DENVER and WELD COUNTY — Whiting Petroleum Inc. (NYSE: WLL) will spend far less in new drilling and production in the coming year than it planned to do at the beginning of 2020, a signal that energy producers are still reeling from the steep demand cuts due to the pandemic. The Denver-based oil producer expects to spend $240 million in capital expenditures across its plays in Colorado, Montana and North Dakota and drill or turn-in-line 93 wells during the year, according to guidance released Tuesday. The company did not respond to queries Tuesday and Wednesday asking how much of that budget is dedicated to Weld County, where almost all of the company’s Colorado production is located.