Francis Barron

HighPoint Operating Corp. engages in the development, acquisition, and exploration of oil and natural gas resources. It holds interest in the Denver-Julesburg Basin and the Uinta Oil Program in the Uinta Basin. The company was founded by William J. Barrett, Fredrick J. Barrett, and John Frank Keller in January 2002 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Patton Boggs LLP provided legal services. Its practice areas included public policy, litigation, business law, administrative and regulatory, and intellectual property, each encompassing a range of specific areas of concentration. The company was founded in 1962 and headquartered in Washington, DC.

Cimarex Energy Co. is an independent oil and gas exploration and production company. Its activities include drilling, completing and operating wells. It operates through the following areas: Permian Basin, Mid-Continent, and Others in Oklahoma, Texas and New Mexico. The company was founded by F. H. Merelli in February 2002 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Cimarex Resolute LLC engages in the acquisition, development and exploration of oil and gas properties. The company was founded by Richard F. Betz in 2004 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.