[Concho Letterhead]
June 4, 2018
VIA EDGAR
John Reynolds
Assistant Director, Office of Natural Resources
Division of Corporation Finance
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: | Acceleration Request for Concho Resources Inc. Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-224354) |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 461 of the General Rules and Regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Concho Resources Inc. hereby requests that the effective date of the above-captioned Registration Statement on Form S-4 be accelerated to 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on June 6, 2018, or as soon as practicable thereafter.
Please contact Krishna Veeraraghavan of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP via telephone at (212) 558-7931 or via e-mail at veeraraghavank@sullcrom.com with any questions you may have. In addition, please notify Mr. Veeraraghavan when this request for acceleration has been granted.
Sincerely, | ||
/s/ Travis L. Counts | ||
Name: | Travis L. Counts | |
Title: | Senior Vice President, General | |
Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
cc: | Loan Lauren P. Nguyen |
Irene Barberena-Meissner
Joseph Klinko
Lily Dang
(Securities and Exchange Commission)
Krishna Veeraraghavan
Joseph B. Frumkin
(Sullivan & Cromwell LLP)
Douglas E. McWilliams
Stephen M. Gill
Lande A. Spottswood
(Vinson & Elkins LLP)