Kent Watts, CEO and President

Hyperdynamics Corporation

One Sugar Creek Blvd., #125, Sugar Land, Texas 77478

voice: (713) 353-9400 fax: (713) 353-9421

August 4, 2006 via Edgar to SEC

to: Tangela Richter - Branch Chief, and Melissa Campbell Duru - Staff Attorney, and Timothy Levenberg - Staff Attorney

Mail Stop 7010

Division of Corporate Finance, Securities and Exchange Commission

Washington, D.C. 20549-7010

from: Hyperdynamics Corporation

Kent Watts, CEO and President

ref: Hyperdynamics Corporation (the "Registrant")

Form S-1

File number 333-135510

WITHDRAWAL

of

Request for Acceleration of Effectiveness of Form S-1

My name is Kent Watts. I am the CEO and President of Hyperdynamics Corporation (the "Registrant" or the "Company").

The Registrant hereby WITHDRAWSits request that the effectiveness of above referenced Form S-1 be accelerated to be August 9, 2006 at 11 A. M. EST.

Thank you.

Very truly yours,

(signed) _____________________

/s/ Kent Watts

Kent Watts, CEO and President

Hyperdynamics Corporation

cc: Counsel representing Hyperdynamics Corporation:

Joel Seidner, Esq.

880 Tully Road #50

Houston, Texas 77079

voice: (281) 493-1311      fax: (281) 667-3292