPANY, L.P. LETTERHEAD]
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ENGINEERS
The undersigned hereby consents to the references to our firm in the form and context in which they appear in this Registration Statement on Form S-4 of Whiting Petroleum Corporation and the related proxy statement/prospectus that is a part thereof. We hereby further consent to the use in such Registration Statement and proxy statement/prospectus of information contained in our report setting forth the estimates of revenues from Whiting Petroleum Corporation’s oil and gas reserves as of January 1, 2004.
Very truly yours, |
/s/ Ryder Scott Company, L.P. |
Ryder Scott Company, L.P. |
March 5, 2004