May 9, 2017
Via EDGAR
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Re: | Request for Acceleration of Effectiveness of Registration Statement on FormS-4 |
| (Registration StatementNo. 333-216489) |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
ONEOK, Inc., an Oklahoma corporation (the “Registrant”), hereby requests, pursuant to Rule 461(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, that the effectiveness of its Registration Statement (the “Registration Statement”) on FormS-4 (Registration StatementNo. 333-216489) be accelerated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) to 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on May 11, 2017, or as soon thereafter as practicable.
We request that we be notified of such effectiveness by a telephone call to Frank E. Bayouth of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, the Registrant’s counsel, at (713)655-5115 and that such effectiveness also be confirmed in writing.
| Very truly yours, | ||
| ONEOK, Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Stephen W. Lake | |
| Stephen W. Lake | ||
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Assistant Secretary | ||