Callon Petroleum Company Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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Acquisitions (Fair Value of Net Assets Acquired ) (Details)

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Acquisitions (Fair Value of Net Assets Acquired ) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	May 26, 2016	May 16, 2016	Jan. 18, 2016
Howard County, Texas [Member] \| Big Star Transaction [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Oil and natural gas properties	$ 96,194
Asset retirement obligations	(8)
Net assets acquired	329,573
Howard County, Texas [Member] \| Big Star Transaction [Member] \| Unevaluated Oil and Gas Properties [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Oil and natural gas properties	$ 233,387
Casselman-Bohannon Fields [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Oil and natural gas properties			$ 5,527
Net assets acquired			10,183
Casselman-Bohannon Fields [Member] \| Unevaluated Oil and Gas Properties [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Oil and natural gas properties			$ 4,656
Western Reagan County, Texas [Member] \| AMI Transaction [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Oil and natural gas properties		$ 15,951
Asset retirement obligations		(8)
Net assets acquired		33,012
Western Reagan County, Texas [Member] \| AMI Transaction [Member] \| Unevaluated Oil and Gas Properties [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Oil and natural gas properties		$ 17,069

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