[ELLORA ENERGY INC. LETTERHEAD]
April 17, 2009
Via Edgar
Mr. H. Roger Schwall
Assistant Director
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Mail Stop 7010
100 F Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20549-7010
Re: |
| Ellora Energy Inc. |
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| Registration Statement on Form S-1 |
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| Filed November 9, 2006 |
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| Last Amended December 4, 2007 |
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| File No. 333-138585 |
Dear Mr. Schwall:
Pursuant to Rule 477 of Regulation C of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), Ellora Energy Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Registrant”), hereby applies for an order granting the immediate withdrawal of its Registration Statement on Form S-1, Commission File No. 333-138585 (the “Registration Statement”). The Registration Statement was originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on November 9, 2006.
The Registrant hereby confirms that the Registration Statement was not declared effective by the Commission, no securities have been sold pursuant to the Registration Statement, and all activities regarding the proposed public offering have been discontinued. Accordingly, the Registrant respectfully requests that the Commission issue an order granting the withdrawal of the Registration Statement as soon as possible. The Registrant also requests in accordance with Rule 457(p) promulgated under the Act that all fees paid to the Commission in connection with the filing of the Registration Statement be credited for future use for the Registrant’s account.
If you have any questions regarding this application for withdrawal, please contact our counsel, Kirk Tucker at (713) 951-5805.
| Sincerely, | |
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| /s/ T. Scott Martin | |
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| T. Scott Martin | |
| President and Chief Executive Officer | |
| Ellora Energy Inc. | |
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cc: | Kirk Tucker, Thompson & Knight LLP |
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