Gastar Exploration Ltd.
1331 Lamar Street, Suite 1080
Houston, Texas 77002
December 30, 2005
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
Mail Stop 7010
Washington, D.C. 20549-7010
| Attention: | H. Roger Schwall, Assistant Director |
Ms. Mellissa Campbell Duru
| Re: | Gastar Exploration Ltd. |
Registration Statement on Form S-1
File No. 333-127498
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Gastar Exploration Ltd. hereby requests acceleration of effectiveness of the above referenced registration statement for 10:30 a.m. EST on January 4, 2006, or as promptly as practicable thereafter.
You may contact our counsel at Vinson & Elkins, Mark Kelly (713-758-4592) or Jim Prince (713-758-3710), if you have further comments or questions.
Very truly yours,
/s/ J. Russell Porter J. Russell Porter
President and Chief Executive Officer | ||
