Cimarex Energy Co. operates as an oil and gas exploration and production company in the United States. Its exploration properties are located in Oklahoma, the Texas panhandle, and southwest Kansas; the Permian Basin region of west Texas and southeast New Mexico; the upper Gulf Coast areas of Texas, south Louisiana, and Mississippi; and the Gulf of Mexico. The company also has smaller projects in Michigan, North Dakota, and California. In addition, it provides compression, gathering, and gas processing services. As of December 31, 2005, the company’s proved oil and gas reserves totaled 1.4 trillion cubic feet, consisting of 1.0 trillion cubic feet of gas and 64.7 million barrels of oil...