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10-K/A - FORM 10K/A - CLAYTON WILLIAMS ENERGY INC /DEcwei10k_a123110.htm
EX-31.2 - CERTIFICATION OF CFO - CLAYTON WILLIAMS ENERGY INC /DEe123109mike10a31_2.htm
EX-31.1 - CERTIFICATION OF CEO - CLAYTON WILLIAMS ENERGY INC /DEd123109clayton10a31_1.htm
EX-99.2 - REPORT OF RYDER SCOTT COMPANY, L.P. - CLAYTON WILLIAMS ENERGY INC /DEg123109rptryder10a99_2.htm
EX-23.3 - CONSENT OF RYDER SCOTT COMPANY, L.P. - CLAYTON WILLIAMS ENERGY INC /DEc123109ryderconsent10a.htm
EX-99.1 - REPORT OF WILLIAMSON PETROLEUM CONSULTANTS, INC. - CLAYTON WILLIAMS ENERGY INC /DEf123109rptwilliamson10a99_1.htm
EX-23.2 - CONSENT OF WILLIAMSON PETROLEUM CONSULTANTS, INC. - CLAYTON WILLIAMS ENERGY INC /DEb123109williamsonconsent10a.htm

Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Board of Directors

Clayton Williams Energy, Inc. and subsidiaries:

 
We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statements on Form S-8 (Nos. 33-68320, 33-68318, 33-68316, 33-69688, and 33-92834 ) and on Form S-3 (No. 333-116825) of Clayton Williams Energy, Inc. and subsidiaries of our reports dated March 12, 2010 with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Clayton Williams Energy, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2009, and the related financial statement schedule as of December 31, 2009 and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009, which reports appear in the December 31, 2009 annual report on Form 10-K of Clayton Williams Energy, Inc. and subsidiaries.  Our report dated March 12, 2010, refers to the Company’s adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157,Fair Value Measurements”, as it relates to financial instruments, effective January 1, 2008.

 
 
/s/ KPMG LLP
 
 
Dallas, Texas
 
 
March 12, 2010