Blake D. McKenna

Mr. McKenna was appointed Senior Vice President – Texas in May 2025. He joined SM Energy as Senior Vice President - Strategic Planning and Corporate Reserves in April 2025. Mr. McKenna previously co-founded and served as President and Chief Operating Officer at XCL Resources.

Mr. McKenna has more than 18 years of experience in the energy industry. Prior to XCL Resources, Mr. McKenna was with Vitesse Energy and EOG Resources, serving in several roles of increasing responsibility including production engineering, completion engineering and reservoir engineering in conventional and unconventional fields across many different basins. 

BS, Petroleum Engineering, Colorado School of Mines