POWER OF ATTORNEY


Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each
of David S. Elkouri and Mark J. Mize, signing singly, the undersigned's true
and lawful attorney-in-fact to:  (1)  execute for and on behalf of the undersigned,
in the undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or director of Halcon Resources Corporation
(the "Company"), Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") and the rules thereunder;(2)  do and perform any and all
acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete
and execute any such Forms 3, 4 and 5, complete and execute any amendment or amendments
thereto, and timely file such form with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission
and any stock exchange or similar authority; and (3)  take any other action of any type
whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact,
may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned,
it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of
the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain
such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact's
discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to
do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary or proper to
be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all
intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full
power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers
herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys in fact,
in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor
is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with
Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

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 issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the
undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed
as of this 27th day of February, 2013.



\s\  Larry L. Helm
Name:  Larry L. Helm