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EX-32.1 - EXHIBIT 32.1 - CLAYTON WILLIAMS ENERGY INC /DEcwei-123115xex321.htm
EX-31.1 - EXHIBIT 31.1 - CLAYTON WILLIAMS ENERGY INC /DEcwei-123115xex311.htm
EX-31.2 - EXHIBIT 31.2 - CLAYTON WILLIAMS ENERGY INC /DEcwei-123115xex312.htm
EX-23.3 - EXHIBIT 23.3 - CLAYTON WILLIAMS ENERGY INC /DEcwei-123115xex233xryder.htm
EX-99.2 - EXHIBIT 99.2 - CLAYTON WILLIAMS ENERGY INC /DEcwei-123115xex992xrydersco.htm
EX-99.1 - EXHIBIT 99.1 - CLAYTON WILLIAMS ENERGY INC /DEcwei-123115xex991xwilliams.htm
EX-24.1 - EXHIBIT 24.1 - CLAYTON WILLIAMS ENERGY INC /DEcwei-123115xex241xpowerofa.htm
EX-21.1 - EXHIBIT 21.1 - CLAYTON WILLIAMS ENERGY INC /DEcwei-123115xex211xsubsidia.htm
EX-23.2 - EXHIBIT 23.2 - CLAYTON WILLIAMS ENERGY INC /DEcwei-123115xex232xwilliams.htm
10-K - 10-K - CLAYTON WILLIAMS ENERGY INC /DEcwei-123115x10xk.htm


Exhibit 23.1



Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Board of Directors
Clayton Williams Energy, Inc.:
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements on Form S-8 (No. 333‑68316) and Form S-3 (No. 333-116825) of Clayton Williams Energy, Inc. and subsidiaries of our reports dated March 24, 2016, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Clayton Williams Energy, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, and the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss), stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2015, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2015, which reports appear in the December 31, 2015 annual report on Form 10‑K of Clayton Williams Energy, Inc. and subsidiaries.



 
/s/ KPMG LLP
 
 
 
 
Dallas, Texas
 
March 24, 2016