Document:

Form of Registration Rights

 Exhibit 10.3 
 REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT 
 This REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this
“Agreement”) is dated as of                     , 2012 by and between Whiting Petroleum Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the
“Company”), and Whiting USA Trust II, a statutory trust formed under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Trust”). Unless expressly stated otherwise in this Agreement, as used in this Agreement, references to the
“Trustee” mean the Trustee as trustee of the Trust and not in its individual capacity. 
 WHEREAS, The Bank of
New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (the “Trustee”) and Whiting Oil and Gas Corporation, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Subsidiary”), have entered into a Conveyance of Term Net Profits
Interest dated of even date herewith (the “Conveyance Agreement”); 
 WHEREAS, in connection with the
execution and delivery of the Conveyance Agreement, the Trust has issued to the Subsidiary              units of beneficial interest of the Trust (“Trust Units”), which
were distributed as a dividend to the Company; 
 WHEREAS, in connection with the Initial Public Offering, the Company is
selling Trust Units and the Company may sell up to an additional              Trust Units if the underwriters of the Initial Public Offering exercise their over-allotment option (the
“Over-allotment Option”); and 
 WHEREAS, the Trust has agreed to file a registration statement or registration
statements relating to the sale by the Company and its Transferees (as defined below) of certain of the Trust Units. 
 NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants hereinafter contained and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound hereby, it is
agreed as follows: 
 SECTION 1. Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following
meanings: 
 “Affiliate” means with respect to a specified person, any person that directly or indirectly
controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, the specified person. As used in this definition, the term “control” (and the correlative terms “controlling,” “controlled by,” and “under common
control”) shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. 

“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereof. 

“Business Day” means each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday that is not a day on which banking
institutions in New York, New York or Denver, Colorado are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close. 

“Company” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereof. 

 “Conveyance Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

 “Deferral Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(j). 

“Deferral Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(j). 

“Demand Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a). 

“Demand Registration” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a). 

“Effective Period” means the period commencing on the 180th day after the date hereof and ending on the date that all
Registrable Securities have ceased to be Registrable Securities. 
 “Exchange Act” means the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder. 

“Expenses” has the meaning set forth in Section 6(a). 

“Holder” shall mean the Company, its Affiliates that from time to time hold Registrable Securities and any Transferee of
the Company to whom Registrable Securities are permitted to be transferred in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, and, in each case, who continues to be entitled to the rights of a Holder hereunder. 

“Indemnified Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 6(d). 

“Indemnifying Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 6(d). 

“Initial Public Offering” means the initial public offering of Trust Units registered with the SEC by a registration
statement on Form S-1/Form S-3 (Registration No.                     ). 
 “Material Event” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(j). 
 “Over-allotment Option” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereof. 
 “person” shall mean any individual, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, trust, unincorporated association, governmental agency, subdivision, or instrumentality, or other
entity or association. 
 “Piggyback Registration” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(b).

 “Prospectus” means the prospectus included in any Registration Statement (including, without limitation, a
prospectus that discloses information previously omitted from a prospectus filed as part of an effective registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A, Rule 430B or Rule 430C promulgated under the Securities Act), as amended or supplemented by
any amendment, prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus (as defined in Rule 405 promulgated under the Securities Act), including post-effective amendments, and all materials incorporated by reference or explicitly deemed to be incorporated
by reference in such Prospectus. 

  
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 “Registrable Securities” means the Trust Units (not to exceed
             Trust Units, subject to adjustment as provided herein) held by the Company and its Affiliates following the sale of all Trust Units sold by the Company in connection with the
Initial Public Offering and any securities into or for which such Trust Units have been converted or exchanged, and any security issued with respect thereto upon any dividend, split or similar event until, in the case of any such security, the
earliest of (i) its effective registration under the Securities Act and resale in accordance with the Registration Statement covering it, (ii) its sale pursuant to Rule 144 (or any similar provision then in force, but not Rule 144A) under
the Securities Act if the transferee thereof does not receive “restricted securities” as defined in Rule 144 and (iii) its sale in a private transaction in which the transferor’s rights under this Agreement are not assigned to
the transferee of the Securities. 
 “Registration Statement” means any registration statement of the Trust,
including any Shelf Registration Statement, that covers any of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, including the Prospectus, amendments and supplements to such registration statement, including post-effective
amendments, all exhibits and all materials incorporated by reference or explicitly deemed to be incorporated by reference in such registration statement. 
 “Required Information” has the meaning set forth in Section 4(a). 
 “Rule 144” means Rule 144 under the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC. 

“Rule 144A” means Rule 144A under the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule
or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC. 
 “SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission. 

“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC
thereunder. 
 “Shelf Registration Statement” means a Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a
delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act registering the resale of Registrable Securities from time to time by Holders thereof. 
 “Special Counsel” means Foley & Lardner LLP or such other successor counsel as shall be specified in writing by the Holders of a majority of all Registrable Securities.

 “Subsidiary” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereof. 

“Transferee” has the meaning set forth in Section 9(d). 

“Trust” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereof. 

“Trust Units” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereof. 

“Trustee” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereof. 

  
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 SECTION 2. Demand Registration Rights. 

(a) During the Effective Period, the Holders representing a majority of the then outstanding Registrable Securities may request, by
written notice to the Trust (the “Demand Notice”), that the Trust effect the registration under the Securities Act of the number of Registrable Securities requested to be so registered pursuant to the terms and conditions set
forth in this Agreement (each a “Demand Registration”). Following receipt of a Demand Notice for a Demand Registration, the Trust shall use its reasonable best efforts to file a Registration Statement as promptly as practicable and
shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after the filing thereof. All Demand Notices made pursuant to this Section 2 will
specify the number of Registrable Securities to be registered, whether or not such Registration Statement should be a Shelf Registration Statement and the intended methods of disposition thereof. 

The Holders shall be entitled to a maximum of three (3) Demand Registrations, which shall include (i) any Demand Registrations
for registration pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement and (ii) any Demand Registrations that are transferred to a Transferee in accordance with Section 9(d). No Demand Registration shall be deemed to have occurred for purposes
of this Section 2(a) if the Registration Statement relating thereto does not become effective or is not maintained effective for the period required pursuant to Section 2(d). 

(b) In the event that any Demand Registration is transferred to a Transferee in accordance with Section 9(d), and such
Transferee sends a Demand Notice to the Trust, the Trust will give notice to the other Holders of such Demand Registration. Such notice shall describe such securities and specify the form, manner and other relevant aspects of such proposed
registration. Each Holder may, by written response delivered to the Trust within twenty (20) days after the receipt by such Holder of any such notice, request that all or a specified part of the Registrable Securities held by such Holder be
included in such Demand Registration (a “Piggyback Registration”). Such response shall also specify the intended method of disposition of such Registrable Securities. The Trust thereupon will use commercially reasonable efforts to
effect the registration under the Securities Act of all Registrable Securities which the Trust has been so requested to register by the Holders to the extent required to permit the disposition (in accordance with the intended methods thereof as
aforesaid) of the Registrable Securities to be so registered. No registration of Registrable Securities of the Holders effected by Piggyback Registration under this Section 2(b) shall relieve the Trust of any of its obligations to effect
registrations of Registrable Securities of the Holders pursuant to, or reduce the total number of Demand Registrations to which the Holders continue to remain entitled under, Section 2(a). 

(c) If any of the Registrable Securities registered pursuant to a Demand Registration are to be sold in a firm commitment underwritten
offering, and the managing underwriter or underwriters advise the Holders of such securities in writing that in its view the total number or dollar amount of Registrable Securities proposed to be sold in such offering is such as to adversely affect
the success of such offering (including, without limitation, securities proposed to be included by other Holders of Registrable Securities entitled to include securities in such Registration Statement pursuant to incidental or piggyback registration
rights), then there shall be included in such firm commitment underwritten offering the number or dollar amount of 

  
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Registrable Securities that in the opinion of such managing underwriter can be sold without adversely affecting such offering, and such number of Registrable Securities shall be allocated as
follows: 
 (i) first, the securities for which inclusion in such Demand Registration for which the Demand Notice
was submitted; and 
 (ii) second, the securities for which inclusion in any Piggyback Registration for which a
notice was submitted in accordance with this Agreement pro rata among the Registrable Securities requested to be included in such Piggyback Registration. 
 (d) The Trust shall use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the effectiveness of the Registration Statement with respect to any Demand Registration for a period of at least ninety (90) days
(or three years if a Shelf Registration Statement is requested) after the effective date thereof or such shorter period in which all Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement have actually been sold or all Registrable Securities
have ceased to be Registrable Securities; provided, however, that such period shall be extended for a period of time equal to the period the holder of Registrable Securities refrains from selling any securities included in such registration
at the request of the Trust pursuant to this Agreement, except that with respect to a Shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3 that becomes effective automatically pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, such period may not be extended
beyond three years after the effective date thereof or such shorter or longer period as may be subsequently permitted by the SEC. 
 (e) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Trust shall furnish to the Holders requesting a registration pursuant to this Section 2 within thirty (30) days of receiving such request a
certificate signed by the Trustee stating that in the good faith judgment of the Trustee it would be detrimental to the Trust and its unitholders for such Registration Statement to be filed and it is therefore beneficial to defer the filing of such
Registration Statement, the Trust shall have the right to defer such filing for up to two periods of not more than thirty (30) days each after receipt of each request of the Holders; provided, however, that the Trust may not use this
right more than once (for a total of up to sixty (60) days) in any twelve-month period. If the Trust shall so postpone the filing of a Registration Statement the demanding Holders shall have the right to withdraw the request for registration by
giving written notice to the Trust within 20 days of the anticipated termination date of the postponement period, as provided in the certificate delivered by the Trust, and in the event of such withdrawal, such request shall not reduce the number of
available registrations with respect to the Holders under this Section 2. 
 SECTION 3. Registration
Procedures. In connection with the registration obligations of the Trust under Section 2, during the Effective Period, the Trust shall: 
 (a) Prepare and file with the SEC a Registration Statement or Registration Statements, including, if so requested by the applicable Holders, a Shelf Registration Statement, on any appropriate form under
the Securities Act available for the sale of the Registrable Securities by the Holders thereof in accordance with the intended method or methods of distribution thereof, and use commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such Registration
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filing any Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto with the SEC (but excluding reports filed with the SEC under the Exchange Act), furnish to the Holders,
the Special Counsel and the managing underwriter or underwriters and their counsel, if any, copies of all such documents proposed to be filed at least three (3) Business Days prior to the filing of such Registration Statement or amendment
thereto or Prospectus or supplement thereto. 
 (b) Subject to Section 3(j), prepare and file with the SEC such
amendments and post-effective amendments to each Registration Statement as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective during the period provided herein with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by
such Registration Statement; cause the related Prospectus to be supplemented by any required prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus, and as so supplemented to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 (or any similar provisions then in force) under
the Securities Act; and use commercially reasonable efforts to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act applicable to the Trust with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such Registration Statement during the period
provided herein with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such Registration Statement in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the sellers thereof set forth in such Registration Statement as so amended or such
Prospectus as so supplemented. 
 (c) Subject to Section 3(j), from and after the date a Registration Statement is
declared effective, the Trust shall, as promptly as practicable after the date the Required Information is delivered pursuant to Section 4 and in accordance with this Section 3(c): 

(i) if required by applicable law, file with the SEC a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement or prepare
and, if required by applicable law, file a supplement to the related Prospectus or a supplement or amendment to any document incorporated therein by reference or file any other required document so that the Holder delivering such Required
Information is named as a selling securityholder in the Registration Statement and the related Prospectus in such a manner as to permit such Holder to deliver such Prospectus to purchasers of the Registrable Securities in accordance with applicable
law and, if the Trust shall file a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such post-effective amendment to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as is practicable;
and 
 (ii) provide such Holder copies of any documents filed pursuant to Section 3(c)(i);

 provided, that, if the Required Information is delivered during a Deferral Period, the Trust shall so inform the Holder delivering
such Required Information. The Trust shall notify such Holder as promptly as practicable after the effectiveness under the Securities Act of any post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Section 3(c)(i). Notwithstanding anything
contained herein to the contrary, the Trust shall be under no obligation to name any Holder that has failed to deliver the Required Information in the manner set forth in Section 4 as a selling securityholder in any Registration
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 (d) As promptly as practicable give notice to the Holders, the Special Counsel and the
managing underwriter or underwriters and their counsel, if any, (i) when any Prospectus, Registration Statement or post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement has been filed with the SEC and, with respect to a Registration Statement or
any post-effective amendment thereto, when the same has been declared effective, (ii) of any request, following the effectiveness of any Registration Statement under the Securities Act, by the SEC or any other federal or state governmental
authority for amendments or supplements to any Registration Statement or related Prospectus, (iii) of the issuance by the SEC or any other federal or state governmental authority of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of any
Registration Statement or the initiation or threatening of any proceedings for that purpose, (iv) of the receipt by the Trust of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the
Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose, (v) of the occurrence of, but not the nature of or details concerning, a Material Event and (vi) of the determination
by the Trust that a post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement will be filed with the SEC, which notice may, at the discretion of the Trust (or as required pursuant to Section 3(j)), state that it constitutes a Deferral Notice,
in which event the provisions of Section 3(j) shall apply. 
 (e) Use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the
withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement or the lifting of any suspension of the qualification (or exemption from qualification) of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction in which they
have been qualified for sale, in either case as promptly as practicable, and provide prompt notice to each Holder of the withdrawal of any such order. 
 (f) If requested by the managing underwriters, if any, or the Holders of the Registrable Securities being sold in connection with an underwritten offering, promptly include in a prospectus supplement or
post-effective amendment such information as the managing underwriters, if any, and such Holders may reasonably request in order to permit the intended method of distribution of such securities and make all required filings of such prospectus
supplement or such post-effective amendment as soon as practicable after the Trust has received such request; provided, however, that the Trust shall not be required to take any actions under this Section 3(f) that are not, in the
reasonable opinion of counsel for the Trust, in compliance with applicable law. 
 (g) As promptly as practicable furnish to
each Holder, the Special Counsel and each managing underwriter and their counsel, if any, upon request, at least one (1) conformed copy of the Registration Statement and any amendment thereto, including exhibits and, if requested, all documents
incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference. 
 (h) Deliver to each Holder, the Special Counsel and each
managing underwriter and their counsel, if any, in connection with any sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement as many copies of the Prospectus relating to such Registrable Securities (including each preliminary
Prospectus) and any amendment or supplement thereto as such persons may reasonably request; and the Trust hereby consents (except during such periods that a Deferral Notice is outstanding and has not been revoked and subject to Section
(j)(ii)) to the use of such Prospectus or each amendment or supplement thereto by each Holder and the underwriters, if any, in connection with any offering and sale of the Registrable Securities covered by such Prospectus or any amendment or
supplement thereto in the manner set forth therein. 

  
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 (i) Prior to any public offering of the Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration
Statement, use commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify or cooperate with the Holders, the Special Counsel and the underwriters, if any, in connection with the registration or qualification (or exemption from such registration or
qualification) of such Registrable Securities for offer and sale under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions within the United States as any Holder or underwriter reasonably requests in writing (which request may be included with the
Required Information); prior to any public offering of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement, use commercially reasonable efforts to keep each such registration or qualification (or exemption therefrom) effective during
the period provided herein with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such Registration Statement in connection with such Holder’s offer and sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such registration or qualification (or
exemption therefrom) and do any and all other acts or things reasonably necessary or advisable to enable the disposition in such jurisdictions of such Registrable Securities in the manner set forth in the relevant Registration Statement and the
related Prospectus; provided that neither the Trust nor the Trustee will be required to (i) qualify as a foreign entity or as a dealer in securities in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this
Agreement or (ii) take any action that would subject it to general service of process or to taxation in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject. 
 (j) Upon (A) the issuance by the SEC of a stop order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement or the initiation of proceedings with respect to any Registration Statement under
Section 8(d) or 8(e) of the Securities Act, (B) the occurrence of any event or the existence of any fact as a result of which (x) any Registration Statement shall contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or (y) any Prospectus shall contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (a “Material Event”), or (C) the occurrence or existence of any pending corporate development of
the Trust that, in the reasonable discretion of the Trustee, makes it appropriate to suspend the availability of any Registration Statement and the related Prospectus, the Trust shall: 

(i) in the case of clause (B) above, subject to clause (ii) below, as promptly as practicable prepare and file,
if necessary pursuant to applicable law, a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement or a supplement to the related Prospectus or any document incorporated therein by reference or file any other required document that would be
incorporated by reference into such Registration Statement and Prospectus so that such Registration Statement does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make the statements therein not misleading, and such Prospectus does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of the Registrable Securities being sold thereunder, and, in the case of a post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement, subject
to clause (ii) below, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause it to be declared effective as promptly as practicable; and 

  
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 (ii) give notice to the Holders and the Special Counsel, if any, that the
availability of any Registration Statement is suspended (a “Deferral Notice”) and, upon receipt of any Deferral Notice, each Holder agrees not to sell any Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement until such
Holder’s receipt of copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus provided for in clause (i) above, or until it is advised in writing by the Trust that the Prospectus may be used, and has received copies of any additional or
supplemental filings that are incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference in such Prospectus, in which case such Holder will use the Prospectus as so supplemented or amended in connection with any offering and sale of Registrable Securities
covered thereby. 
 The Trust shall use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed (x) in the
case of clause (A) above, as promptly as is practicable, (y) in the case of clause (B) above, as soon as, in the sole judgment of the Trustee, public disclosure of such Material Event would not be prejudicial to or contrary to the
interests of the Trust or, if necessary to avoid unreasonable burden or expense, as soon as practicable thereafter, and (z) in the case of clause (C) above, as soon as, in the reasonable discretion of the Trustee, such suspension is no
longer appropriate. The Trust shall be entitled to exercise its right under this Section 3(j) to suspend the availability of any Registration Statement or any Prospectus (the “Deferral Period”) for use by any Holder.

 (k) If reasonably requested by a Holder or any underwriter participating in any disposition of Registrable Securities, if
any, in writing in connection with a disposition by such Holder of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement, make reasonably available for inspection during normal business hours by a representative for such Holder(s) of such
Registrable Securities, any broker-dealers, underwriters, attorneys and accountants retained by such Holder(s), and any attorneys or other agents retained by a broker-dealer or underwriter engaged by such Holder(s), all relevant financial and other
records and pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Trust, and cause the appropriate officers, directors and employees of the Trustee to make reasonably available for inspection during normal business hours on reasonable notice all
relevant information reasonably requested by such representative for the Holder(s), or any such broker-dealers, underwriters, attorneys or accountants in connection with such disposition, in each case as is customary for similar “due
diligence” examinations; provided that (i) the Trustee shall not be obligated to make available for inspection any information that, based on the reasonable advice of counsel to the Trustee, could subject the Trustee to the loss of
privilege with respect thereto and (ii) such persons shall first agree in writing with the Trustee that any information that is reasonably designated by the Trustee as confidential at the time of delivery of such information shall be kept
confidential by such persons and shall be used solely for the purposes of exercising rights under this Agreement, unless (A) disclosure of such information is required by court or administrative order or is necessary to respond to inquiries of
regulatory authorities, (B) disclosure of such information is required by law (including any disclosure requirements pursuant to federal securities laws in connection with the filing of any Registration Statement or the use of any Prospectus
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result of a disclosure or failure to safeguard by any such person; and provided further that the foregoing inspection and information gathering shall, to the greatest extent possible, be
coordinated on behalf of all the Holders and the other parties entitled thereto by Special Counsel, if any, or another representative selected by the Holders of a majority of Registrable Securities being registered pursuant to such Registration
Statement. Any person legally compelled or required by administrative or court order or by a regulatory authority to disclose any such confidential information made available for inspection shall provide the Trust with prompt prior written notice of
such requirement so that the Trustee may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy. 
 (l) Use its best efforts to
comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC and make generally available to the Trust’s securityholders earnings statements (which need not be audited) satisfying the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and
Rule 158 thereunder (or any similar rule promulgated under the Securities Act) for a 12-month period commencing on the first day of the first fiscal quarter of the Trust commencing after the effective date of a Registration Statement, which
statements shall be made available no later than the next succeeding Business Day after such statements are required to be filed with the SEC. 
 (m) Cooperate with each Holder and the managing underwriters, if any, to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing Registrable Securities sold or to be sold pursuant to a
Registration Statement, which certificates shall not bear any restrictive legends stating that the Registrable Securities evidenced by the certificates are “restricted securities” (as defined by Rule 144), and cause such Registrable
Securities to be registered in such names as such Holder or the managing underwriters, if any, may request in writing at least two (2) Business Days prior to any sale of such Registrable Securities. 

