EX-5.1

Exhibit 5.1

September 18, 2023

SilverBow Resources, Inc.

920 Memorial City Way, Suite 850

Houston, Texas 77024

Re: SilverBow Resources, Inc. Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-271821)

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have examined the Registration Statement on Form S-3, File No. 333-271821 (the “Registration Statement”), of SilverBow Resources, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), in connection with the offering by the Company of up to 3,035,811 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Common Stock”), par value $0.01 per share, (the “Shares”) and associated preferred share purchase rights (the “Rights), the terms of which are set forth in the Rights Agreement between the Company and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC (the “Rights Agent”), amended as of May 16, 2023 (as amended, the “Rights Agreement”).

In arriving at the opinion expressed below, we have examined originals, or copies certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction as being true and complete copies of the originals, of specimen Common Stock and Rights certificates, the Rights Agreement and such other documents, corporate records, certificates of officers of the Company and of public officials and other instruments as we have deemed necessary or advisable to enable us to render the opinions set forth below. In our examination, we have assumed without independent investigation, the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity and competency of all natural persons, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals and the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as copies.

Based upon the foregoing, and subject to the assumptions, exceptions, qualifications and limitations set forth herein, we are of the opinion that the Shares, when issued against payment therefor as set forth in the Registration Statement, are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and the Rights will be validly issued.

With respect to our opinion concerning the Rights, we express no opinion regarding the Rights Agreement or whether or not the Board of Directors in adopting the Rights Agreement and approving the issuance of the Rights acted in a manner consistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable law and such opinion is based upon the assumption that such adoption and issuance was consistent with such duties. Furthermore, we advise you that the Board of Directors of the Company may be required to redeem or terminate, or take other action with respect to, the Rights at some future time based on the facts and circumstances existing at that time.

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