Exhibit 23.6
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| Gaffney, Cline & Associates | ||||
| 5555 San Felipe Street | ||||
| Suite 550 | ||||
| Houston, TX 77056 | ||||
| Telephone: +1 713 850 9955 | ||||
| www.gaffney-cline.com | ||||
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ENGINEERS
We hereby consent to the references to our firm in this Registration Statement on Form S-4 and all appendixes, exhibits and attachments thereto (including the related prospectus) filed by Santa Maria Energy Corporation, and to the use of our audit of their reserves and reserves present value as of December 31, 2011 for Santa Maria Energy Holdings LLC and its predecessors (the “Registration Statement”). We also consent to all references to our firm in the prospectus included in such Registration Statement, including under the heading “Experts”.
| Sincerely, | ||||
| GAFFNEY, CLINE & ASSOCIATES, INC. | ||||
/s/ Rawdon J.H. Seager | ||||
| Name: Rawdon J.H. Seager | ||||
| Title: Technical Director | ||||
| March 11, 2014 | ||||
| Houston, Texas | ||||