(n) Provide a CUSIP number for all Registrable Securities covered by each Registration Statement not later than the effective date of
such Registration Statement. 
 (o) Cooperate with and assist each Holder, the Special Counsel and any underwriters
participating in any disposition of Registrable Securities in any filings required to be made with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority in connection with the filing or effectiveness of any Registration Statement, any post-effective amendment
thereto or any offer or sale of Trust Units thereunder. 
 (p) In the case of a proposed sale pursuant to a Registration
Statement involving an underwritten offering, the Trustee shall enter into such customary agreements on behalf of the Trust (including, if requested, an underwriting agreement in reasonably customary form) and take all such other action, if any, as
Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities being sold or any managing underwriters reasonably shall request in order to facilitate any disposition of the Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement, including, without
limitation, (i) using commercially reasonable efforts to cause its counsel to deliver an opinion or opinions in reasonably customary form, (ii) using its reasonable best efforts to cause its officers to execute and deliver all customary
documents and certificates on behalf of the Trust and (iii) using its reasonable best efforts to cause the Trust’s independent public accountants to provide a comfort letter or letters in reasonably customary form. 

  
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 (q) Use its reasonable best efforts to support the marketing of the Registrable Securities
covered by the Registration Statement taking into account the Trust’s business needs. 
 (r) Upon (i) the filing of
any Registration Statement and (ii) the effectiveness of any Registration Statement, announce the same, in each case by press release to Reuters Economic Services and Bloomberg Business News or such other service as may be approved by the
Company. 
 (s) Use commercially reasonable efforts to cause all such Registrable Securities to be listed on each securities
exchange or quotation system on which similar securities issued by the Trust are listed or traded. 
 SECTION 4.
Holder’s Obligations. 
 (a) Each Holder agrees that if such Holder wishes to sell Registrable Securities pursuant to
a Registration Statement and related Prospectus, it will do so only in accordance with this Section 4 and Section 3(j). The Trust may require each seller of Registrable Securities as to which any registration is being
effected to furnish to the Trust in writing such information required in connection with such registration regarding such seller and the distribution of such Registrable Securities as the Trust may, from time to time, reasonably request in writing
(the “Required Information”) and the Trust may exclude from such registration the Registrable Securities of any seller who unreasonably fails to furnish such information within a reasonable time after receiving such request. In
addition, following the date that a Registration Statement is declared effective, each Holder wishing to sell Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement and related Prospectus agrees to deliver, at least seven (7) Business Days
prior to any intended distribution of Registrable Securities under the Registration Statement, to the Trust any additional Required Information as the Trust may reasonably request so that the Trust may complete or amend the information required by
any Registration Statement. 
 (b) Each Holder agrees, by acquisition of the Registrable Securities, that no Holder shall be
entitled to sell any of such Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement or to receive a Prospectus relating thereto unless such Holder has furnished the Trust with the Required Information as required pursuant to this
Section 4 and the information set forth in the next sentence. Each Holder agrees promptly to furnish to the Trust all information required to be disclosed in order to make the information previously furnished to the Trust by such Holder
not misleading and any other information regarding such Holder and the distribution of such Registrable Securities as the Trust may from time to time reasonably request. Any sale of any Registrable Securities by any Holder shall constitute a
representation and warranty by such Holder that the information relating to such Holder and its plan of distribution is as set forth in the Prospectus delivered by such Holder in connection with such disposition, that such Prospectus does not as of
the time of such sale contain any untrue statement of a material fact relating to or provided by such Holder or its plan of distribution and that such Prospectus does not as of the time of such sale omit to state any material fact relating to or
provided by such Holder or its plan of distribution necessary in order to make the statements in such Prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. 

