<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000902664-25-003660.txt : 20250814
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000902664-25-003660
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SCHEDULE 13G
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250814
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250814

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CIVITAS RESOURCES, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001509589
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	01 Energy & Transportation
		EIN:				611630631
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SCHEDULE 13G
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-86667
		FILM NUMBER:		251219382

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		555 - 17TH STREET, SUITE 3700
		CITY:			DENVER
		STATE:			CO
		ZIP:			80202
		BUSINESS PHONE:		303-293-9100

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		555 - 17TH STREET, SUITE 3700
		CITY:			DENVER
		STATE:			CO
		ZIP:			80202

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20110106

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Kimmeridge Energy Management Company, LLC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001706220
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	
		EIN:				454106121
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SCHEDULE 13G

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		15 LITTLE WEST 12TH STREET
		STREET 2:		4TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10014
		BUSINESS PHONE:		646-517-7252

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		15 LITTLE WEST 12TH STREET
		STREET 2:		4TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10014
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      <securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share</securitiesClassTitle>
      <eventDateRequiresFilingThisStatement>06/30/2025</eventDateRequiresFilingThisStatement>
      <issuerInfo>
        <issuerCik>0001509589</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>CIVITAS RESOURCES, INC.</issuerName>
        <issuerCusip>17888H103</issuerCusip>
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          <com:stateOrCountry>CO</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>80202</com:zipCode>
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        <designateRulePursuantThisScheduleFiled>Rule 13d-1(b)</designateRulePursuantThisScheduleFiled>
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      <reportingPersonName>Kimmeridge Energy Management Company, LLC</reportingPersonName>
      <citizenshipOrOrganization>DE</citizenshipOrOrganization>
      <reportingPersonBeneficiallyOwnedNumberOfShares>
        <soleVotingPower>8404518.00</soleVotingPower>
        <sharedVotingPower>0.00</sharedVotingPower>
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        <sharedDispositivePower>0.00</sharedDispositivePower>
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      <classPercent>9.1</classPercent>
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        <issuerName>CIVITAS RESOURCES, INC.</issuerName>
        <issuerPrincipalExecutiveOfficeAddress>555 17th Street, Suite 3700, Denver, Colorado 80202</issuerPrincipalExecutiveOfficeAddress>
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        <filingPersonName>This Statement is filed on behalf of Kimmeridge Energy Management Company, LLC (the "Reporting Person"), a Delaware limited liability company and investment adviser, directly or indirectly, to certain funds (the "Kimmeridge Funds") with respect to the shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock"), of Civitas Resources, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Issuer"), directly held by the Kimmeridge Funds. The Reporting Person is managed by a board of managers consisting of Benjamin Dell, Henry Makansi, Neil McMahon, Noam Lockshin, Alexander Inkster, Neda Jafar and Emily Mills.

The filing of this statement should not be construed as an admission that any of the foregoing persons or the Reporting Person is, for the purposes of Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the beneficial owner of the securities reported herein.</filingPersonName>
        <principalBusinessOfficeOrResidenceAddress>The address of the business office of the Reporting Person is 15 Little West 12th Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10014.</principalBusinessOfficeOrResidenceAddress>
        <citizenship>The Reporting Person is organized as a limited liability company under the laws of Delaware.</citizenship>
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        <amountBeneficiallyOwned>The information required by Item 4(a) is set forth in Row 9 of the cover page for the Reporting Person and is incorporated herein by reference.

The percentage set forth in this Schedule 13G is calculated based upon an aggregate of 92,579,894 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of May 6, 2025, as reported in the Issuer's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2025, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 7, 2025.</amountBeneficiallyOwned>
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          <solePowerOrDirectToVote>The information required by Item 4(c)(i) is set forth in Row 5 of the cover page for the Reporting Person and is incorporated herein by reference.</solePowerOrDirectToVote>
          <sharedPowerOrDirectToVote>The information required by Item 4(c)(ii) is set forth in Row 6 of the cover page for the Reporting Person and is incorporated herein by reference.</sharedPowerOrDirectToVote>
          <solePowerOrDirectToDispose>The information required by Item 4(c)(iii) is set forth in Row 7 of the cover page for the Reporting Person and is incorporated herein by reference.</solePowerOrDirectToDispose>
          <sharedPowerOrDirectToDispose>The information required by Item 4(c)(iv) is set forth in Row 8 of the cover page for the Reporting Person and is incorporated herein by reference.</sharedPowerOrDirectToDispose>
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      </item4>
      <item5>
        <notApplicableFlag>Y</notApplicableFlag>
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      <item6>
        <notApplicableFlag>N</notApplicableFlag>
        <ownershipMoreThan5PercentOnBehalfOfAnotherPerson>See Item 2(a).</ownershipMoreThan5PercentOnBehalfOfAnotherPerson>
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      <item7>
        <notApplicableFlag>Y</notApplicableFlag>
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      <item8>
        <notApplicableFlag>Y</notApplicableFlag>
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        <notApplicableFlag>Y</notApplicableFlag>
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        <notApplicableFlag>N</notApplicableFlag>
        <certifications>By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under ?? 240.14a-11.</certifications>
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    <signatureInformation>
      <reportingPersonName>Kimmeridge Energy Management Company, LLC</reportingPersonName>
      <signatureDetails>
        <signature>/s/ Tamar Goldstein</signature>
        <title>Tamar Goldstein, General Counsel</title>
        <date>08/14/2025</date>
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