Cimarex Energy Co. (XEC) Dividends

Cimarex Energy Co., incorporated on February 14, 2002, is an independent oil and gas exploration and production company. The Company operates in exploration and production (E&P) segment. The Company's operations are located mainly in Oklahoma, Texas and New Mexico. The Company's E&P activities take place primarily in two areas: the Permian Basin and the Mid-Continent region. Its Permian Basin region encompasses west Texas and southeast New Mexico. Its Mid-Continent region consists of Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle. As of fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 (fiscal 2016), its activities in the Mid-Continent were focused in the Woodford shale and the Meramec horizon, both in Oklahoma. During fiscal 2016, production from the Mid-Continent averaged 457 millions of cubic feet equivalent (MMcfe) per day, or 47% of total company production.

All of the Company's oil and gas assets are located in the United States. As of December 31, 2016, 63% of its total proved reserves were located in the Mid-Continent region and 37% were in the Permian Basin. As of December 31, 2016, the Company owned an interest in 10,279 gross (3,094 net) productive oil and gas wells. In fiscal 2016, the Company drilled or participated in 154 gross (61.0 net) wells, of which it operated 73 gross (51.2 net) wells. The Company's Permian Basin efforts are located in the western half of the Permian Basin known as the Delaware Basin. In fiscal 2016, the Company is focused on drilling horizontal wells that yielded oil and liquids-rich gas from the Wolfcamp shale, the Bone Spring formation and the Avalon shale. As of December 31, 2016, the Permian region produced 504 MMcfe per day.