EXHIBIT 31.2

CERTIFICATION

I, M. Bradley Davis, certify that:

| | 1. | I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Magnum Hunter Resources, Inc.
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| | 2. | Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue statement
               of material fact or omit to
state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances
under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this annual
report.
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| | 3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information
               included in this annual report, fairly present in all material respects the
               financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as
               of, and for, the periods presented in this annual report.
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| | 4. | The registrants other certifying officers and I are responsible for
               establishing and maintaining disclosure controls, procedures (as defined in
               Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial
               reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the
               registrant and we have:
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|(a) | designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure
          controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that
          material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated
          subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly
          during the period in which this annual report is being prepared;
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|(b) | designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such
          internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision,
          to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting
          and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance
          with generally accepted accounting principles;
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|(c) | evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and
          procedures and presented in this annual report our conclusions about the
          effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the
          period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
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|(d) | disclosed in this annual report any change in the registrants internal
          control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrants most
          recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to
          materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial
          reporting.
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| | 5. | The registrants other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on
               our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the
               registrants auditors and the audit committee of registrants board of
               directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):
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|(a) | all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation
          of internal controls over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrants ability to
record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
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|(b) | any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees
          who have a significant role in the registrants internal control over
          financial reporting.
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|Date:  March 15, 2005 |                                                                                        
|                      | /s/ M. Bradley Davis M. Bradley Davis Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer