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2017 Results and
2018 Operating Plan
FEBRUARY 21, 2018
PREMIER OPERATOR OF TOP TIER ASSETS

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Forward-looking statements
This presentation contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of securities laws. The words “anticipate,” “assume,” “believe,” “pending,” “budget,”
“estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “guidance,” “intend,” “plan,” “project,” “will” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These
statements involve known and unknown risks, which may cause SM Energy's actual results to differ materially from results expressed or implied by the forward-
looking statements. Forward-looking statements in this presentation include, among other things, full year 2018 guidance, first quarter of 2018 guidance,
expectations concerning the planned closing of a previously announced divestiture, expectations about future cost inflation, and the expected benefits from
joint venture arrangements. General risk factors include the availability of and access to capital markets; the availability, proximity and capacity of gathering,
processing and transportation facilities; the volatility and level of oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids prices, including any impact on the Company’s asset
carrying values or reserves arising from price declines; uncertainties inherent in projecting future rates of production or other results from drilling and
completion activities; the imprecise nature of estimating oil and natural gas reserves; uncertainties inherent in projecting future drilling and completion activities,
costs or results, including from pilot tests; the uncertainty of negotiations to result in an agreement or a completed transaction (including any delay in closing
our announced PRB divestiture as a result of litigation); uncertainties inherent in projecting the timing and ultimate outcome of litigation; the uncertain nature of
acquisition, divestiture, joint venture, farm down or similar efforts and the ability to complete any such transactions; the uncertain nature of expected benefits
from the actual or expected acquisition, divestiture, drilling carry, farm down or similar efforts; the availability of additional economically attractive exploration,
development, and acquisition opportunities for future growth and any necessary financings; unexpected drilling conditions and results; unsuccessful exploration
and development drilling results; the availability of drilling, completion, and operating equipment and services; the risks associated with the Company's
commodity price risk management strategy; uncertainty regarding the ultimate impact of potentially dilutive securities; and other such matters discussed in the
“Risk Factors” section of SM Energy's 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K, as such risk factors may be updated from time to time in the Company's other
periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements contained herein speak as of the date of this
announcement. Although SM Energy may from time to time voluntarily update its prior forward-looking statements, it disclaims any commitment to do so except
as required by securities laws.

            Non-GAAP financial measures: See Appendix for reconciliations

           Reserves and resources: See Appendix for disclosure statement

            Non-GAAP forward looking metrics: See Appendix for definitions

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2017 – 2019 Driving Differential Value
Measuring returns: cash flow growth per debt adjusted share(1)

 “Cash flow growth per debt adjusted share is the metric with the highest
 correlation to intra sector relative performance”
                                                – Credit Suisse 12/11/17(2)

 Premier Operator

                    +                                           =              ~35%
    Top Tier assets                                                      Cash Flow Growth
                                                                     per Debt Adjusted Share(1)

 (1) See Appendix for Cash Flow per Debt Adjusted Share definition
 (2) William Featherston/Betty Jiang, Credit Suisse                                               3
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Premier Operator of Top Tier Assets
2017 marked by outstanding execution

        “Top operator…SM ranks #1 in
                                                                                                            “Key differentiator is
        the Midland Basin on a
                                                                                                            Howard County acreage”
        revenues per lateral foot basis”
                                                                                                                      - Deutsche Bank(2)
                     - Baird(1)

                 Midland Basin                                           Increased average                                       Raised cash operating
              production growth(3)                                      lateral feet per well(4)                                       margin(3)

                   165%                                                    ~1,200                                                     48%

                                             Increased proved                                            Increased PV-10(6)
                                                 reserves(5)

                                                  47%                                                           2.5x
 (1)   Baird 12/18/17 – Joseph Allman       (4) 2017 average lateral feet compared to acquisition assumptions
 (2)   Deutsche Bank 2/1/18 – Nitin Kumar   (5) 2017/2016; retained assets                                                                               4
 (3)   4Q17/4Q16                            (6) See Appendix for reconciliation of PV-10 (Non-GAAP) to Standardized Measure (GAAP)
2017 Results and 2018 Operating Plan - FEBRUARY 21, 2018 PREMIER OPERATOR OF TOP TIER ASSETS - Criterion Research
2018-2019

            Plan Overview
             & Guidance

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2018 – 2019 Plan Highlights
Big cash flow growth per debt adjusted share – near 35% projected CAGR
► Expected to nearly double cash flow per debt adjusted share in two years
► Expected to cut Net Debt : TTM EBITDAX by approximately 1.5 turns

             $4.00                                                                                                6

                                                                                                                      Net Debt : TTM EBITDAX
                 per Net Debt Adjusted Share

                                                                                                                  4
     Cash Flow

             $2.00

                                                                                                                  2

             $0.00                                                                                                0
                                               2017                          2018e                     2019e
                                                                                   (1)
                                               Cash Flow per Net Debt Adjusted Share     Net Debt : TTM EBITDAX

  (1) See Appendix for Cash Flow per Debt Adjusted Share definition
  (2) Net Debt : TTM EBITDAX: see Appendix for definition.                                                                                     6
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2018 – 2019 Plan Highlights
Big Midland production growth driving expected margin expansion
► Midland projected production growth up ~135% 2017-2019
► Company projected cash operating margin up over 45% 2017-2019
                      60,000                                                                                                                        $22

                      50,000

                                                                                                                                                            Cash Operating Margin
                      40,000
Production
             (MBoe)

                                                                                                                                                                                    $/Boe
                      30,000                                                                                                                        $16

                      20,000

                      10,000

                            0                                                                                                                       $10
                                                2017                                2018e                                   2019e
                                                                                                                                                          (1)
                                Midland Basin             Eagle Ford              Rockies             Sold/Pending Sale               Operating Margin

                      (1) Realized price before the effect of hedges (2018e: current strip pricing through 1Q18 and $55/$3 for remainder of 2018;
                          price normalized for 2019e) less LOE, ad valorem, transportation, production taxes, and cash G&A.
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SM Energy A Premier Operator of Top Tier Assets
Objective: to deliver long-term growth in cash flow per debt adjusted share

                    2 Year Plan Expected Outcomes:

          Big growth in         Cash flow                Net
          high-margin          neutrality by        Debt:EBITDAX
           production            MY 2019            ~2.5x YE 2019

                             2018 Priorities:

          Operational         Reduce debt /            Focused
          excellence /         continue to         capital program
            capital              core up           to drive margin
           efficiency           portfolio             expansion

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2018 Capital Program
Aggressive growth expected in the Midland Basin
             Total Capital Spend                                                                D&C Budget
                            ~$1.27B                                                                   ~$1.04B

                                                                                                                Eagle Ford
                                                                                                                   14%
                                                   Facilities
                                                     10%
              Drilling and                           Other(1)
              Completion                               8%
                  82%
                                                                                                 Midland
                                                                                                  Basin
                                                                                                   86%

► Currently running 9 rigs in Midland Basin; expected to decline to 7 rigs by year-end (expected
  average of 8 for full year); expected average 1 rig in Eagle Ford for full year

► Planning ~150 net wells drilled(2) and ~125 net completions(3)

► D&C budget assumes 10-15% cost inflation per lateral foot versus 2017 average

► Facilities expenditures include buildout of Midland water handling system for ~$70MM
  (1) Other includes exploration, allocated overhead, and land.                   (3) Expect to complete ~100 net wells in Midland and ~25 net
  (2) Expect to drill ~130 net wells in Midland and ~17 net wells in Eagle Ford       wells in Eagle Ford
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2018 Plan Guidance(1)
    Capital & Production                                         FY 2018
    Total Capital Spend ($MM)(2) (before acquisitions)                  ~$1,270
                                                                                                                           2018 Production Guidance
    Total Production (MMBoe)                                             42 - 46                                                  by Quarter
                                                                                                                    150
    Oil %                                                                  ~41%
                                                                                                                    125
    Costs

