Exhibit 24.1
                           LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

                      FOR SECTION 16 REPORTING OBLIGATIONS

Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby makes, constitutes and
appoints Rex Griffin, Kason Kerr and/or Jamie Whyte as the undersigned's true
and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power and authority as hereinafter
described on behalf of and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned to:

(1)  prepare, execute, acknowledge, deliver and file on behalf of the
     undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity as an officer, director and/or
     stockholder of ULTRA PETROLEUM CORP., a Yukon corporation (the "Company"),
     Forms 3, 4, and 5 (including any amendments thereto), with the United
     States Securities and Exchange Commission, any national securities
     exchanges and the Company, as considered necessary or advisable under
     Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and
     regulations promulgated thereunder, as amended from time to time (the
     "Exchange Act");

(2)  seek or obtain, as the undersigned's representative and on the
     undersigned's behalf, information on transactions in the Company's
     securities from any third party, including brokers, employee benefit plan
     administrators and trustees, and the undersigned hereby authorizes any such
     person to release any such information to the undersigned and approves and
     ratifies any such release of information; and

(3)  perform any and all other acts which in the discretion of such
     attorneys-in-fact are necessary or desirable for and on behalf of the
     undersigned in connection with the foregoing.

The undersigned acknowledges that:

(1)  this Power of Attorney authorizes, but does not require, such
     attorneys-in-fact to act in their discretion on information provided to
     such attorneys-in-fact without independent verification of such
     information;

(2)  any documents prepared and/or executed by such attorneys-in-fact on
     behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney will be in
     such form and will contain such information and disclosure as such
     attorneys-in-fact, in his or her discretion, deems necessary or desirable;

(3)  neither the Company nor such attorneys-in-fact assumes (i) the
     undersigned's responsibility to comply with the requirement of the Exchange
     Act, (ii) any liability of the undersigned for any failure to comply with
     such requirements, or (iii) any obligation or liability of the undersigned
     for profit disgorgement under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act; and

(4)  this Power of Attorney does not relieve the undersigned from
     responsibility for compliance with the undersigned's obligations under the
     Exchange Act, including without limitation the reporting requirements under
     Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

The undersigned hereby gives and grants the foregoing attorneys-in-fact full
power and authority to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary or appropriate to be done in and about the foregoing
matters as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could
do if present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying
all that such attorneys-in-fact of, for and on behalf of the undersigned, shall
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this Limited Power of Attorney.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the
undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities of the Company, unless
earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to such
attorneys-in-fact. This Power of Attorney may be filed with the SEC as a
confirming statement of the authority granted herein.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 17th day of June, 2019.

/s/ Mark Solomon
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Signature

Mark Solomon
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Printed Name


This instrument was acknowledged before me on this 17th day of June, 2019 by
Mark Solomon.

                                        /s/ Linda K. Niemeier
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                                        Notary Public's Signature

LINDA K. NIEMEIER
Notary Public
State of Colorado
Notary ID # 20154001113
My Commission Expires 01-09-2023