Whiting Petroleum’s $900 Million Q4 Impairment Charge
According to an SEC 8-K form filed December 7, 2017, the board of directors at Whiting Petroleum Corporation have “concluded that a material charge for impairment to one of its assets was required under generally accepted accounting principles applicable to the company.” The asset in question is the company’s Redtail field in the DJ Basin. The company expects to record