                                                                                               Production (Boe/d)
    LOE ($/Boe)                                                          ~$5.00                                     100

    Ad Valorem taxes ($/Boe)         Operated Eagle              $0.55 - $0.65                                       75
    Transportation ($/Boe)               Ford
                                                                         ~$4.50
                                          20%                                                                        50
    Production taxes ($/Boe)                                             ~$1.55
                                                                                                                     25
    G&A ($MM)                                                       $125 – 135
             – includes ~$20MM non-cash compensation
                                                                                                    0
    Capitalized Overhead/Exploration ($MM)                              $70 - 75                  86%                     1Q18e    2Q18e    3Q18e   4Q18e
             – before dry hole expense, all of which is                                           86%                                       8%
             included in capital expenditure guidance                                                                     Retained Assets    Pending Sale
    DD&A ($/Boe)                                              $13.00 - $15.00

    >     1Q18 production guidance 9.5 to 10.0 MMBoe

    >     LOE expected to exceed the average in 1H18 and be below the average in 2H18 as Permian costs are
          reduced with completion of water handling systems

    >     Transportation expense expected to decline sequentially through the year as higher cost Eagle Ford
          production is a reduced proportion of the commodity mix

 (1) As of February 21, 2018
 (2) Total Capital Spend is a non-GAAP financial measure. Please see the reconciliation of this measure in the Appendix.                                    10
2017

       Reserves at Year-End

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2017 Proved Reserves Additions and Revisions
                ► Proved reserves of retained assets up 47%
                ► Net proved reserve additions of 192MM Boe equaled 4.3 times production
                ► More than doubled proved reserve PV-10 to $3.1B(1)
                          500

                                                                                                                                                                        7

                          450                                                                                                                       23
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Proved Reserves (MMBoe)

                          400
                                                                                                               175
                                                          44
                                                                                                                                                                                        468
                          350

                                       396
                                                                            76
                          300
                                                                                               1

                          250
                                      YE16           Production        Divestitures      Acquisitions          Adds/             Aged             Price          Performance            YE17
                                     Proved                                                                    Infills           PUD's           Revision          Revision            Proved
                                    Reserves                                                                                                                                          Reserves
                                                                                                                             192 MMBoe
                          ► 46% Proved Developed
                          ► 34% Oil, 46% Natural Gas, 20% NGLs
                          Note: Calculated in accordance with SEC Pricing at $51.34 per barrel of oil NYMEX, $3.00 per MMBtu of natural gas at Henry Hub and $27.69 per barrel of natural gas
                          liquids (“NGLs”) at Mt. Belvieu.                                                                                                                                       12
                          (1) See Appendix for reconciliation of PV-10 (Non-GAAP) to Standardized Measure (GAAP)
2017 Proved Reserves By Region
Coring up the portfolio to top tier assets

   YE 2016(1) (MMBoe)                                       228.9                        53.0                      36.3                    318.2
                                                                                                       Rocky
   YE 2017                                      Eagle Ford                   Permian                                                 Total
                                                                                                      Mountain
   Oil (MMBbl)                                                 13.3                    117.5                       27.4                    158.2
   Gas (Bcf)                                                998.1                      252.8                       29.2                 1,280.1
   NGL (MMBbl)                                                 95.6                        0.2                       0.7                     96.5
   Total (MMBoe)                                            275.2                      159.9                       33.0                    468.1
   % Proved Developed                                         52%                        34%                      53%                        46%
   Reserve growth                                             20%                      202%                       (9%)                       47%

                      Permian proved reserves tripled to 160 MMBoe

   Note: Proved reserves at year-end 2017 include approximately 4.2 MMBoe associated with the pending sale of certain Powder River Basin assets.

   (1) Adjusted to show retained assets only                                                                                                        13
2018

       Operations Plan

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Eagle Ford 2018 Plan Objectives
    Value creation through better wells, longer laterals, and optimum number of wells per section

                                                                         Eagle Ford
► Employ new technology and optimized spacing                          ~165,000 net acres
  to drive improved well performance and cost
  savings
                                                                                     Dimmit County

► Expect to drill ~17 net wells                                                      Webb County

     >   2 rigs in 1Q18 to 1 in 2Q18
     >   Average lateral length increased to 9,300’ (from
         6,500’ in 2017)                                             North
                                                                     Area

► Expect to complete ~25 net wells, optimize                                                 East
                                                                                             Area
  completions
                                                            Mexico
     >   Average 1 completion crew
     >   Increase fracture injection points by decreasing                    South
                                                                             Area
         cluster spacing from 50 feet to 25 feet

► JV expected to drill and complete 16 North Area
  wells testing new technology, improve capital
  efficiency in the area, and increase asset value

► Test new intervals, including Austin Chalk

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Midland Basin 2018 Plan Objectives
  Value creation through better wells, longer laterals, and increasing wells per section

                                                         Midland Basin
                                                           ~88,000 net acres

► Initiate development stage in western
  RockStar, continue delineation in                                   RockStar
  central Howard County

► Expect to drill ~130 net wells, optimize
  landing zones
     >   9 rigs in 1Q18 to 7 rigs at year-end
         (average 8 for full year)
     >   2 – 6 wells per pad
                                                        Sweetie
                                                         Peck
► Expect to complete ~100 net wells,
  optimize completions
     >   Average 4 completion crews for full
         year
                                                       Halff East

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Top Midland Basin Operator
SM Energy Ranks #1 in revenue per well and revenue per lateral foot

 (1) Baird Equity Research 1/18/18 – Joseph Allman
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Premier Operator Permian
Top tier capital efficiency

                                                            Drilling Costs                                                                                                    Completion Costs

                                          800                                       12,000                                                                           1,200                                3,000

                                                                                                                           Completion Cost Per Lateral Foot ($/ft)
  Drilling Cost Per Lateral Foot ($/ft)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Proppant Per Lateral Foot (lb/ft)
                                          700                                       10,500
                                                                                                                                                                     1,000                                2,500

                                                                                             Average Lateral Length (ft)
                                          600                                       9,000
                                                                                                                                                                      800                                 2,000
                                          500                                       7,500

                                          400                                       6,000                                                                             600                                 1,500

                                          300                                       4,500
                                                                                                                                                                      400                                 1,000
                                          200                                       3,000
                                                                                                                                                                      200                                 500
                                          100                                       1,500

                                              -                                     -                                                                                   -                                 -
                                                     2014     2015   2016    2017                                                                                             2014   2015   2016   2017

                                              Longer, faster and cheaper!                                                                                                    Bigger, better and faster!
                                          >       Lateral lengths up 62% since 2014                                         >                                         Stages per day up 71% since 2014
                                          >       Lateral Feet/Day up 171% since 2014                                       >                                         Fluid per lateral foot up 55% since 2014
                                          >       $/Lateral Foot down 67% since 2014                                        >                                         Sand per lateral foot up 24% since 2014
                                                                                                                            >                                         Reduced stage spacing (200 to 167 ft/stage)

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Midland Basin Infrastructure Regional Sand Deal
Best in basin arrangement with US Silica and Sandbox Logistics

 New sand mines
   close to SM
     locations                                 ~55 miles(1)

                                          ~48 miles(1)
       >$400K
  expected capital                                            Lamesa (3Q18)

  savings per well                                            Crane (1Q18)