  
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 SECTION 5. Registration Expenses. Subject to the last sentence of this
Section 5, the Company shall bear all out-of-pocket fees and expenses incurred in connection with the performance by the Trust of its obligations under Sections 2 and 3 of this Agreement whether or not any Registration Statement
is declared effective. Such fees and expenses shall include, without limitation, (i) all registration and filing fees (including, without limitation, fees and expenses (x) with respect to filings required to be made with the Financial
Industry Regulatory Authority and (y) of compliance with federal and state securities or Blue Sky laws (including, without limitation, reasonable fees and disbursements of the Special Counsel, if any, in connection with Blue Sky qualifications
of the Registrable Securities under the laws of such jurisdictions as Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities being sold pursuant to a Registration Statement may designate)), (ii) printing expenses, (iii) duplication expenses
relating to copies of any Registration Statement or Prospectus delivered to any Holders hereunder, (iv) fees and disbursements of counsel for the Trust and the Special Counsel, if any, in connection with any Registration Statement,
(v) fees of accountants and reserve engineers for consents and cold comfort and (vi) the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing by the Trust of the Registrable Securities on any securities exchange on which similar
securities of the Trust are then listed. However, the Trust shall pay the internal expenses of the Trustee (including, without limitation, all salaries and expenses of officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties), the expense of any
annual audit and annual reserve report and the other fees and expenses of the accountants and independent reserve engineers for the Trust not covered by clause (v) of the preceding sentence, other than any expense that would not have otherwise
been incurred but for the fact of the filing of the Registration Statement or the timing thereof, the fees and expenses of any person, including special experts, retained by the Trust and the fees and expenses of any transfer agent for the
Registrable Securities. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 5, each seller of Registrable Securities shall pay its own selling expenses, including any underwriting discounts and commissions, all registration expenses to the
extent required by applicable law and, except as otherwise provided herein, fees and expenses of counsel. 
 SECTION 6.
Indemnification and Contribution. 
 (a) Indemnification by the Trust. The Trust shall indemnify and hold harmless
the Company, each Holder and each person, if any, who controls the Company or any Holder within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages
and liabilities (including, without limitation, any reasonable legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with defending or investigating any such action or claim) (“Expenses”) to which the Company, any Holder or any
controlling person of the Company or any Holder may become subject, under or with respect to the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any other federal or state securities law or otherwise, insofar as such Expenses are caused by any untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement at the date and time as of which such Registration Statement was declared effective by the SEC, any preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, or caused by any
omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein (in the case of a preliminary Prospectus or Prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which they
were made), not misleading, but in each case only with respect to written information relating to the Trust furnished by or on behalf of the Trust specifically for inclusion in the documents referred to in the foregoing indemnity. Subject to
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the Holders and any controlling persons thereof for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by the Company, the Holders or any controlling persons thereof in connection with the
investigation or defense of any Expenses with respect to which the Company and the Holders or any controlling persons thereof is entitled to indemnity by the Trust under this Agreement. In connection with any underwritten offering pursuant to
Section 8, the Trust will also agree to indemnify the underwriters, if any, their officers and directors and each person who controls such underwriters (within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act) on terms and
conditions similar to those set forth herein with respect to the indemnification of the Company and the Holders, if requested in connection with any Registration Statement, such indemnification to be set forth in any underwriting agreement to be
entered into by the Trustee with such underwriter(s). 
 (b) Indemnification by the Company. The Company shall indemnify
and hold harmless each Holder (other than the Company), the Trust and the Trustee and any agents thereof, individually and as trustee, as the case may be, and each person, if any, who controls such Holder, the Trust or the Trustee within the meaning
of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, from and against any Expenses (excluding, however, any taxes, fees and other charges payable by the Trustee on, based on or measured by any fees, commissions or
compensation received by the Trustee for its services under this Agreement) to which such Holder, the Trust, the Trustee or any agent thereof or any controlling person of such Holder, the Trust or the Trustee may become subject, under or with
respect to the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any other federal or state securities law or otherwise, insofar as such Expenses are caused by (i) an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration
Statement or an omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated in or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading at the date and time as of which such Registration Statement was declared effective by the SEC,
(ii) an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any preliminary Prospectus or any Prospectus or an omission or alleged omission to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in
the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading as of the date of such preliminary Prospectus or Prospectus and as of the closing of the sale of Trust Units sold thereunder or (iii) any untrue statement or alleged
untrue statement of a material fact contained in any other filing, report or other action taken with respect to the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any other Federal or state securities law, the listing of the Trust Units on the New York Stock
Exchange LLC, the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC or another national securities exchange or any omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; provided,
however, that the Company shall not be liable to and shall not indemnify the Holders (other than the Company), the Trustee or any agents or controlling persons thereof, individually or as trustee, as the case may be, in any such case under the
preceding clauses (i) and (ii) of this Section 6(b) to the extent that any such Expense arises out of, is based upon or is connected with information relating to (a) the Trustee in its individual capacity or (b) such Holder,
in either case prepared or furnished by the Trustee or such Holder, as the case may be, expressly for use in any Registration Statement, any preliminary Prospectus or any Prospectus; and provided, further, that the Company shall not be liable
to the Holders (other than the Company), the Trustee or any agents or controlling persons thereof, individually or as trustee, as the case may be, in any such case under the preceding clause (iii) of this Section 6(b) to the extent
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individual capacity prepared or furnished by the Trustee and the Trustee is found liable or (B) such Holder prepared or furnished by such Holder and such Holder is found liable. Subject to
Section 6(e), the Company shall reimburse the Holders (other than the Company), the Trust and the Trustee and any agents or controlling persons thereof for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by the Holders (other than the
Company), the Trust and the Trustee or any agent or controlling persons thereof in connection with the investigation or defense of any Expenses with respect to which the Holders (other than the Company), the Trust and the Trustee or any agent or
controlling persons thereof is entitled to indemnity by the Company under this Agreement. 
 (c) Indemnification by Certain
of the Holders. Each Holder (other than the Company), severally and not jointly, shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company, the Trust, the Trustee and any agents thereof, individually and as trustee, and any other Holder and each person, if
any, who controls the Company, the Trust, the Trustee and any agents thereof, individually and as trustee, or any other Holder within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, from and
against any and all Expenses to which the Company, the Trust, the Trustee and any agents thereof, individually and as trustee, any other Holder or any controlling person of the Company, the Trust, the Trustee and any agents thereof, individually and
as trustee, or any other Holder may become subject, under or with respect to the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any other federal or state securities law or otherwise, insofar as such Expenses are caused by any untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement at the date and time as of which such Registration Statement was declared effective by the SEC, any preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, or caused by any omission or alleged
omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein (in the case of a preliminary Prospectus or Prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which they were made), not
misleading, but in each case only with respect to written information relating to such Holder (other than the Company) furnished by or on behalf of such Holder specifically for inclusion in the documents referred to in the foregoing indemnity.
Subject to Section 6(e), such Holder shall reimburse the Company, the Trust, the Trustee and any agents thereof, individually and as trustee, the other Holders and any agents or controlling persons thereof for any legal or other expenses
reasonably incurred by the Company, the Trust, the Trustee and any agents thereof, individually and as trustee, the other Holders or any agent or controlling persons thereof in connection with the investigation or defense of any Expenses with
respect to which the Company, the Trust, the Trustee and any agents thereof, individually and as trustee, and the other Holders or any agent or controlling persons thereof is entitled to indemnity by such Holder under this Agreement. 

