EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We have issued our report dated March 6, 2006, accompanying the consolidated financial statements of Continental Resources, Inc. contained in Amendment No. 3 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-132257) and Prospectus. We consent to the use of the aforementioned report in the Registration Statement and Prospectus and to the use of our name as it appears under the caption “Experts”.
/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
August 15, 2006