 (1) Road miles
                                                                              19
Midland Basin Infrastructure Water Management
Invest $70MM in fresh and produced water infrastructure

                          Expected cost
  Accelerates                                         System
                             savings
  development                                         control
                           (LOE + Capital)

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New Well Results

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New Well Results Howard County
Great results in multiple intervals across acreage position

                                                         Sundown 4566WB
                                                         Sundown 4524LS

                              Iceman 2-10A 1LS
                              Iceman 2-10A 2LS
                              Iceman 2-10A 3LS

                                                  Papagiorgio 33-40 B 1LS

                              Maverick 0341WA
                              Maverick 0361WB       Fletch C 1352WA
                              Maverick 0342WA       Fletch C 1368WB
                              Maverick 0321LS       Fletch B 1351WA
                              Maverick 0322LS       Fletch A 1350WA
              Jester 2131LS

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Howard County New Well Results
                                                               Peak IP                                 24 Hour            Clusters
                                                 Lateral                                     IP per                                  Proppant          Oil
        Well Name                  Interval                      Rate          IP Days                 Peak IP   Stages     per
                                                 Length                                      1,000’                                   (lbs./ft)        %
                                                               (BOE/d)                                  Rate               Stage
Maverick 0341WA(1)                  WCA          10,418          2,079          30-day         200      2,316      62        8         2,482           91
Maverick 0361WB(2)                  WCB          10,412          1,431          30-day         137      1,683      62        8         1,850           86
Maverick 0342WA(3)                  WCA          10,418          1,999          30-day         192      2,242      62        8         1,849           90
Fletch C 1352WA                     WCA          10,282          1,321          30-day         128      2,053      62        8         1,851           87
Fletch C 1368WB                     WCB          10,287          1,082          30-day         105      1,700      62        8         1,891           87
Fletch B 1351WA                     WCA          10,113          1,300          30-day         129      1,967      61        8         1,888           88
Fletch A 1350WA                     WCA           9,636          1,445          30-day         150      2,127      58        8         1,870           86
Sundown 4566WB                      WCB          10,336          1,035          30-day         100      1,435      83        8         1,966           91

Lower Spraberry
Iceman 2-10A 1LS                      LS          7,830           518           30-day         66        739       47        8         1,827           88
Iceman 2-10A 2LS                      LS          7,828           824           30-day         105      1,063      47        8         1,865           85
Iceman 2-10A 3LS                      LS          7,819           676           30-day         86        916       47        8         1,870           88
Papagiorgio 33-40 B 1LS               LS         10,370           779           30-day         75       1,006      62        8         1,853           91
Jester 2131LS(4)                      LS         10,209           931           30-day         91       1,105      61        8         1,869           87
Maverick 0321LS(5)                    LS         10,419          1,048          30-day         101      1,194      62        8         1,849           88
Maverick 0322LS(6)                    LS         10,418           951           30-day         91       1,221      62        8         1,849           89
Sundown 4524LS                        LS         10,352           696           30-day         67        959       83        8         1,964           90

           (1)   Name changed from Maverick 09-03 A 1WA   (4) Name changed from Jester 21-28 B 1LS
           (2)   Name changed from Maverick 09-03 A 1WB   (5) Name changed from Maverick 09-03 A 1LS                                              23
           (3)   Name changed from Maverick 09-03 A 2WA   (6) Name changed from Maverick 09-03 A 2LS
Howard County Top Tier Well Performance Continues
                                    New Wolfcamp wells continue outperformance trend
                                    300,000
Gross Cumulative Production (BOE)

                                    250,000

                                    200,000

                                    150,000

                                    100,000

                                     50,000

                                         0
                                              0            30          60           90         120          150         180          210         240          270           300   330   360
                                                                                                           Days on Production
                                                                                                         (1)
                                                                   Previously Reported Well Avg                        New Well Avg(2)                 PEER 1MMBOE

                                          Note: Monthly data normalized to days on production.

                                          (1)     Previously Reported Well Average includes all (19) previously reported SM operated wells on production since 11/3/2017.
                                          (2)     New Well Avg includes new Wolfcamp A and Wolfcamp B wells that have not been previously reported.                                           24
Howard County Average Production by Formation
                                    All intervals exceed peer 1 MMBoe type curve
                                    300,000
Gross Cumulative Production (BOE)

                                    250,000

                                    200,000

                                    150,000

                                    100,000

                                     50,000

                                         0
                                              0                     50                     100             150            200      250        300
                                                                                                    Days on Production
                                                           WCA Average                       WCB Average          LS Average    PEER 1MMBOE

                                         Note: Includes SM wells completed subsequent to 10/1/16.

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Differing Decline Characteristics of LS and WCA Wells
                % of Peak Initial Production (IP) Rates vs Time, Jester and Papagiorgio Pads

                             Jester Pad Wells                                                         Papagiorgio Pad Wells
   120%                                                                          120%

   100%                                                                          100%

          80%                                                                          80%
% of IP

                                                                             % of IP
          60%                                                                          60%

          40%                                                                          40%

          20%                                                                          20%

          0%                                                                           0%
                                                                                               1
                                                                                              10
                                                                                              19
                                                                                              28
                                                                                              37
                                                                                              46
                                                                                              55
                                                                                              64
                                                                                              73
                                                                                              82
                                                                                              91
                                                                                             100
                                                                                             109
                                                                                             118
                                                                                             127
                                                                                             136
                                                                                             145
                                                                                             154
                                                                                             163
                                                                                             172
                                                                                             181
                                                                                             190
                                                                                             199
                                                                                             208
                                                                                             217
                                                                                             226
                                                                                             235
                                                                                             244
                                                                                             253
                                                                                             262
                  1
                  7
                 13
                 19
                 25
                 31
                 37
                 43
                 49
                 55
                 61
                 67
                 73
                 79
                 85
                 91
                 97
                103
                109
                115
                121
                127
                133
                139
                145
                151
                157
                163
                169
                175
                181

                                            DAYS                                                                        DAYS
                 JESTER WCA (BOPD/IP24HR)          JESTER LS (BOPD/IP24HR)                   PAPAGIORGIO WCA (BOPD/IP24HR)     PAPAGIORGIO LS (BOPD/IP24HR)

                   Lower Spraberry wells reach IP peak later but decline more slowly

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Inventory & Returns

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Howard County Wolfcamp A Evolution of SM Sweet Spot Mapping

       January 2017                                  February 2018
                                                    Higginbotham Unit B 30-19 1AH             Cassidy 26-23 1H
                                                           Tall City – 6,397’                  Tall City – 7,314’
                              Hyden 47-38 WA 1H                                              24hrIP = 403 BOEPD
                                                         24hrIP = 398 BOEPD
                               Grenadier – 9,639’
                              24hrIP = 848 BOEPD                                                Viper 14-9 1WA
                                                                                                  SM – 10,422’
                                                                                             24hrIP = 1,316 BOEPD

                                                                                           Oldham Trust 40-25 WA 1H
                                                                                              Grenadier – 10,426’
                                                                                             24hrIP = 1,274 BOEPD

                                                                                                Thumper 14-23 1AH
                                                                                                  Sabalo – 10,105’
                                                                                               24hrIP = 1,357 BOEPD

                                                                                               Midland 15-10 1WA
                                                                                                Hannathon – 7,726’
                                                                                              24hrIP = 1,259 BOEPD

                                                                                         Broughton Wise 18-19 WA 1H
                                                                                              Grenadier – 7,012’
                                                                                             24hrIP = 875 BOEPD

                                                                Morgan Ranch 38-47 1WA
                                                                   Hannathon – 7,727’
                                                                  24hrIP = 713 BOEPD

