Cimarex Energy Co. was a company engaged in

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, particularly shale oil and gas drilling. It was organized in

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and headquartered in

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, with operations primarily in

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, Oklahoma, and

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. As of December 31, 2020, the company had of estimated proved reserves, of which 43% was

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, 27% was

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, and 30% was

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. In 2020, production averaged per day, 69% of which came from the Permian Basin and 31% of which came from the

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, particularly the Cana–Woodford in western Oklahoma.

History

Cimarex was founded in 2002. The company was a

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Helmerich & Payne Helmerich & Payne, Inc. ( ) is an American petroleum contract drilling company engaged in oil and gas well drilling and related services for exploration and production companies headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with operations throughout the wo ...

, which sought to separate its exploration and production business from its drilling business. In September 2002, shareholders of

received shares in Cimarex. In 2005, the company acquired Magnum Hunter Resources in a $2.1 billion transaction. In 2008, the company bought 38,000 acres in Oklahoma from

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for $180 million. In 2012, the company sold assets in

for $294 million. In 2014, Cimarex acquired assets in the Cana-Woodford, including 140 billion cubic feet equivalent of proved reserves and 50,000 net acres, in a $249 million transaction. In 2018, the company sold assets in

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for $570 million. In March 2019, the company acquired Resolute Energy for $1.6 billion. In October 2021, the company was acquired by Cabot Oil & Gas, forming Coterra.

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