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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Natural Gas Partners VII, L.P.   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Resolute Energy Corp [REN] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 5221 N. O'CONNOR BLVD., SUITE 1100 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 07/22/2013 (Street) IRVING, TX 75039 4. If Amendment, Date 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 (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 07/22/2013   J(1)   1,400,139 (3) D $ 0 0 (3) I See Footnotes (2) (3) (6) Common Stock 07/22/2013   J(1)   889,483 (4) A $ 0 1,968,078 (4) D (4) (6)   Common Stock 07/22/2013   J(1)   41,060 (5) A $ 0 90,850 (5) I See Footnotes (2) (5) (6)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Natural Gas Partners VII, L.P. 5221 N. O'CONNOR BLVD., SUITE 1100 IRVING, TX 75039		X
HERSH KENNETH A 5221 N. O'CONNOR BLVD., SUITE 1100 IRVING, TX 75039		X

Signatures

Natural Gas Partners VII, L.P., by G.F.W. Energy VII, L.P., its general partner, by GFW VII, L.L.C., its general partner, by /s/ Kenneth A. Hersh, authorized member		07/24/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Kennth A. Hersh		07/24/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Represents a pro rata distribution for no consideration by Resolute Holdings, LLC ("Holdings") to its members, including Natural Gas Partners VII, L.P. ("NGP VII") and NGP-VII Income Co-Investment Opportunities, L.P. ("Co-Invest").
(2)	G.F.W. Energy VII, L.P. ("GFW Energy") is the sole general partner of NGP VII, and GFW VII, L.L.C. ("GFW LLC") is the sole general partner of GFW Energy. NGP VII owns 100% of NGP Income Management, L.L.C., which is the sole general partner of Co-Invest. GFW LLC may be deemed to beneficially own any securities held by NGP VII. Kenneth A. Hersh ("Hersh"), who is an authorized member of GFW, LLC, may be deemed an indirect beneficial owner of the securities currently owned by NGP VII and Co-Invest.
(3)	These securities are held directly by Holdings. NGP VII owns a majority of the outstanding membership interests of Holdings and, therefore, Hersh, GFW LLC and NGP VII may be deemed indirect beneficial owners of the securities currently owned by Holdings.
(4)	These securities are held directly by NGP VII.
(5)	These securities are held directly by Co-Invest.
(6)	Each reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that such reporting person is the beneficial owner of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

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