(d) Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings. In case any proceeding (including any governmental investigation) shall be instituted
involving any person in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to Section 6(a), 6(b) or 6(c), such person (the “Indemnified Party”) shall promptly notify the person against whom such indemnity
may be sought (the “Indemnifying Party”) in writing and the Indemnifying Party, upon request of the Indemnified Party, shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party to represent the Indemnified Party and any
others the Indemnifying Party may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the reasonable fees and disbursements of such counsel related to such proceeding. In any such proceeding, any Indemnified Party shall have the right to retain its own
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fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Party unless (i) the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party shall have mutually agreed to the retention of
such counsel or (ii) the named parties to any such proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party and representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to
actual or potential differing interests between them, other than solely by virtue of the rights and obligations of the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party under this Section 6. It is understood that the Indemnifying Party shall
not, in respect of the legal expenses of any Indemnified Party in connection with any proceeding or related proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm (in addition to any local counsel)
for all such indemnified parties and that all such fees and expenses shall be reimbursed as they are incurred. Such firm shall be designated in writing by, in the case of parties indemnified pursuant to Section 6(a), the Holders of a
majority of the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement held by Holders that are indemnified parties pursuant to Section 6(a) and, in the case of parties indemnified pursuant to Section 6(b) or
Section 6(c), the Trustee. The Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final, non-appealable judgment for the
plaintiff, the Indemnifying Party agrees to indemnify the Indemnified Party from and against any Expenses by reason of such settlement or judgment. No Indemnifying Party shall, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, effect any
settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Party is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Party, unless such settlement includes an unconditional
release of such Indemnified Party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding. 
 (e)
Contribution. To the extent that the indemnification provided for in Section 6(a), 6(b) or 6(c) is unavailable to an Indemnified Party or insufficient in respect of any Expenses referred to therein, then each
Indemnifying Party under such paragraph, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Party thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of such Expenses (i) in such proportion as is appropriate
to reflect the relative benefits received by the Indemnifying Party or Indemnifying Parties on the one hand and the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Parties on the other hand or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) above is not
permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) above but also the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party or Indemnifying Parties on the one hand and of the
Indemnified Party or Indemnified Parties on the other hand in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such Expenses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the Company and the other Holders
on the one hand and the Trust on the other hand shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be
stated or necessary in order to make the statements (in the case of a preliminary Prospectus or Prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, relates to information supplied by the Company, the other Holders
or by the Trust, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The Holders’ respective obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 6
are several in proportion to the respective number of Registrable Securities they have sold pursuant to a Registration Statement, and not joint. 

  
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 The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to
this Section 6(e) were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take into account the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph. The amount paid or payable by
an Indemnified Party as a result of the Expenses referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such Indemnified Party in
connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not
guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. 
 (f) The remedies provided for in this Section 6 are not exclusive
and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to an Indemnified Party at law or in equity, hereunder or otherwise. 
 (g) The indemnity and contribution provisions contained in this Section 6 shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of (i) any termination of this Agreement,
(ii) any investigation made by or on behalf of any Holder, any person controlling the Company or any other Holder or any Affiliate of the Company or any other Holder or by or on behalf of the Trustee, its officers or directors or any person
controlling the Trustee and (iii) the sale of any Registrable Securities by any Holder. 
 SECTION 7. Information
Requirements. The Trust covenants that, if at any time before the end of the Effective Period the Trust is not subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, it will cooperate with any Holder and take such further reasonable action
as any Holder may reasonably request in writing (including, without limitation, making such reasonable representations as any such Holder may reasonably request), all to the extent required from time to time to enable such Holder to sell Registrable
Securities without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by Rule 144 or Rule 144A under the Securities Act and customarily taken in connection with sales pursuant to such exemptions. Upon the written
request of any Holder, the Trust shall deliver to such Holder a written statement as to whether the Trust has complied with such filing requirements. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 7 shall be deemed to require the
Trust to register any of the Trust’s securities under any section of the Exchange Act. 
 SECTION 8. Underwritten
Registrations. The Holders of Registrable Securities covered by any Registration Statement may sell such Registrable Securities to an underwriter in an underwritten offering for reoffering to the public. If any of the Registrable Securities
covered by any Registration Statement are to be sold in an underwritten offering, the investment banker or investment bankers and manager or managers that will administer the offering will be selected by the Holders of a majority of such Registrable
Securities included in such offering, subject to the consent of the Trust (which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), and such Holders shall be responsible for all underwriting commissions and discounts and any transfer taxes in
connection therewith. No person may participate in any underwritten registration hereunder unless such person (i) agrees to sell such person’s Registrable Securities on the basis reasonably provided in any underwriting arrangements
approved by the persons entitled hereunder to approve such arrangements and (ii) completes and executes all questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, underwriting agreements and other documents reasonably required under the terms of such
underwriting arrangements. 

  
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 SECTION 9. Miscellaneous. 

(a) Amendments and Waivers. The provisions of this Agreement, including the provisions of this sentence, may not be amended,
modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures from the provisions hereof may not be given, without the written consent of the Trust, the Company and the Holders of a majority of Registrable Securities. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, a waiver or consent to depart from the provisions hereof with respect to a matter that relates exclusively to the rights of Holders whose securities are being sold pursuant to a Registration Statement and that does not directly or
indirectly affect the rights of other Holders may be given by Holders of at least a majority of the Registrable Securities being sold by such Holders pursuant to such Registration Statement; provided that the provisions of this sentence may
not be amended, modified or supplemented except in accordance with the provisions of the immediately preceding sentence. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be amended by written agreement signed by the Trust, without the consent of
the Holders of Registrable Securities, to cure any ambiguity or to correct or supplement any provision contained herein that may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision contained herein, or to make such other provisions in regard to
matters or questions arising under this Agreement that shall not adversely affect the interests of the Holders of Registrable Securities. Each Holder of Registrable Securities outstanding at the time of any such amendment, modification, supplement,
waiver or consent or thereafter shall be bound by any such amendment, modification, supplement, waiver or consent effected pursuant to this Section 9(a), whether or not any notice, writing or marking indicating such amendment,
modification, supplement, waiver or consent is delivered to such Holder. 
 (b) Notices. All notices and other
communications provided for or permitted hereunder shall be made in writing by hand delivery, by facsimile, by courier guaranteeing overnight delivery or by first-class mail, return receipt requested, and shall be deemed given (i) when made, if
made by hand delivery, (ii) upon confirmation, if made by facsimile, (iii) one Business Day after being deposited with such courier, if made by overnight courier or (iv) on the date indicated on the notice of receipt, if made by
first-class mail, to the parties as follows: 
 (i) if to a Holder, at the most current address given by such
Holder to the Trust; 
 (ii) if to the Trust or the Trustee, to: 

Whiting USA Trust II 
 c/o The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, 
 N.A. 

919 Congress Avenue, Suite 500 
 Austin, Texas 78701 
 Attention: Michael J. Ulrich 

Facsimile No.: (512) 236-9275 
 with a copy to: 

  
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 Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 

111 Congress Avenue, Suite 2300 
 Austin, Texas 78701 
 Attention: Tom Adkins 

Facsimile No.: (512) 479-3940 
 (iii) if to the Company, to: 
 Whiting Petroleum Corporation 

1700 Broadway, Suite 2300 
 Denver, Colorado 80290-2300 
 Attention: Michael J. Stevens 

Facsimile No.: (303) 390-5590 
 with a copy to: 
 Foley & Lardner LLP 

777 East Wisconsin Avenue 
 Milwaukee, WI 53202-5306 
 Attention: Benjamin F. Garmer, III 

         John K. Wilson 

Facsimile No.: (414) 297-4900 
 or to such other address as such person may have furnished to the other persons identified in this Section 9(b) in writing in accordance herewith. 

