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Via EDGAR
January 24, 2017
H. Roger Schwall
Assistant Director
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549-3561
Re: Jagged Peak Energy Inc.
Registration Statement on Form S-1
File No. 333-215179
Ladies and Gentlemen:
On behalf of Jagged Peak Energy Inc., and pursuant to Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the undersigned hereby requests that the effective date of the above referenced Registration Statement on Form S-1 be accelerated to 3:30 p.m., Washington, D.C. time, on January 26, 2017, or as soon as practicable thereafter.
Thank you for your assistance in this matter.
| Very truly yours, |
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| JAGGED PEAK ENERGY INC. |
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| By: | /s/ Christopher I. Humber |
| Name: | Christopher I. Humber |
| Title: | Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary |
cc: Joseph N. Jaggers, Jagged Peak Energy Inc.
Robert W. Howard, Jagged Peak Energy Inc.
Douglas E. McWilliams, Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.
Julian J. Seiguer, Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.