Exhibit 23.5

CAWLEY, GILLESPIE & ASSOCIATES, INC.

PETROLEUM CONSULTANTS

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ENGINEERS

Board of Directors

Energy & Exploration Partners, Inc.

Fort Worth, Texas

We hereby consent to the references to Cawley, Gillespie & Associates, to the inclusion of our estimates of reserves contained in our reports entitled “Evaluation Summary, Treadstone Energy Partners Acquisition Interests, Houston and Madison Counties, Texas, Proved Reserves, As of June 1, 2014” and to the specific references to Cawley, Gillespie & Associates as the independent petroleum engineering firm in this Form S-1 Registration Statement and any amendments thereto (collectively, the “Registration Statement”) and the prospectus to which the Registration Statement is related. We further consent to the inclusion of our letter reports dated June 16, 2014 as exhibits to the Registration Statement.

Yours truly,

CAWLEY, GILLESPIE & ASSOCIATES, INC.

Fort Worth, Texas

September 12, 2014