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Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION 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 accompanying quarterly report of Sanchez Energy Corporation (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2014 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Michael G. Long, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

            (1)   The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

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

    /s/ MICHAEL G. LONG

Michael G. Long
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and
Secretary
(Principal Financial Officer)

Date: August 11, 2014




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CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002