POWER OF ATTORNEY

       Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints each of Travis L. Counts, Shea Kauffman, Geoffrey Storm, and
Rosemary Morice, signing singly, and with full power of substitution, the
undersigneds true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

       (1)     prepare, execute in the undersigneds name and on the
undersigneds behalf, and submit to the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission (the SEC) a Form ID, including amendments thereto, and any other
documents necessary or appropriate to obtain codes and passwords enabling the
undersigned to make electronic filings with the SEC of reports required by
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act) or
any rule or regulation of the SEC;

       (2)     execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the
undersigneds capacity as an officer and/or director of Civitas Resources,
Inc. (the Company), Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the
Exchange Act and the rules thereunder;

       (3)     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 Form 3, 4 or 5, complete and execute any amendment or amendments
thereto, and timely file such form with the SEC and any stock exchange or
similar authority; and

       (4)     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-facts 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-facts 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
undersigneds 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 undersigneds 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 May 2, 2023.

/s/ Morris R. Clark
Morris R. Clark