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Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp.

Acquired in July 2014 by Whiting Petroleum Corp.. The snapshot below reflects historical activity.

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Exploration & Production

  • WebsiteVisit →
  • TickerPrivate
  • AddressDenver
  • Phone303 592 8075
  • Acquired byWhiting Petroleum Corp.
  • People on file5 contacts

Acquisition chain

Forward & backward M&A lineage

  1. Adf Holdings Inc Mar 2014 View deal →
  2. Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P. Feb 2013 View deal →
  3. MDU Resources Group Inc. Nov 2015 View deal →
  4. Liberty Resources II LLC Jun 2013 View deal →
  5. Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp. (this company)
  6. Whiting Petroleum Corp. Jul 2014 View deal →
  7. Oasis Petroleum Inc. Mar 2022 View deal →
  8. Percussion Petroleum II, LLC May 2021 View deal →
  9. Callon Petroleum Co. May 2023 View deal →

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Drilling activity

Recent rig presence by basin

Recent activity

Big Bakken Producer Seeking Buyer as Debt Piles Up

Big Bakken Producer Seeking Buyer as Debt Piles Up

The company's share value has plummeted more than 60 percent since the summer of 2014.

Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp.

Kodiak Adjusts Bakken Rig Count; Upgrades Fleet

Kodiak Adjusts Bakken Rig Count; Upgrades Fleet

During the quarter ended September 30, 2014 the Company upgraded its rig fleet with two new built rigs.

Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp.

Kodiak Q2 Operational Update; Lease Expense Increasing

Kodiak Q2 Operational Update; Lease Expense Increasing

The increase is primarily a result of continuing costs for winterization work and increased workover expenses, including but not limited to the installation of new, more effective pumps.

Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp.

Kodiak Details Bakken Downspacing Pilot; Plans 16 Well Tests

Kodiak Details Bakken Downspacing Pilot; Plans 16 Well Tests

Downspacing work continues in the Company's Polar operating area where we are testing wells spaced approximately 600-650 feet apart within each reservoir.

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Kodiak Production Affected By Weather; Talks Pilot Program

Kodiak Production Affected By Weather; Talks Pilot Program

Each pad will consist of two wells in the Middle Bakken and two in the Three Forks spaced approximately 600-650 feet apart.

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Latest news mentioning Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp.

Kodiak's Bakken Success Lifts Reserves 77% in 2013 Feb 11, 2014
Kodiak Details Williston-Focused 2014 Spending Plans; Trims Budget Dec 18, 2013
Kodiak on Track with 2013 CapEx; Will Spend $1B by Year-End Nov 1, 2013
Kodiak Readies Bakken / Three Forks For Full Scale Development Oct 22, 2013
Q2 Review: Best of the Bakken/Three Forks (Part I) Aug 20, 2013
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Deals

Whiting Acquires Kodiak in Deal Worth $6.0 Billion Jul 2014

Closing Announcement - December 8, 2014 Whiting Petroleum Corporation has completed its previously announced acquisition of Kodiak Oil &…

Kodiak Ups Ante in Williston Basin; Adds 42,000 Acres Jun 2013

Closing Announcement - July 15, 2013 Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp. has reported the closing of the previously announced acquisition of core Bakken…

Kodiak Increases its Bakken/Three Forks Position with a $590M Acquisition Nov 2011

Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp has signed an agreement with North Plains Energy LLC and Mercuria Bakken LLC to acquire additional producing…

Kodiak Acquires Additional Williston Properties Sep 2011

Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp., an oil and gas exploration and production company with primary assets in the Williston Basin of North Dakota, today…

Kodiak Acquires Bakken Acreage May 2011

Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp, announced that it has entered into a definitive purchase and sale agreement with a private oil and gas company…

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Permits

VOGEL UNIT WILDCAT Mar 24, 2026
STORY COTTONWOOD CREEK (STRAWN) Aug 29, 2025
STORY WILDCAT Aug 22, 2024
HUFFMAN, L. W. TRINITY Jun 10, 2024
HUFFMAN, L. W. TRINITY Apr 22, 2024
HUFFMAN, L. W. TRINITY Apr 16, 2024

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Assets

No asset records

Operations transferred to Whiting Petroleum Corp. Live acreage and lease records sit under the successor.

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Capital raised

Kodiak Upsizes Private Placement to $400MM Jul 24, 2013 · $400M · Equity
Kodiak Initiates $300MM Private Placement Jul 23, 2013 · $300M · Equity
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Regions of activity

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