(c) Approval of Holders. Whenever the consent or approval of Holders of a specified percentage of Registrable Securities is
required hereunder, Registrable Securities held by the Trust or its Affiliates (other than the Company or subsequent Holders if such Holders are deemed to be such Affiliates solely by reason of their holdings of such Registrable Securities) shall
not be counted in determining whether such consent or approval was given by the Holders of such required percentage. 
 (d)
Successors and Transferees. Any person or group of persons who purchases any Registrable Securities from the Company or otherwise holds any Registrable Securities as a result of any sale, liquidation, dividend or distribution by the Company
or any of its Affiliates shall be deemed, for purposes of this Agreement, to be a transferee of the Company, but if and only if such person or group (i) agrees to be designated as a transferee, (ii) is specifically designated as a
transferee in writing by the Company to the Trust and (iii) in the case of a group such group shall collectively constitute a Transferee for purposes of this Agreement (including without limitation, for purposes of exercising any Demand
Registration right transferred by the Company to such group) (a “Transferee”). This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon such Transferees and shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon each such
Transferees, provided that nothing herein shall be deemed to permit any assignment, transfer or other disposition of Registrable Securities in violation of the terms thereof. If the Company designates any person as a Transferee in accordance
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Securities acquired by such Transferee shall be held subject to all of the terms of this Agreement, and by taking and holding such Registrable Securities, such person shall be conclusively deemed
to have agreed to be bound by and to perform all of the terms and provisions of this Agreement and such person shall be entitled to receive the benefits hereof. 
 (e) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original
and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. 
 (f) Headings. The headings in this
Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof. 
 (g) Governing
Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE. 
 (h)
Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full
force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated thereby, and the parties hereto shall use their reasonable best efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that
contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or restriction, it being intended that all of the rights and privileges of the parties shall be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law. 

(i) Entire Agreement. This Agreement is intended by the parties as a final expression of their agreement and is intended to be a
complete and exclusive statement of the agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein and the registration rights granted by the Trust with respect to the Registrable Securities. There are no
restrictions, promises, warranties or undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to herein, with respect to the registration rights granted by the Trust with respect to the Registrable Securities. This Agreement supersedes all prior
agreements and undertakings among the parties with respect to such registration rights. No party hereto shall have any rights, duties or obligations other than those specifically set forth in this Agreement. 

(j) Termination. This Agreement and the obligations of the parties hereunder shall terminate upon the end of the Effective Period,
except for any liabilities or obligations under Section 4, 5 or 6, each of which shall remain in effect in accordance with its terms; provided, however, in the event that the underwriters of the Initial Public Offering
exercise the Over-allotment Option in full, this Agreement shall automatically terminate. 
 (k) Specific Enforcement;
Venue. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that each would be irreparably damaged if any of the provisions of this Agreement are not performed by the other in accordance with their specific terms or are otherwise breached. It is accordingly
agreed that each party shall be entitled to seek an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement by the other and to enforce this Agreement and the terms and provisions hereof specifically against the other, in addition to any
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be entitled at law or in equity. Any action or proceeding seeking to enforce any provision of, or based on any rights arising out of, this Agreement may be brought against any of the parties in
the FEDERAL AND COLORADO STATE COURTS SITTING IN DENVER, DENVER COUNTY, COLORADO and each of the parties consents to the jurisdiction of such courts (and of the appropriate appellate courts) in any such action or proceeding and waives any objection
to venue laid therein. Process in any action or proceeding referred to in the preceding sentence may be served on any party anywhere in the world. 

  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written
above. 
  

			
	WHITING PETROLEUM CORPORATION
		
	By:	 	  

	Name:	 	
	Title:	 	
	
	WHITING USA TRUST II
		
	By:	 	The Bank of New York Trust Mellon Company, N.A., not in its individual capacity but solely as Trustee
		
	By:	 	  

	Name:	 	
	Title:	 	
	
	Accepted and Agreed:
	
	THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON COMPANY, N.A., as trustee of Whiting USA Trust II
		
	By:	 	  

	Name:	 	
	Title:	 	

  
 21Offer Letter

 Exhibit 10.1 
 December 14, 2011 
 Mr. Thomas Carson 

Dear Tom: 
 We are pleased to present this
offer for the position of President and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) at Rovi Corporation (“Rovi” or the “Company”), reporting to the Board of Directors (the
“Board”). You will also be appointed to the Board, with service to commence at your commencement of employment as CEO of Rovi. Your start date as CEO will be immediately upon the full execution of this Agreement. 

Compensation and Benefits 
 Your
compensation will include a base salary of $550,000 per year, paid semi-monthly, and subject to standard payroll deductions and withholdings. 

For the 2012 fiscal year, you will be eligible to earn an annual incentive bonus equal to $550,000 based on your participation in the Company’s
standard Senior Executive Company Incentive Plan (the “EIP”) for calendar year 2012. The EIP will provide you a payout at 100% achievement of targets equal to 100% of your base salary earned during 2012 and other benefits
specified thereunder (payable in the Company’s discretion in cash or the equivalent value in equity in the case of discretionary incentives), subject to the terms and conditions applicable to such payouts and benefits, when adopted by the Board
(or a duly authorized committee thereof). Such bonus amount, and the EIP, will be reviewed annually by the Board (or a duly authorized committee thereof). Except as provided in the Executive Severance and Arbitration Agreement, you must be employed
on the day that your bonus (if any) is paid in order to earn the bonus. Therefore, subject to the Executive Severance and Arbitration Agreement, if your employment is terminated either by you without good reason or by the Company with cause prior to
the bonus being paid, you will not have earned the bonus and no partial or prorated bonus will be paid. Any earned bonuses shall be subject to standard payroll deductions and withholdings, and paid no later than March 15th of the year following
the the year in which your right to the bonus ceases to be subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture, so as to comply with Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-1(b)(4). 
 Additionally, subject to Board approval and you becoming CEO on or before January 1, 2012, you will be granted an option to purchase 300,000 shares of common stock (the
“Option”). The grant date shall be the first day of the month following official approval by the Compensation Committee of the Board. If the first day of the following month is a perpetual holiday (such as January 1),
then the grant date will be the next trading day. The price per share will be set at the closing market price of Rovi Corporation stock (NASDAQ: ROVI) on the grant date (or the closing price on the last day of trading prior to that date if the grant
date falls on a weekend or holiday). The Option will start vesting on the grant date and will vest over four years in accordance with the terms and conditions of your option notice and agreement, which will be delivered under separate cover.

