Operator

Good morning. Welcome to the SM Energy's 2026 First Quarter Operating Results Live Session. [Operator Instructions] Please note, today's event is being recorded.

I'd now like to turn the call over to Megan Hays, SM Energy's Vice President, Investor Relations. Please go ahead, Megan.

Megan Hays

Thank you, Rob. Good morning, and welcome to SM Energy's First Quarter 2026 Earnings Call. It's a busy morning for everyone, so we'll jump right in. Joining me are Beth McDonald, our President and CEO; Wade Pursell, our Executive Vice President and CFO; and Blake Mckenna, COO.

Today's discussion will reference forward-looking statements. Please see Slide 2 of our earnings presentation as well as the risk factors in our most recent Form 10-K for risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially.

We will also reference non-GAAP financial measures throughout the call. You can find the definitions and reconciliations to the closest comparable GAAP measures in yesterday's earnings release and in the slide deck available on our website.

[Operator Instructions] With that, I'll turn it over to Beth.

Elizabeth McDonald
President, CEO & Director

Thanks, Megan. Good morning, everyone. The first quarter validates what we've set out to build with the new SM. We closed the Civitas merger