November 29, 2017
Via EDGAR
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Natural Resources
Mail Stop 4628
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549-3561
| Attention: | Loan Lauren P. Nguyen, Legal Branch Chief (202-551-3642) | |
| Kevin Dougherty, Attorney-Adviser (202-551-3271) | ||
| Re: | Ultra Petroleum Corp. | |
| Registration Statement on Form S-1 | ||
| File No. 333-217481 | ||
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Ultra Petroleum Corp., a Yukon corporation (the “Company”), hereby requests acceleration of the effective date of its Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-217481, as amended (the “Registration Statement”), to 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on Thursday, November 30, 2017, or as soon thereafter as practicable.
Please contact Matthew R. Pacey, P.C., of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, special counsel to the Company, at (713) 836-3786, as soon as the Registration Statement has been declared effective, or if you have any other questions or concerns regarding this matter.
| Sincerely, | ||
| ULTRA PETROLEUM CORP. | ||
| By: | /s/ Garrett B. Smith | |
| Name: | Garrett B. Smith | |
| Title: | Vice President and General Counsel | |