Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our reports dated March 3, 2017 relating to the financial statements, which appear in Sandridge Energy Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts”in such Registration Statement.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

April 17, 2017