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Howard County Wolfcamp B Evolution of SM Sweet Spot Mapping

       January 2017                                    February 2018

                                                                         Sundown 4566WB
                                                                            SM – 10,336’
                                                                       24hrIP = 1,435 BOEPD

                                                                         Prichard J 10BH
                                                                         Legacy – 7,644’
                                                                       24hrIP = 602 BOEPD
                                            Maverick 0361WB
                                               SM – 10,412’
                                          24hrIP = 1,683 BOEPD            Prichard J 9BH
                                                                         Legacy – 7,641’
                                                                       24hrIP = 655 BOEPD

                              International Unit 9H
                                 Callon – 7,579’
                              24hrIP = 887 BOEPD

                                                                          Fletch C 1368WB
                                                                             SM – 10,287’
                                                                        24hrIP = 1,700 BOEPD
                                                      Tubb 1WA
                                                 Crownquest – 9,873’
                                                24hrIP = 1,178 BOEPD

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Howard County Lower Spraberry Evolution of SM Sweet Spot Mapping

        January 2017                                      February 2018
                                                                       Sundown 4524 LS
                                    Moby Dick 31-30 8SH
                                                                          SM – 10,352’
                                       Surge – 7,362’
                                                                      24hrIP = 959 BOEPD
                                    24hrIP = 319 BOEPD

                                                                             Mr. Phillips 11-2 1SH
                                                                               Sabalo – 10,047’
                                                                            24hrIP = 1,032 BOEPD

                                                                           Papagiorgio 33-40 B1LS
                                                                                SM – 10,370’
                                                                           24hrIP = 1,006 BOEPD

                                                                                     Allar LS
                                                                               Hannathon – 7,580’
                                                                              24hrIP = 1,135 BOEPD

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Drilling Inventory Midland Basin
                     Increasing inventory and NPV per section

                     4,000

                     3,500                                                                        Average Lateral                       Average Working
                                                                                                      Length                                Interest
                     3,000
                                                                                                      9,600’                                   72%
Drilling Locations
 (gross operated)

                     2,500
                                                                                               (up 13% from 2016)                     (up 10% from 2016)
                     2,000
                                                                                              Economic lateral feet                   10% IRR threshold
                     1,500                                                                        increased                           economic locations:
                                                                                                        17%                                 1,640(2)
                     1,000

                               ~1,250                                                                (from 2016)                     (comparable to peers)
                      500

                         0
                                                    (1)
                                 Economic Resource         Additional Resource

                       (1) Economic Resource represents 3P inventory within the confirmed contours and 20% IRR at $60/Bbl oil, $3/MMBtu natural gas, $30/Bbl NGLs
                       (2) 3P inventory inside and outside the confirmed contours; 10% IRR
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Drilling Inventory ~15 Years at Current Activity Level
Approximately 45 years including upside resources

                                               Midland Basin and Eagle Ford
                                       6,000

                                       5,000
                  Drilling Locations

                                       4,000
                   (gross operated)

                                       3,000

                                       2,000

                                       1,000

                                          0

                                                 Economic Resource(1)         Additional Resource

                                   Note: Eagle Ford 2017 average lateral length = 9,000’; up 18% from 2016
  (1) Economic Resource represents 3P inventory within the confirmed contours for Howard and Martin Counties and 20% IRR at $60/Bbl oil,
      $3/MMBtu natural gas, $30/Bbl NGLs
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Top-Tier Assets Regional Well Projected Economics

                                         RockStar                                                                                            Sweetie Peck
              Wells(1) across all intervals (WCA, WCB, LS) in the 2018 drilling program                           Wells(1) across all intervals (WCA, WCB, LS) in the 2018 drilling program
      120%                                                                                              100%

      100%
                                                                                                            80%
      80%
                                                                                                            60%
IRR

                                                                                                      IRR
      60%
                                                                                                            40%
      40%

      20%                                                                                                   20%

       0%                                                                                                   0%
                    $50                $55                  $60                 $65                                      $50                  $55             $60               $65
                                          NYMEX WTI                                                                                               NYMEX WTI
              Well Cost: $8.3MM                       Well Spacing: 513’ – 660’                                        Well Cost: $7.5MM                     Well Spacing: 660’
              Sand loading: 1,900 lbs/ft; Stage Spacing: 167’; Length: 10,000’                                    Sand loading: 1,900 lbs/ft; Stage Spacing: 167’; Length: 8,333’

                                                                                             Eagle Ford
                                                             Wells(1) across UEF/LEF in East, South and North Area in the 2018 drilling program
                                                      60%

                                                      50%

                                                      40%
                                                IRR

                                                      30%
                                                                                                                                                    January 2018 Average
                                                                                                                                                      Mt. Belvieu ($/Gal)
                                                      20%

                                                      10%

                                                      0%
                                                                       $0.60                      $0.70                        $0.80
                                                                                        Mt. Belvieu $/Gal
                                   Well Cost: $6.8MM, Lateral Length: 8,800’, Well Spacing: 625’-900’, Sand Loading: 2,000 lbs/ft, Stage Spacing: 150’

             Note: well costs include drill, complete, and equip; sensitivities at $3.00/MMBtu NYMEX; Eagle Ford oil flat at $60/Bbl WTI, excludes JV wells
             (1) Weighted average by interval
                                                                                                                                                                                         33
2018 Planned Rig Activity and Completions By Month
     2018: expected ~100 net completions Midland Basin; expected ~25 net completions Eagle Ford

                14                                                                                                                                                                              120

                12
                                                                                                                                                                                                100

                                                                                                                                                                                                      Drilled But Uncompleted Wells
                10
                                                                                                                                                                                                80
Operated Rigs

                 8

                                                                                                                                                                                                60
                                                                                                                                                                                          (1)
                 6

                                                                                                                                                                                                40
                 4

                                                                                                                                                                                                20
                 2

                 0                                                                                                                                                                              0
                          Dec           Jan         Feb          Mar           Apr         May          Jun           Jul         Aug          Sep          Oct          Nov        Dec

                                                                        Midland Basin                   Eagle Ford                 Total Net DUCs

                     Note: The Company is currently operating one rig in the Powder River Basin, Wyoming, which is funded entirely through a carry arrangement with a third party

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SM Energy Premier Operator of Top Tier Assets
      4 recent analyst initiation reports, 4 great recommendations
                                   Value
                                proposition
                                      “SM undervalued based on CF growth per debt adjusted share”

                                                          - Credit Suisse 12/11/17 - William Featherston

                                      “Key differentiator is its Howard County acreage that has lived
                                      up to management’s expectations and belied industry and
                                      investor skepticism”
                                                             - Deutsche Bank 2/1/18 - Nitin Kumar
 Drilling
                                       “Top Midland Basin operator…SM ranks #1 in the Midland
catalysts                              Basin on a revenues per lateral foot basis”

                                                           - Baird 12/18/17 - Joseph Allman

                                      “…growth asset base (Permian) sufficiently geologically de-
                                      risked and SM now ideally positioned… From this point
                                      forward should create a disproportionate amount of risk
                                      adjusted equity value”
                                                          - FBR 2/5/18 - Rehan Rashid
                                      “see upside to 2018 oil production given strong Howard County
                                      well results and solid execution in 2017; less concerned about
                                      2018 outspend given more constructive oil prices and visibility to
                                      cash flow neutrality in 2019”
                                                            - Credit Suisse 12/11/17 - William Featherston

