Investors focused on the Oils-Energy space have likely heard of Whiting Petroleum (WLL), but is the stock performing well in comparison to the rest of its sector peers? A quick glance at the company's year-to-date performance in comparison to the rest of the Oils-Energy sector should help us answer this question.Whiting Petroleum is one of 253 companies in the Oils-Energy group. The Oils-Energy group currently sits at #8 within the Zacks Sector Rank. The Zacks Sector Rank gauges the strength of our 16 individual sector groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups.The Zacks Rank emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find stocks with improving earnings outlooks. This system has a long record of success, and these stocks tend to be on track to beat the market over the next one to three months. WLL is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #1 (Strong Buy).Over the past three months, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for WLL's full-year earnings has moved 40.78% higher. This signals that analyst sentiment is improving and the stock's earnings outlook is more positive.Based on the latest available data, WLL has gained about 119.92% so far this year. Meanwhile, stocks in the Oils-Energy group have gained about 24.72% on average. This means that Whiting Petroleum is performing better than its sector in terms of year-to-date returns.Breaking things down more, WLL is a member of the Oil and Gas - Exploration and Production - United States industry, which includes 45 individual companies and currently sits at #36 in the Zacks Industry Rank. This group has gained an average of 85.48% so far this year, so WLL is performing better in this area.Investors in the Oils-Energy sector will want to keep a close eye on WLL as it attempts to continue its solid performance. Zacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double" From thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all. You know this company from its past glory days, but few would expect that it's poised for a monster turnaround. Fresh from a successful repositioning and flush with A-list celeb endorsements, it could rival or surpass other recent Zacks' Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in a little more than 9 months and Nvidia which boomed +175.9% in one year.Free: See Our Top Stock and 4 Runners Up >>Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Whiting Petroleum Corporation (WLL): Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Zacks Investment Research