CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC.
20 N. Broadway
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102
June 5, 2013
VIA EDGAR
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E., Mail Stop 4628
Washington, D.C. 20549-4628
Fax Number: (703) 813-6982
Attn: Mr. H. Roger Schwall
| Re: | Continental Resources, Inc. |
| Registration Statement on Form S-4, File No. 333-188097 |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Continental Resources, Inc., an Oklahoma corporation (the “Company”), hereby requests acceleration of the effective time of its Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-188097) to June 11, 2013 at 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time, or as soon thereafter as practicable.
The Company hereby acknowledges that:
| • | should the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) or the staff thereof (the “Staff”), acting pursuant to delegated authority, declare the filing effective, it does not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the filing; |
| • | the action of the Commission or the Staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, in declaring the filing effective, does not relieve the Company from its full responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filing; and |
| • | the Company may not assert the Staff’s comments and the declaration of effectiveness as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States. |
If you have any questions, please call the undersigned at (405) 234-9404 or Michael E. Dillard of Latham & Watkins LLP at (713) 546-7414.
| Very truly yours, | ||
| CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Eric S. Eissenstat | |
| Name: | Eric S. Eissenstat | |
| Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |
| cc: | Michael E. Dillard Latham & Watkins LLP |
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