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    <schemaVersion>X0206</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>3</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2016-10-07</periodOfReport>

    <noSecuritiesOwned>0</noSecuritiesOwned>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001469510</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>Resolute Energy Corp</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>REN</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001688136</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Firewheel Energy, LLC</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>1100 LOUISIANA STREET, SUITE 4900</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>HOUSTON</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>TX</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>77002</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001504103</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>EnCap Energy Capital Fund VIII, L.P.</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>1100 LOUISIANA STREET, SUITE 4900</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>HOUSTON</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>TX</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>77002</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001664141</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>EnCap Partners, LLC</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>1100 LOUISIANA STREET, SUITE 4900</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>HOUSTON</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>TX</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>77002</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>2114523</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">These securities are directly held by Firewheel Energy, LLC (&quot;Firewheel&quot;).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">EnCap Energy Capital Fund VIII, L.P. (&quot;EnCap Fund VIII&quot;) 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.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">EnCap Partners, LLC (&quot;EnCap Partners&quot;) is the managing member of EnCap Investments Holdings, LLC (&quot;EnCap Holdings&quot;), which is the sole member of EnCap Investments GP, L.L.C. (&quot;EnCap Investments GP&quot;), the general partner of EnCap Investments L.P. (&quot;EnCap Investments&quot;), the general partner of EnCap Equity Fund VIII GP, L.P. (&quot;EnCap Fund VIII GP&quot;), 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.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <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</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Kyle Kafka (4)</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2016-10-26</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ D. Martin Phillips (5)</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2016-10-26</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ D. Martin Phillips (6)</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2016-10-26</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
