SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Firewheel Energy, LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 1100 LOUISIANA STREET, SUITE 4900 (Street) HOUSTON TX 77002 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 10/07/2016	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Resolute Energy Corp [ REN ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) Form filed by One Reporting Person X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	2,114,523	D(1)(2)(3)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Firewheel Energy, LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 1100 LOUISIANA STREET, SUITE 4900 (Street) HOUSTON TX 77002 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* EnCap Energy Capital Fund VIII, L.P. (Last) (First) (Middle) 1100 LOUISIANA STREET, SUITE 4900 (Street) HOUSTON TX 77002 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* EnCap Partners, LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 1100 LOUISIANA STREET, SUITE 4900 (Street) HOUSTON TX 77002 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

Explanation of Responses:

1. These securities are directly held by Firewheel Energy, LLC ("Firewheel").

2. EnCap Energy Capital Fund VIII, L.P. ("EnCap Fund VIII") is a member of Firewheel that holds the right to appoint all three representatives to the board of managers of Firewheel. As a result, EnCap Fund VIII may be deemed to have the power to vote or direct the vote or to dispose or direct the disposition of the shares owned by Firewheel.

3. EnCap Partners, LLC ("EnCap Partners") is the managing member of EnCap Investments Holdings, LLC ("EnCap Holdings"), which is the sole member of EnCap Investments GP, L.L.C. ("EnCap Investments GP"), the general partner of EnCap Investments L.P. ("EnCap Investments"), the general partner of EnCap Equity Fund VIII GP, L.P. ("EnCap Fund VIII GP"), the general partner of EnCap Fund VIII. EnCap Fund VIII is a member of Firewheel that holds the right to appoint all three representatives to the board of managers of Firewheel. As a result, EnCap Partners, LLC may be deemed to have the power to vote or direct the vote or to dispose or direct the disposition of the shares owned by Firewheel.

Remarks:

(4) Signed by Kyle Kafka in his capacity as a Manager of Firewheel Energy, LLC (5) Signed by D. Martin Phillips in his capacity as the Managing Partner of EnCap Investments GP, L.L.C., the General Partner of EnCap Investments L.P., the General Partner of EnCap Equity Fund VIII GP, L.P., the General Partner of EnCap Energy Capital Fund VIII (6) Signed by D. Martin Phillips in his capacity as the Managing Partner of EnCap Partners, LLC

	/s/ Kyle Kafka (4)	10/26/2016
	/s/ D. Martin Phillips (5)	10/26/2016
	/s/ D. Martin Phillips (6)	10/26/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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