 Additionally, subject to Board approval and you becoming CEO on or before January 1, 2012, you will be granted two Restricted Stock
Awards, the first in the amount of 100,000 shares and the second in the amount of 150,000 shares (the “RSAs”). Per Rovi’s practice, restricted stock may be granted upon the

  
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following dates in 2012: January 3, March 1, May 1, July 1, September 1 and November 1. The grant date of the RSAs shall be the restricted stock
grant date following official approval by the Compensation Committee of the Board. The first of such RSAs (the 100,000 share RSA) (the “Time-Based Vesting Shares”) will vest over four (4) years in accordance with
the terms and conditions of the Company’s standard Notice of Restricted Stock Award and Restricted Stock Award Agreement. The second of such RSAs (the 150,000 share RSA) (the “Performance-Based Vesting Shares”) will vest
over a period of up to four years based on the achievement of total annual (measured on a calendar year basis) adjusted pro forma operating profit (“APF Operating Profit”) performance metrics attached hereto as Exhibit
A, with vesting commencing at 80% of APF Operating Profit plan and increasing in increments through 110% of APF Operating Profit plan, and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Notice of Restricted Stock Award and Restricted Stock
Award Agreement applicable thereto. The determination of the level of Rovi’s achievement of the APF Operating Profit plan for a given calendar year will be made by the independent Board members and vesting of the Performance-Based Vesting
Shares will occur on the date of such determination. Except as provided in the Executive Severance and Arbitration Agreement, in order to vest in a portion of an award on a given vesting date, you must be employed by Rovi on such vesting date.

 As a Rovi employee, you will continue to receive Company benefits pursuant to Company policy and subject to the terms and conditions of the
governing plans. 
 Other Agreements/Policies 
 As a condition of your employment as CEO, you will continue to be bound by the following agreements following your commencement of employment as CEO: 

 

	 	1)	Proprietary Information, Inventions and Ethics Agreement; 

  

	 	2)	Procedures and Guidelines Governing Securities Trades by Company Personnel; 

 

	 	3)	Code of Personal and Business Conduct and Ethics; and 

  

	 	4)	Arbitration Policy. 

 At Will Employment

 As Rovi’s employment relationship with you is at-will, either Rovi or you may terminate the employment relationship at any time,
with or without Cause (as defined herein), and with or without advance notice. Your employment at-will status can only be modified in a written agreement signed by you and the Chairman of the Board. Notwithstanding the foregoing, effective your
first day as CEO, the Company will enter into an Amended and Restated Executive Severance and Arbitration Agreement (the “Executive Severance and Arbitration Agreement”) with you in the form enclosed, under which you would be
provided severance pay and other benefits set forth therein upon the occurrence of the events specified therein. Any dispute arising out of or relating to your employment with the Company will be subject to binding arbitration as set forth in the
Executive Severance and Arbitration Agreement. Upon a termination of your employment for “Cause” (as defined in the Executive Severance and Arbitration Agreement), your right to receive compensation and benefits will terminate immediately
upon the effective date of the termination for Cause. Without limiting the foregoing, you will not receive any base salary for any period after the effective date of any such termination for Cause, will not receive any EIP bonus for any year during
which any such termination for Cause occurs and will not be entitled to further vesting or accelerated exercisability of any Stock Awards following any such termination for Cause. 

  
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 Section 409A 
 It is intended that all of the payments payable under this Agreement satisfy, to the greatest extent possible, the exemptions from the application of Code Section 409A provided under Treasury
Regulations 1.409A 1(b)(4), 1.409A 1(b)(5) and 1.409A 1(b)(9), and this Agreement will be construed to the greatest extent possible as consistent with those provisions. 
 Miscellaneous 
 Upon your commencement of employment as CEO, this Agreement and the
other agreements referenced herein shall be the complete and exclusive statement of all of the terms and conditions of your employment with the Company, and shall supersede and replace any and all prior agreements or representations with regard to
the subject matter hereof, whether written or oral. It is entered into without reliance on any promise or representation other than those expressly contained herein, and it cannot be modified, amended or extended except in a writing signed by you
and a duly authorized member of the Board. This Agreement is intended to bind and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by you and the Company, and our respective successors, assigns, heirs, executors and administrators, except that you may not
assign any of your duties or rights hereunder without the express written consent of the Company. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement will be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any
provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable law or rule in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability will not affect any other provision or any other
jurisdiction, but this Agreement will be reformed, construed and enforced as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions had never been contained herein. This Agreement and the terms of your employment with the Company shall be governed in
all aspects by the laws of the State of California without regard or reference to the rules of conflicts of law that would require the application of the laws of any other jurisdiction. 
 If the foregoing meets with your approval, please indicate by signing below and returning a copy of this letter to Rovi’s HR Department to the attention of Eileen Schloss. By signing below, you
further agree to respect the Company’s work rules and faithfully carry out the duties herein. Two (2) duplicates of this contract are to be created; both the Company and you will retain a copy. 

Sincerely, 
 /s/ Andrew K. Ludwick 

Andrew K. Ludwick 
 Chairman of the Board of
Directors 
  

							
	Agreed & Accepted:	  	/s/    Thomas Carson        	  		  	12/14/11
		  	Thomas Carson	  		  	Date

 Exhibit A: Performance-Based Vesting Shares Vesting Matrix Based on APF Operating Profit Plan Achievement 

  
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 Exhibit A 
 Performance-Based Vesting Shares Vesting Matrix Based on APF Operating Profit Plan Achievement 
  

					
	PERFORMANCE VS. APF OPERATING PROFIT PLAN
	(Annual base 37,500 shares)
	 % of Plan
	  	 Vesting Factor
	  	 # Shares

	110+	  	1.5	  	56,250
	109	  	1.45	  	54,375
	108	  	1.4	  	52,500
	107	  	1.35	  	50,625
	106	  	1.3	  	48,750
	105	  	1.25	  	46,875
	104	  	1.2	  	45,000
	103	  	1.15	  	43,125
	102	  	1.1	  	41,250
	101	  	1.05	  	39,375
	100	  	1.0	  	37,500
	99	  	0.97	  	36,375
	98	  	0.94	  	35,250
	97	  	0.91	  	34,125
	96	  	0.88	  	33,000
	95	  	0.85	  	31,875
	94	  	0.82	  	30,750
	93	  	0.79	  	29,625
	92	  	0.76	  	28,500
	91	  	0.73	  	27,375
	90	  	0.7	  	26,250
	89	  	0.67	  	25,125
	88	  	0.64	  	24,000
	87	  	0.61	  	22,875
	86	  	0.58	  	21,750
	85	  	0.55	  	20,625
	84	  	0.52	  	19,500
	83	  	0.49	  	18,375
	82	  	0.46	  	17,250
	81	  	0.43	  	16,125
	80	  	0.4	  	15,000
	Below 80	  	0	  	0

  
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