Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

In accordance with General Instruction B.2. of Form 8-K, the following information, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed filed for purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information and Exhibit be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

On October 30, 2012, SM Energy Company (the "Company") issued a press release announcing that the Company closed its offer to exchange up to $400 million aggregate principal amount of its 6½% Senior Notes due 2023, which have been registered under the Securities Act, for an equal aggregate principal amount of its outstanding 6½% Senior Notes due 2023, which were issued on June 29, 2012, in a private placement. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits. The following exhibit is furnished as part of this report:

Exhibit 99.1 Press release of the Company dated October 30, 2012, entitled "SM Energy Announces Closing of Exchange Offer for $400 Million of its 6½% Senior Notes due 2023"

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