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Appendix

           36
2017

       Financial & Operating
              Results

                               37
4th Quarter and FY 2017 Performance Solid Execution
  Production                                             4Q17       FY 2017
  Total Production (MMBoe)                                   10.4        44.5
  Average Daily Production (MBoe/d)                         112.6       121.8
  Pre-Hedge Realized Price ($/Boe)                         $32.95      $28.20
  Post-Hedge Realized Price ($/Boe)                        $32.16      $28.68
  Costs                                                  $/Boe      $/Boe
  LOE                                                       $5.10       $4.43
  Ad Valorem                                                $0.33       $0.34
         LOE including Ad Valorem                           $5.43       $4.77
  Transportation                                            $5.01       $5.48
  Production Taxes (~4.0 – 4.5% of pre-derivative oil,
                                                            $1.41       $1.18
  gas & NGL revenue)
         Production Expenses                               $11.85      $11.43
         Cash Production Margin (pre-hedge)                $21.10      $16.77
  G&A – Cash                                                $2.69       $2.28
         Cash Margin (pre-hedge)                           $18.41      $14.49
  G&A – Non Cash                                            $0.69       $0.43
  DD&A                                                     $12.69      $12.53

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Well Hedged(1)
2018 percentage of expected production hedged

                                                                          ► ~85% of expected 1Q18 production
           Production Hedged                                                volumes hedged(2); ~65% of oil
                                                                            volumes, ~85% of gas volumes (NGLs
                                                                            hedged by product)

                                                                          ► ~75% of expected 2018 production95%
                                                                            volumes hedged(2) : ~75% of oil
                                                                            volumes, ~65% of gas volumes (NGLs
                        2018                   75%                          hedged by product)

                                                                          ► Credit Agreement allows hedging of up
                                                                            to 85% of projected production for the
                                                                            first three years

                                                                          ► Significant hedge positions limit effect of
                                                                            oil price changes when price is greater
                                                                            than $57/Boe or less than $51/Boe
 Note: The hedged volumes on this slide do not include any volumes related to basis swaps. See Appendix for details.

 (1) Hedging data as of February 15, 2018                                                                              39
 (2) At mid-point of guidance
Balance Sheet Solid Position Entering 2018
    Liquidity of $1.2B, including $314MM cash on hand(1)
         Balance Sheet offers financial flexibility
         >      No bond maturities until 2021
         >      Senior Secured Debt:TTM Adjusted EBITDAX at ~0.0 times; max ratio allowed 2.75 times
         >      TTM Adjusted EBITDAX:Interest at ~3.8 times; minimum ratio required 2.0 times

                             Debt Maturities(1)
                             (in millions)
                                                                                                                               $1,000
                                                                                                                             Facilities
                                                       Commitments and Borrowing Base: $925 million(3)                         6%
                                                                                          Drilling and                         $750(1)
                                                                                          Completion                         Other
Corporate ratings: S&P BB-, Moody’s B1                                                                                        8%
                                                                                               86%                          Other
                                                                                                                              $500
                                                               $172.5                            86%                            8%

                                                                            $562                $500     $500      $500        $250
                                                                $345                  $395
                   ~$0 drawn
                                                                                                                               $0
                               2018      2019      2020         2021        2022     2023      2024      2025      2026
                                                               1.500%
                              Coupon                           6.500%
                                                                           6.125%    6.500%    5.000%    5.625%    6.750%

                              Yield to worst(2)                 5.66%       5.64%    6.38%     6.13%     6.56%     6.59%

                              Initial call date                11/2016     11/2018   7/2017    7/2018    6/2020    9/2021

                              Initial call price               103.25%     103.06%   103.25%   102.50%   102.81%   103.38%

        (1)   As of December 31, 2017              (3) Reaffirmed November 2017
        (2)   As of February 15, 2018                                                                                                     40
4Q17 Regional Realizations
Benchmark Pricing
NYMEX WTI Oil ($/Bbl)                               $55.40
NYMEX LLS Oil ($/Bbl)                               $60.98
NYMEX Henry Hub Gas ($/MMBTU)                        $2.93
Hart Composite NGL ($/Bbl)                          $32.12
Production Volumes                                   Eagle Ford(1)               Permian        Rocky Mountain    SM Total
Oil (MBbls)                                                      355                    2,826               636        3,817
Gas (MMcf)                                                   20,423                     4,619               950       25,992
NGL (MBbls)                                                   2,163                         5                38        2,206
         MBOE                                                 5,922                     3,601               833       10,356
Revenue (in thousands)
Oil                                                           $17,012                $152,432           $34,105     $203,549
Gas                                                            56,750                  21,501             2,003       80,254
NGL                                                            56,093                     142             1,149       57,384
         Total                                               $129,855                $174,075           $37,257     $341,188
Expenses (in thousands)
LOE                                                           $16,381                 $25,383           $11,042      $52,807
Ad Valorem                                                      2,469                     940                35        3,444
Transportation                                                 50,201                     166             1,564       51,931
Production Taxes                                                2,421                   8,637             3,592       14,650
Per Unit Metrics:
Realized Oil/Bbl                                                $47.91                 $53.94            $53.58       $53.32
 % of Benchmark - WTI                                             86%                    97%               97%          96%
Realized Gas/Mcf                                                 $2.78                  $4.66             $2.11        $3.09
 % of Benchmark – NYMEX HH                                        95%                   159%               72%         105%
Realized NGL/Bbl                                                $25.94                 $26.36            $30.12       $26.01
 % of Benchmark – HART                                            81%                    82%               94%          81%
Realized BOE                                                    $21.93                 $48.34            $44.73       $32.95

LOE/BOE                                                         $2.77                   $7.05            $13.26         $5.10
Ad Val/BOE                                                      $0.42                   $0.26             $0.04         $0.33
Transportation/BOE                                              $8.48                   $0.05             $1.88         $5.01
Production Tax- per BOE/% of Pre-Hedge                     $0.41/1.9%              $2.40/5.0%        $4.31/9.6%    $1.41/4.3%
Revenue
Production Margin                                                $9.86                 $38.59            $25.24       $21.09
Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding and other classifications
(1) Includes nominal amounts of other production and expenses from the region.                                                  41
2017 Activity Wells Drilled, Flowing Completions & DUC Count
                                                      Wells Drilled                                             Flowing Completions                DUC Count
                                      4th Quarter 2017                    2017 YTD                  4th Quarter 2017             2017 YTD           As of 12/31/17

Region                               Gross          Net             Gross           Net             Gross          Net        Gross    Net        Gross       Net

Permian
  Sweetie Peck                             5            5                30               28             9                8      32          31        9              8
  RockStar                                27           22                74               66            15               14      40          39       40             33
  Permian total                           32           27               104               94            24               22      72          70       49             41

Eagle Ford                                10              7               27              24                -             -      38          35       33             30

Rocky Mountain
  Divide County                             -             -                -              -                 2            2        2          2        18             15
  Powder River Basin(1)                     3             -               11              1                 2            -        8          1         4              -
  Rocky Mountain total                      3             -               11              1                 4            2       10          3        22             15

Subtotal Operated Wells                   45           34               142            119              28               24     120         108      104             86

Non-operated Wells(2)                     n/a             1              n/a              4            n/a                -      n/a         3       n/a             1

Total                                     n/a          35                n/a           123             n/a               24      n/a        111      n/a             87

 As of December 31, 2017

        (1)   Activity in the Powder River Basin is provided by third party services and funding.
        (2)   Non-operated activity relates to wells located in the Permian Basin.                                                                            42
Leasehold Summary
Pro-forma for pending transactions
                                                                 Net Acres(1)                                             Pro-forma
                                                                  12/31/17                Pending Sales                   Net Acres
         Midland Basin
                  RockStar                                                  65,150                              -                   65,150
                  Sweetie Peck(2)                                           17,265                              -                   17,265
                  Halff East (Upton County)                                  5,420                              -                     5,420
         Midland Basin Total                                                87,835                              -                   87,835

         Eagle Ford                                                       164,605                               -                 164,605

         Rocky Mountain
                  Divide                                                  119,415                               -                  119,415
                  Powder River Basin                                      138,545                   (112,125)                       26,420
                  Rocky Mountain Other(3)                                 186,845                               -                 186,845
         Other Areas/Exploration                                            24,915                              -                   24,915

         Total                                                        722,160                  (112,125)                       610,035
   (1)   Includes developed and undeveloped oil and gas leasehold, fee properties, and mineral servitudes held as of December 31, 2017.
   (2)   Sweetie Peck acreage includes 2,450 net acres of drill-to-earn acreage.
   (3)   Rocky Mountain Other includes non-core Williston Basin, and other non-core acreage located in North Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, and Utah.

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Adjusted EBITDAX Reconciliation
            Reconciliation of net loss (GAAP) to adjusted EBITDAX (non-GAAP) to                                                                                   Three Months Ended                             Twelve Months Ended
            net cash provided by operating activities (GAAP): (in thousands)                                                                                       December 31, 2017                              December 31, 2017
         Net loss (GAAP)                                                                                                                                                                        $(26,258)                                      $(160,843)

          Interest expense                                                                                                                                                                         43,618                                         179,257
          Interest income                                                                                                                                                                          (1,067)                                         (3,968)
          Income tax benefit                                                                                                                                                                    (117,145)                                       (182,970)
          Depletion, depreciation, amortization, and asset retirement obligation liability accretion                                                                                             131,393                                          557,036
          Exploration(1)                                                                                                                                                                           14,484                                           49,879
          Impairment of proved properties                                                                                                                                                                  -                                         3,806
          Abandonment and impairment of unproved properties                                                                                                                                        12,115                                           12,272
          Stock-based compensation expense                                                                                                                                                           6,540                                          22,700
          Net derivative loss                                                                                                                                                                    115,778                                            26,414
          Derivative settlement gain (loss)                                                                                                                                                        (8,168)                                          21,234
          Net (gain) loss on divestiture activity                                                                                                                                                    (537)                                        131,028
           Loss on extinguishment of debt                                                                                                                                                                  -                                             35
           Other, net                                                                                                                                                                                3,200                                           8,820
         Adjusted EBITDAX (Non-GAAP)                                                                                                                                                            $173,953                                         $664,700
          Interest expense                                                                                                                                                                       (43,618)                                       (179,257)
          Interest income                                                                                                                                                                            1,067                                           3,968
          Income tax benefit                                                                                                                                                                     117,145                                          182,970
          Exploration(1)                                                                                                                                                                         (14,484)                                         (49,879)
          Exploratory dry hole expense                                                                                                                                                               2,381                                           2,381
          Amortization of debt discount and deferred financing costs                                                                                                                                 3,798                                          16,276
          Deferred income taxes                                                                                                                                                                 (124,608)                                       (192,066)
          Plugging and abandonment                                                                                                                                                                   (640)                                         (2,735)
          Other, net                                                                                                                                                                                   326                                            (581)
          Changes in current assets and liabilities                                                                                                                                                29,460                                           69,613
         Net cash provided by operating activities (GAAP)                                                                                                                                       $144,780                                         $515,390

Adjusted EBITDAX represents net income (loss) before interest expense, interest income, income taxes, depletion, depreciation, amortization and asset retirement obligation liability accretion expense, exploration expense, property abandonment and
impairment expense, non-cash stock-based compensation expense, derivative gains and losses net of settlements, gains and losses on divestitures, gains and losses on extinguishment of debt, and certain other items. Adjusted EBITDAX excludes
certain items that we believe affect the comparability of operating results and can exclude items that are generally one-time in nature or whose timing and/or amount cannot be reasonably estimated. Adjusted EBITDAX is a non-GAAP measure that we
present because we believe it provides useful additional information to investors and analysts, as a performance measure, for analysis of our ability to internally generate funds for exploration, development, acquisitions, and to service debt. We are also
subject to financial covenants under our Credit Agreement based on adjusted EBITDAX ratios. In addition, adjusted EBITDAX is widely used by professional research analysts and others in the valuation, comparison, and investment recommendations
of companies in the oil and gas exploration and production industry, and many investors use the published research of industry research analysts in making investment decisions. Adjusted EBITDAX should not be considered in isolation or as a
substitute for net income (loss), income (loss) from operations, net cash provided by operating activities, or other profitability or liquidity measures prepared under GAAP. Because adjusted EBITDAX excludes some, but not all items that affect net
income (loss) and may vary among companies, the adjusted EBITDAX amounts presented may not be comparable to similar metrics of other companies. Our credit facility provides a material source of liquidity for us. Under the terms of our Credit
Agreement, if we failed to comply with the covenants that establish a maximum permitted ratio of senior secured debt to adjusted EBITDAX and a minimum permitted ratio of adjusted EBITDAX to interest, we would be in default, an event that would
prevent us from borrowing under our credit facility and would therefore materially limit our sources of liquidity. In additi on, if we are in default under our credit facility and are unable to obtain a waiver of that default from our lenders, lenders under that
facility and under the indentures governing our outstanding Senior Notes and Senior Convertible Notes would be entitled to exercise all of their remedies for default.
            (1)    Stock-based compensation expense is a component of exploration expense and general and administrative expense on the statements of operations. Therefore, the exploration line
                   items shown in the reconciliation above will vary from the amount shown on the statements of operations for the component of stock-based compensation expense recorded to
                   exploration expense.
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Adjusted Net Loss Reconciliation
        Reconciliation of net loss (GAAP) to adjusted net loss                                                  Three Months Ended                       Twelve Months Ended
        (non-GAAP): (in thousands, except per share data)                                                        December 31, 2017                        December 31, 2017
        Net loss (GAAP)                                                                                                                  $(26,258)                               $(160,843)
                    Net derivative loss                                                                                                    115,778                                    26,414
                    Derivative settlement gain (loss)                                                                                       (8,168)                                   21,234
                    Net (gain) loss on divestiture activity                                                                                   (537)                                  131,028
                    Impairment of proved properties                                                                                                -                                   3,806
                    Abandonment and impairment of unproved properties                                                                       12,115                                    12,272
                    Loss on extinguishment of debt                                                                                                 -                                       35
                    Other, net                                                                                                                8,200                                   13,820
                    Tax effect of adjustments(1)                                                                                          (45,987)                                  (75,308)
                    US tax reform                                                                                                         (63,675)                                  (63,675)
        Adjusted net loss (Non-GAAP)                                                                                                      $(8,532)                                 $(91,217)

        Diluted net loss per common share (GAAP)                                                                                            $(0.24)                                   $(1.44)
                    Net derivative loss                                                                                                        1.04                                      0.24
                    Derivative settlement gain (loss)                                                                                        (0.07)                                      0.19
                    Net (gain) loss on divestiture activity                                                                                        -                                     1.18
                    Impairment of proved properties                                                                                                -                                     0.03
                    Abandonment and impairment of unproved properties                                                                          0.11                                      0.11
                    Loss on extinguishment of debt                                                                                                 -                                         -
                    Other, net                                                                                                                 0.07                                      0.12
                    Tax effect of adjustments(1)                                                                                             (0.42)                                    (0.68)
                    US tax reform                                                                                                            (0.57)                                    (0.57)
        Adjusted net loss per diluted common share (Non-GAAP)                                                                               $(0.08)                                   $(0.82)

        Diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding (GAAP):                                                                         111,611                                   111,428
 Adjusted net loss excludes certain items that the Company believes affect the comparability of operating results. Items excluded generally are non-recurring items or are items whose timing
 and/or amount cannot be reasonably estimated. These items include non-cash and other adjustments, such as derivative gains and losses net of settlements, impairments, net (gain) loss on
 divestiture activity, materials inventory loss, and gains or losses on extinguishment of debt. The non-GAAP measure of adjusted net income (loss) is presented because management believes
 it provides useful additional information to investors for analysis of SM Energy's fundamental business on a recurring basis. In addition, management believes that adjusted net income (loss) is
 widely used by professional research analysts and others in the valuation, comparison, and investment recommendations of companies in the oil and gas exploration and production industry,
 and many investors use the published research of industry research analysts in making investment decisions. Adjusted net income (loss) should not be considered in isolation or as a
 substitute for net income (loss), income (loss) from operations, cash provided by operating activities, or other income, profitability, cash flow, or liquidity measures prepared under GAAP.
 Since adjusted net income (loss) excludes some, but not all, items that affect net income (loss) and may vary among companies, the adjusted net income (loss) amounts presented may not
 be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.

(1) Income taxes are calculated using a tax rate of 36.1%, for the three and twelve-month periods ended December 31, 2017. These rates approximate
    the Company's statutory tax rate adjusted for ordinary permanent differences.                                                                                                                    45
Total Capital Spend Reconciliation

  Reconciliation of costs incurred in oil and gas
  activities (GAAP) to Total capital spend                                      Twelve Months Ended
  (Non-GAAP)(1)(3) (in millions)                                                 December 31, 2017

  Costs incurred in oil and gas activities (GAAP):                                                  $1,040.0
             Asset retirement obligation                                                               (12.1)
             Capitalized interest                                                                      (12.6)
             Proved property acquisitions(2)                                                            (1.6)
             Unproved property acquisitions                                                            (78.6)
             Other                                                                                        1.3
  Total capital spend (Non-GAAP):                                                                     $936.4

(1)   The non-GAAP measure of total capital spend is presented because management believes it provides useful information to investors for analysis of
      SM Energy's fundamental business on a recurring basis. In addition, management believes that total capital spend is widely used by professional
      research analysts and others in the valuation, comparison, and investment recommendations of companies in the oil and gas exploration and
      production industry, and many investors use the published research of industry research analysts in making investment decisions. Total capital spend
      should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for Costs Incurred or other capital spending measures prepared under GAAP. The total capital
      spend amounts presented may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.
(2)   Includes approximately $1.4 million of ARO associated with proved property acquisitions for the year ended December 31, 2017.
(3)   The Company completed several primarily non-monetary acreage trades in the Midland Basin during 2017 totaling $294.0 million of value attributed to
      the properties surrendered. This non-monetary consideration is not reflected in the costs incurred or capital spend amounts presented above.

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PV-10 Reconciliation

  Reconciliation of standardized measure (GAAP) to                                                         As of
  PV-10 (Non-GAAP)(1) (in millions)                                                                   December 31, 2017

  Standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows (GAAP):                                                      $3,024.1
             Add: 10 percent annual discount, net of income taxes                                                         2,573.2
             Add: future undiscounted income taxes                                                                          205.7
  Undiscounted future net cash flows                                                                                      5,803.0
             Less: 10 percent annual discount without tax effect                                                        (2,746.5)
  PV-10 (Non-GAAP):                                                                                                     $3,056.5

(1)   The non-GAAP measure of PV-10 is presented because management believes it provides useful information to investors for analysis of SM Energy's
      fundamental business on a recurring basis. In addition, management believes that PV-10 is widely used by professional research analysts and others
      in the valuation, comparison, and investment recommendations of companies in the oil and gas exploration and production industry, and many
      investors use the published research of industry research analysts in making investment decisions. PV-10 should not be considered in isolation or as
      a substitute for other measures prepared under GAAP.

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Oil and Gas Derivative Positions
By quarter through 2019
       Fixed Swaps                                           Oil                                                    Gas
                                               Volume                                               Volume
                        Period                 (MBbls)               $/Bbl(1)                       (BBTU)                 $/MMBTU(1)
                         1Q’18                   1,075                $50.16                         20,788                     $3.25
                         2Q’18                   1,534                $49.57                         15,712                     $2.85
                         3Q’18                   1,769                $49.77                         17,147                     $2.88
                         4Q’18                   1,894                $49.87                         18,646                     $2.91
                         1Q’19                    442                 $50.70                         16,979                     $2.92
                         2Q’19                    439                 $50.70                              -                        -
                         3Q’19                    524                 $50.70                              -                        -
                         4Q’19                    535                 $50.70                              -                        -

        Collars                                      Oil                                                      Midland – Cushing Oil Basis Swaps
                                      Volume                 Ceiling                 Floor                                         Volume              Price Differential
                  Period              (MBbls)                $/Bbl(1)               $/Bbl(1)                   Period              (MBbls)                  $/Bbl(1)
                   1Q’18                1,445                $59.07                  $50.00                      1Q’18                 2,113                   ($1.15)
                   2Q’18                1,459                $59.03                  $50.00                      2Q’18                 2,392                   ($1.03)
                   3Q’18                1,948                $58.61                  $50.00                      3Q’18                 3,018                   ($1.06)
                   4Q’18                2,222                $58.44                  $50.00                      4Q’18                 3,327                   ($1.08)
                   1Q’19                1,445                $59.25                  $47.75                      1Q’19                 1,366                   ($1.07)
                   2Q’19                1,450                $59.23                  $47.67                      2Q’19                 1,411                   ($1.08)
                   3Q’19                1,501                $59.18                  $47.59                      3Q’19                 1,497                   ($1.09)
                   4Q’19                1,511                $59.12                  $47.58                      4Q’19                 1,515                   ($1.10)
       Note: Includes all commodity derivative contracts for settlement at any time during the first quarter of 2018 and later periods through 2019, entered into as of 2/15/18.

 (1)    Prices are weighted averages; natural gas prices reflect the weighted average of regional contract positions and are no longer adjusted to a
        NYMEX equivalent.                                                                                                                                                          48
NGL Derivative Position Detail(1)
   NGL Swaps OPIS Eth Purity Mt Belv                          NGL Swaps OPIS Propane Mt Belv Non-TET                          NGL Swaps OPIS IsoButane Mt Belv Non TET
                         Volume                                                           Volume                                                           Volume
                                                   (2)                                                              (2)                                                            (2)
        Period           (MBbls)           $/Bbl                        Period            (MBbls)           $/Bbl                        Period            (MBbls)         $/Bbl
1Q’18                            923           $10.90           1Q’18                             628           $25.39           1Q’18                            167         $35.76
2Q’18                            915           $10.87           2Q’18                             554           $24.94           2Q’18                             66         $35.07
3Q’18                          1,033           $10.99           3Q’18                             610           $24.27           3Q’18                             70         $35.07
4Q’18                          1,146           $11.18           4Q’18                             671           $24.39           4Q’18                             76         $35.07
          2018 Total           4,017                                       2018 Total           2,463                                      2018 Total             379

1Q’19                            853           $12.25           1Q’19                             440           $26.13           1Q’19                             29         $35.70
2Q’19                            877           $12.29           2Q’19                             348           $28.53           2Q’19                             29         $35.70
3Q’19                            907           $12.34           3Q’19                             360           $28.53           3Q’19                             30         $35.70
4Q’19                            896           $12.36           4Q’19                             355           $28.53           4Q’19                             29         $35.70
          2019 Total           3,533                                       2019 Total           1,503                                      2019 Total             117

