BONANZA CREEK ENERGY, INC. 410 17th Street, Suite 1400 Denver, CO 80202 ph: (720) 440-6100 fx: (720) 305-0804
September 24, 2021
Via EDGAR
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Energy and Transportation
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549-3561
Attention: Irene Barberena-Meissner
Re: | Request for Acceleration of Effectiveness of Registration Statement on Form |
S-4 (File No. 333-257882) (the “Registration Statement”) of Bonanza Creek |
Energy, Inc. (“Bonanza Creek”) |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 461 under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Bonanza Creek requests that the effectiveness of the above-captioned Registration Statement be accelerated so that such Registration Statement will become effective on Tuesday, September 28, 2021, at 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time, or as soon thereafter as practicable.
Please call Shelley A. Barber of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. at (212) 237-0022 or Katherine Frank at (214) 220-7869 with any questions regarding this matter.
Very truly yours, | ||
BONANZA CREEK ENERGY, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Cyrus D. Marter IV | |
Cyrus D. Marter IV | ||
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
cc: | Lauren Nguyen, Securities and Exchange Commission |
John Hodgin, Securities and Exchange Commission
Myra Moosariparambil, Securities and Exchange Commission
Craig Arakawa, Securities and Exchange Commission
Skip Marter, Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc.
Shelley A. Barber, Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.
Stephen M. Gill, Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.
Katherine Frank, Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.
Eric Christ, Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc.
Julian Seiguer, P.C., Kirkland & Ellis L.L.P
Doug Bacon, P.C., Kirkland & Ellis L.L.P
Bryan Flannery, Kirkland & Ellis L.L.P
Signature Page to Acceleration Request Letter