EXHIBIT 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-214089) of Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc. of our report dated March 13, 2017, relating to the financial statements, which appears in this Form 10-K.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Denver, Colorado

March 13, 2017