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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001213900-21-027265
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20210517
FILED AS OF DATE:		20210517
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20210517

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Martinez Guillermo
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001862186

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-19514
		FILM NUMBER:		21933027

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2425 BINZ ST.
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77004

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GULFPORT ENERGY CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000874499
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311]
		IRS NUMBER:				731521290
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		14313 NORTH MAY AVENUE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 100
		CITY:			OKLAHOMA CITY
		STATE:			OK
		ZIP:			73134
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4058488807

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		14313 NORTH MAY AVENUE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 100
		CITY:			OKLAHOMA CITY
		STATE:			OK
		ZIP:			73134

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	WRT ENERGY CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19930328

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	WESTERN RESOURCE TECHNOLOGIES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19600201
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        <issuerName>GULFPORT ENERGY CORP</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>GPOR</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerCik>0001862186</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Martinez Guillermo</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>3001 QUAIL SPRINGS PARKWAY</rptOwnerStreet1>
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    <remarks>Exhibit List: Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney</remarks>

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        <signatureName>/s/ Patrick Craine as Attorney-in-Fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2021-05-17</signatureDate>
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<DESCRIPTION>POWER OF ATTORNEY
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<P STYLE="text-align: right; margin: 0"><B>Exhibit 24</B></P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Know all by these present, that the undersigned
hereby constitutes and appoints each of <B>Patrick Craine</B> and <B>Philip Friesen</B>, individually, the undersigned&rsquo;s true and
lawful attorney-in-fact to:</P>

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<TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 0.25in">(1)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned&rsquo;s capacity as an officer and/or
director of Gulfport Energy Corporation (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;), Forms 3, 4, and 5 (including amendments thereto) in accordance with
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the &ldquo;Exchange Act&rdquo;) and the rules thereunder, and any other forms or
reports the undersigned may be required to file in connection with the undersigned&rsquo;s ownership, acquisition, or disposition of securities
of the Company;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 0.25in">(2)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned that may be necessary or desirable
to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5, complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereto, file such Form with the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority, and provide a copy as required by law or advisable
to such persons as such attorney-in-fact deems appropriate; and</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 37.05pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -19.95pt">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 0.25in">(3)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing that, in the opinion of
such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required of 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&rsquo;s discretion.</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">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&rsquo;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, and their substitutes, in serving in such capacity at the
request of the undersigned, are not assuming (nor is the Company nor any of its affiliates assuming) any of the undersigned&rsquo;s responsibilities
to comply with Section 16 of the Exchange Act.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">The undersigned agrees that each such attorney-in-fact
may rely entirely on information furnished orally or in writing by or at the direction of the undersigned to such attorney-in-fact. The
undersigned also agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and its affiliates and each such attorney-in-fact against any losses,
claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in these respects) that arise out of or are based upon any untrue statements or omissions of
necessary facts in the information provided by or at the direction of the undersigned, or upon the lack of timeliness in the delivery
of information by or at the direction of the undersigned, to that attorney-in fact for purposes of executing, acknowledging, delivering
or filing any Form 3, 4 or 5 (including any amendment thereto) and agrees to reimburse the Company and its affiliates and such attorney-in-fact
on demand for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with investigating or defending against any such loss, claim,
damage, liability or action.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">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&rsquo;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.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused
this Power of Attorney to be executed as of the date written below.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; width: 40%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/ Guillermo Martinez</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 60%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Guillermo Martinez</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">May 17, 2021</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Date</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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