Exhibit 23.6

Hammerhead Energy Inc.

Eighth Avenue Place

East Tower, Suite 2700

525 8th Avenue SW

Calgary, Alberta T2P 1G1

Canada

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ENGINEERS

We hereby consent to the use and reference to our name in the Registration Statement on Form F-4 of Hammerhead Energy Inc., filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on October 11, 2022, and any amendments thereto (the “Registration Statement”), and to the filing of our reports auditing Hammerhead Resources Inc.’s oil and gas reserves data as of December 31, 2021, December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 (the “Reports”) as exhibits to the Registration Statement and the use of information derived from the Reports in the Registration Statement.

Yours truly,

McDANIEL & ASSOCIATES CONSULTANTS LTD.

/s/ Michael J. Verney

Michael J. Verney, P.Eng.

Executive Vice President

Calgary, Alberta

October 11, 2022

2000, Eighth Avenue Place, East Tower, 525 – 8 Avenue SW, Calgary AB T2P 1G1     Tel: (403) 262-5506     www.mcdan.com