[Plains Exploration & Production Company Letterhead]
January 10, 2006
Via EDGAR
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549-0305
| Attn: | Jill S. Davis |
| Re: | Plains Exploration & Production Company (the “Company”) |
Form 10-K for Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2004, File No. 1-31470
Dear Ms. Davis:
Pursuant to the phone conversation today between you and Kristin Becnel, Senior Attorney for the Company, this letter is to inform you that the Company expects to respond to the Staff’s comment later dated December 27, 2005 by Wednesday, January 18, 2006. If we foresee any change in the timing of our responses, we will notify you promptly.
If you have any questions, please call the undersigned at (713) 579-6109.
Very truly yours, | ||
/s/ John F. Wombwell | ||
| Plains Exploration & Production Company | ||
| By: | John F. Wombwell | |
Executive Vice President and General Counsel | ||
| cc: | Kevin Stertzel |
Securities and Exchange Commission
