Chesapeake sells acreage DENVER — Cimarex Energy Co. announced this week it will pay $180 million to buy 38,000 acres from Chesapeake Energy Corp. in the Woodford Shale natural gas field. After completing the deal, Cimarex will have about 88,000 acres in the field, officials said. This marks the fourth significant sale Chesapeake has made in recent months of assets it holds in various natura...