EXHIBIT 23.2

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ENGINEERS AND GEOLOGISTS

We hereby consent to the references to our firm, in the context in which they appear, and to the references to and the filing and incorporation by reference of our letter as of December 31, 2022, prepared for Driftwood Energy Management, LLC, included in or made part of this Report on Form 8-K/A of Vital Energy, Inc.

NETHERLAND, SEWELL & ASSOCIATES, INC.

By: /s/ Eric J. Stevens

Eric J. Stevens, P.E.

President and Chief Operating Officer

Dallas, Texas

June 15, 2023