Exhibit 23.8

CONSENT OF RYDER SCOTT COMPANY, L.P.

We hereby consent to the references to our firm in this Registration Statement on Form S-1 for Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc., and to the use of information from, and the inclusion of, our reports, dated January 27, 2015, with respect to the estimates of reserves and future net revenues of Extraction Oil & Gas, LLC as of December 31, 2014, dated March 15, 2016, with respect to the estimates of reserves and future net revenues of Extraction Oil & Gas, LLC as of December 31, 2015, dated June 17, 2016, with respect to the estimates of reserves and future net revenues of 8 North, LLC as of December 31, 2015, dated July 5, 2016, with respect to the estimates of reserves and future net revenues of Mountaintop Minerals, LLC as of December 31, 2015, dated July 25, 2016, with respect to the estimates of reserves and future net revenues of Extraction Oil & Gas, LLC as of June 30, 2016, dated August 2, 2016, with respect to the estimates of reserves and future net revenues of 8 North, LLC as of June 30, 2016, dated August 10, 2016, with respect to the estimates of reserves and future net revenues of Mountaintop Minerals, LLC as of June 30, 2016, and dated August 31, 2016, with respect to the estimates of reserves and future net revenues of certain leasehold interests of Bayswater Exploration & Production, LLC as of June 30, 2016, each in this Registration Statement. We further consent to the reference to our firm under the heading “Experts” in this Registration Statement and related prospectus.

Denver, Colorado

September 14, 2016