Exhibit 31.1

 

CERTIFICATIONS

 

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| I, Fred L. Callon, certify that: |   |          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
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|                             | 1.     |          | I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A of Callon Petroleum Company; and                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
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|                             | 2.     |          | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a 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 report. |
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| Date:                            |   | June 11, 2014 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | /s/ Fred L. Callon |
|                             |   |          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |               |   |   |   | Fred L. Callon, President and Chief Executive Officer |
|                             |   |          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |               |   |   |   | (Principal executive officer)                         |

 

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