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Consent of Independent Auditors
We consent to the reference to our firm under the captions "Experts" and "Selected Consolidated Financial Data of Cimarex" and to the use of our report dated May 8, 2002 (except as to the first paragraph of Note 1, as to which the date is August , 2002), in Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement (Form S-4 No. 333-87948) of Cimarex Energy Co. for the registration of shares of its common stock.
Tulsa, Oklahoma | ||
The foregoing consent is in the form that will be signed upon the completion of the transfer of assets to Cimarex Energy Co. described in Note 1 to the financial statements.
Ernst & Young LLP |
Tulsa, Oklahoma
August 2, 2002
Consent of Independent Auditors