Exhibit 23.8
[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 Amendment No. 1 to the 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 Equity Oil Company’s oil and gas reserves as of December 31, 2003.
Very truly yours, | ||
/s/ RYDER SCOTT COMPANY, L.P. | ||
Ryder Scott Company, L.P. |
April 27, 2004