173
WARD COUNTY, TEXAS — Cimarex Energy Co., a Denver-based oil and gas exploration firm, has entered into an agreement to sell an undisclosed amount of oil and gas properties and undeveloped acreage in Ward County, a region in West Texas near Midland and Odessa. The properties, which are collectively capable of producing 6,831 barrels of oil equivalent per day, will be sold for $570 million in cash to Callon Petroleum, a Mississippi-based oil and gas firm. The transaction is expected to close during the third quarter.