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Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and to the use of our report dated May 16, 2012 with respect to the carve out financial statements of Element Petroleum, LP's Permian Basin Operations as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 in the Registration Statement (Form S-1) and related Prospectus of Athlon Energy Inc. dated June 4, 2013.
/s/ UHY LLP
Houston, Texas
June 4, 2013
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm