EXHIBIT 32.2

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

         In connection with the Quarterly Report of Callon Petroleum Company
(the "COMPANY") on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2003, as
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the
"REPORT"), I, John S. Weatherly, Chief Financial Officer of the Company,
certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

         (1)      The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section
13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

         (2)      The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in
all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Company.

Dated: August 11, 2003

                                      /s/ John S. Weatherly
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                                      John S. Weatherly, Chief Financial Officer