Concho Resources (CXO) 10-Q 2013 Q1 Quarterly report

EXHIBIT 32.2

Certification of Chief Financial Officer of Concho Resources Inc.

(Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)

In connection with the quarterly report of Concho Resources Inc. (the “Company”), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), Darin G. Holderness, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to his knowledge:

(1)the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(2)the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date:	May 2, 2013	/s/  Darin G. Holderness
		Darin G. Holderness
		Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
		(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)