1Q’20                            275           $11.13
                                                            NGL Swaps Natural Gasoline Mt Belv Non TET                         NGL Swaps OPIS NButane Mt Belv Non TET
2Q’20                            264           $11.13
                                                                                          Volume                                                           Volume
          2020 Total             539                                                                                (2)                                                            (2)
                                                                        Period            (MBbls)           $/Bbl                        Period            (MBbls)         $/Bbl
                                                                1Q’18                             189           $49.40           1Q’18                            206         $35.83
                                                                2Q’18                             175           $50.99           2Q’18                              84        $35.69
                                                                3Q’18                             202           $51.13           3Q’18                              93        $35.70
                                                                4Q’18                             208           $50.99           4Q’18                            102         $35.70
                                                                           2018 Total             774                                       2018 Total            485

                                                                1Q’19                              48           $50.93           1Q’19                              37        $35.64
                                                                2Q’19                              49           $50.93           2Q’19                              38        $35.64
                                                                3Q’19                              50           $50.93           3Q’19                              39        $35.64
                                                                4Q’19                              50           $50.93           4Q’19                              39        $35.64
                                                                           2019 Total             197                                       2019 Total            153

   (1)   Includes all commodity derivative contracts for settlement at any time during the first quarter of 2017 and later periods entered into as of February 15, 2018.
   (2)   Weighted-Average Contract Price                                                                                                                                       49
NGL Realizations

  •   30% increase in realized price (before hedges) from 4Q16 to 4Q17
  •   SM NGL price realizations are predominately tied to Mont Belvieu, fee
      based contracts
  •   Differential reflects NGL barrel product mix and transportation and
      fractionation fees

                                                                                SM Typical NGL Bbl(1)
                            4Q16         1Q17        2Q17     3Q17     4Q17
                                                                                             13%
Mt. Belvieu ($/Bbl)        $24.11       $26.74       $24.11   $27.55   $32.12
                                                                                          9%
                                                                                                     42%
SM Realization             $20.02       $22.06       $19.71   $22.40   $26.01             9%
($/Bbl)
                                                                                               27%
% Differential to            83%          82%         82%      81%      81%
Mt. Belvieu
                                                                                Ethane               Propane
                                                                                Iso Butane           Normal Butane
                                                                                Natural Gasoline

      (1) Includes the effects of ethane rejection
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Howard County Operators

                          SM Energy
                          Callon
                          Encana
                          Surge/Yantai Xinchao
                          Diamondback
                          Oxy
                          Energen
                          Breitburn
                          Sabalo
                          Grenadier

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Sweetie Peck Operators

                         SM Energy
                         Apache
                         Chevron
                         Concho
                         Devon
                         Diamondback
                         Discovery
                         Endeavor
                         Exxon
                         Legacy
                         Oxy
                         Pioneer
                         Summit
                         Miscellaneous
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Eagle Ford Operators

           Dimmit
    Maverick

                                                    Dimmit
                                                     Webb

                    Area
                    North

                                    Fasken
                                             Area
                                             East

                            Area
                            South

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Divide County Operators
  Canada
                         CPEG
           RE
                                                  RE           HES

     CPEG                              RE
             FAC

                   FAC

                                                         CLR
                MRX      HNT

                                NP

    Divide
     Williams
                                     KKN           CLR
                                            HES
                      CPEG

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Reserves and Resources

Information about the terms “economic resources” and “economic inventory”
The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) requires oil and natural gas companies, in their filings with the SEC, to disclose proved
reserves, which are those quantities of oil, natural gas and NGLs, which, by analysis of geoscience and engineering data, can be estimated with
reasonable certainty to be economically producible—from a given date forward, from known reservoirs and under existing economic conditions
(using the trailing 12-month average first-day-of-the-month prices), operating methods and government regulations—prior to the time at which
contracts providing the right to operate expire, unless evidence indicates that renewal is reasonably certain, regardless of whether deterministic
or probabilistic methods are used for the estimation. The SEC also permits the disclosure of separate estimates of probable or possible
reserves that meet SEC definitions for such reserves; however, the Company currently does not disclose probable or possible reserves in its
SEC filings.

In this presentation, proved reserves attributable to the Company at December 31, 2017, are estimated utilizing SEC reserve recognition
standards and pricing assumptions based on the trailing 12-month average first-day-of-the-month prices of $51.34 per Bbl of oil, $3.00 per
MMBtu of natural gas, and $27.69 per Bbl of NGLs. At least 80% of the PV-10 of the Company’s estimate of its total proved reserves at
December 31, 2017, was audited by Ryder Scott Company, L.P. The Company may use the terms “economic resource,” “economic inventory,”
“additional resource” and similar phrases to describe estimates of gross drilling locations that the SEC rules may prohibit from being included in
filings with the SEC. These are the Company’s internal estimates of drilling locations. These quantities may not constitute “reserves” within the
meaning of the Society of Petroleum Engineer’s Petroleum Resource Management System or SEC rules. Such estimates and identified drilling
locations may not have been fully risked by Company management and are inherently more speculative than proved reserves estimates. Actual
locations drilled and quantities that may be ultimately recovered from the Company’s interests could differ substantially from these estimates.
There is no commitment by the Company to drill all of these drilling locations.

The calculation of economic resources is not necessarily calculated in accordance with SEC guidelines for proved reserves and is not reviewed
by third party engineers. Economic resources presented in this presentation are calculated using benchmark pricing and projected pricing,
which differs from the pricing used for proved reserves. Management believes the presentation of economic resources and economic drilling
inventory are useful to investors in the valuation of SM Energy; however, the calculations may not be consistent with similar metrics provided by
peers.

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Definitions of Non-GAAP, forward looking metrics
 The following metrics are forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures. The Company believes these measures are commonly
 used in the E&P industry, and other industries, by shareholders, professional research analysts and others in valuation,
 comparison and investment recommendations. Certain forward-looking metrics cannot be presented in conjunction with a
 reconciliation to the closest GAAP measure, because certain portions of the forecast calculation would are inherently
 unpredictable. Accordingly, investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these numbers.

1) Projected cash flow per debt adjusted share:

For purposes of forward-looking cash flow from operations, it is not possible to project changes in working capital. The Company calculates
forward-looking cash flow as projected adjusted EBITDAX (reconciled above to GAAP Net Loss and GAAP Net cash provided by operating
activities for actual results) less projected cash interest expense and cash taxes.

The calculation of debt adjusted shares is the sum of average fully diluted common shares outstanding plus the quotient of total principal value
of long-term debt outstanding (including senior notes, convertible stock, credit facility) less cash and cash equivalents divided by the price of
common stock. In the case of the current 2-year plan, the price of common stock used is the closing price at year-end 2017.

2) Capital spend:

For purposes of forward-looking capital spend, it is the sum of projected capital expenditures for drilling and completion of wells, capitalized
geologic and geophysical work, exploration costs excluding dry hole expenses, facilities and infrastructure, allocated overhead and land costs
exclusive of acquisitions.

Capital spend as reported for actual results is reconciled above to GAAP costs incurred in oil and gas activities.

3) Net debt:EBITDAX:

Net debt is total principle value of long-term debt outstanding less cash and cash equivalents. Projected net debt:EBITDAX is projected net debt
divided by projected adjusted EBITDAX. Adjusted EBITDAX is reconciled above to GAAP Net Loss and GAAP Net cash provided by operating
activities for actual results.

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Contact Information

Jennifer Martin Samuels
Vice President - Investor Relations
303-864-2507
jsamuels@sm-energy.com

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