KRUSE LANDA MAYCOCK & RICKS, LLC 136 EAST SOUTH TEMPLE, TWENTY-FIRST FLOOR SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84111-1124 JAMES R. KRUSE TELEPHONE: (801) 531-7090 TELECOPY: (801) 531-7091 WRITER'S E-MAIL MAILING ADDRESS: jkruse@klmrlaw.com Post Office Box 45561 Salt Lake City, Utah 84145-0561 WRITER'S VOICE MAIL Extension 127 April 6, 2007 EDGAR FILING AND VIA FACSIMILE (202) 772-9217 Ms. Mary K. Fraser Division of Corporate Finance United States Securities and Exchange Commission 100 F Street, NE Washington, D.C. 20549 Re: Paxton Energy, Inc. Registration Statement on Form SB-2 SEC File No.: 333-136399 Dear Ms. Fraser: Enclosed is a letter from Paxton Energy, Inc. requesting acceleration of the effective date of the above-referenced registration statement to 2:00 p.m., Eastern Time, Wednesday, April 11, 2007, or the earliest practicable date and time thereafter. The acceleration request is being submitted formally via the EDGAR filing system. Sincerely, KRUSE LANDA MAYCOCK & RICKS, LLC /s/ James R. Kruse James R. Kruse JRK/apm Enclosure [Paxton Energy Logo] April 6, 2007 EDGAR FILING AND VIA FACSIMILE (202) 772-9217 Ms. Mary K. Fraser Division of Corporate Finance United States Securities and Exchange Commission 100 F Street, NE Washington, D.C. 20549 Re: Paxton Energy, Inc. Registration Statement on Form SB-2 SEC File No.: 333-136399 Dear Ms. Fraser: Paxton Energy, Inc. hereby requests acceleration of the effective date of the above-referenced registration statement of Form SB-2 to Wednesday, April 11, 2007, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time, or the earliest practicable time and date thereafter. In connection with the acceleration request, the officers and directors of Paxton Energy have read the registration statement in its entirety, including all of the exhibits thereto, and are familiar with all of the information contained therein. To the best of our knowledge, all of the information contained in the registration statement is complete and accurate in all material respects. We have no information or knowledge with respect to any material fact in connection with Paxton Energy or its past, current or prospective operation that would be materially adverse to Paxton Energy that is not disclosed in the registration statement or the prior filings made by Paxton Energy pursuant to the provisions of the Securities Act of 1934, as amended. If you have any questions respecting the foregoing, please telephone. Sincerely, Paxton Energy, Inc. /s/ Tom Manz Tom Manz Director - --------------------------------- --------------------------------- ---------------------------------- Corporate Office Executive Office Operations Office - --------------------------------- --------------------------------- ---------------------------------- 2533 N. Carson Street, Suite 6232 4120 Douglas Blvd., Suite 306-428 355 Burrard Street, Suite 1150 Carson City, Nevada 89706 Granite Bay, CA 95746 Vancouver, B.C. V6C 2G8 Tel: 775.841.5049 Tel: 916.797.0207 Tel: 604.215.3832 Fax: 775.883.2384 Fax: 916.791.0289 Fax: 604.215.3831 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ w w w . p a x t o n e n e r g y i n c . c o m - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------