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XPLOR Energy, Inc.
10200 Grogans Mill Road, Suite 500
The Woodlands, Texas 77380
October 7, 1998
Securities and Exchange Commission VIA EDGAR
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: XPLOR Energy, Inc.
Registration Statement on Form S-1
(Registration No. 333-37835)
Ladies and Gentlemen:
XPLOR Energy, Inc. (the "Company") hereby applies pursuant to Rule 477
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to withdraw the above-referenced
Registration Statement filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission") on October 14, 1997, as thereafter amended. The
Company has determined that, in view of current market conditions, it is
inadvisable to proceed with the registration and sale of its common stock at
this time. In addition, no shares of common stock have been offered or sold
pursuant to the Registration Statement, nor has the Company or its underwriters
circulated preliminary prospectuses in connection with the proposed offering or
otherwise engaged in active marketing of the common stock. Reference is also
made to your letter dated September 29, 1998 to the undersigned.
The Company requests that the Commission consent to this application
on the grounds that withdrawal of the Registration Statement is consistent with
the public interest and the protection of investors, as contemplated by
paragraph (a) of Rule 477.
Please provide the Company with a copy of the order granting
withdrawal of the Registration Statement as soon as it is available.
If you have any questions regarding this application, please contact
J. David Kirkland, Jr. of Baker & Botts, L.L.P., the Company's legal counsel, at
(713) 229-1101.
Very truly yours,
XPLOR ENERGY, INC.
By: /s/ Steven W. Nance
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Steven W. Nance
President and Chief Executive Officer
cc: H. Roger Schwall
Securities and Exchange Commission
J. David Kirkland, Jr.
Baker & Botts, L.L.P.
T. Mark Kelly
Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.
