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CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
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FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			EVOLUTION PETROLEUM CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001006655
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311]
		IRS NUMBER:				411781991
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NV
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0630

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2500 CITYWEST BLVD
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1300
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77042
		BUSINESS PHONE:		713-935-0122

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2500 CITYWEST BLVD
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1300
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77042

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	NATURAL GAS SYSTEMS INC/NEW
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20040817

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	NATURAL GAS SYSTEMS, INC.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20040810

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	REALITY INTERACTIVE INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19960301
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 3.2in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">April&nbsp;27,
2009</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><i><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Via Facsimile and EDGAR</font></u></i></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Mr.&nbsp;H.
Roger Schwall</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Assistant
Director</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Division
of Corporation Finance</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">100
F Street, NE &#150; Mail Stop 7010</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Washington,
D.C. 20549-7010</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Re:
Evolution Petroleum Corporation</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Form&nbsp;10-K for Fiscal Year Ended June&nbsp;30, 2008</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Filed September&nbsp;24, 2008</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Amended Schedule 14A</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Filed November&nbsp;4, 2008</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Response Letter Filed March&nbsp;25, 2009</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">File No.&nbsp;001-32942</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Dear
Mr.&nbsp;Schwall:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On
behalf of Evolution Petroleum Corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;, &#147;we&#148;, &#147;our&#148; or &#147;us&#148;),
I am responding to comments received in your second follow up letter dated April&nbsp;3,
2009 with respect to the filings listed above.&#160;
For your convenience, I have repeated in bold type the comments and
requests for additional information as set forth in your letter.&#160; My response follows each applicable comment
or request.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Form&nbsp;10-K
for the Fiscal Year Ended June&nbsp;30, 2008</font></u></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">General</font></u></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-indent:-.25in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">1.</font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">We note your response to our prior comment 1
and note further at you undertook to timely file an amendment to your Form&nbsp;10-K.&#160; As such amendment has yet to be filed, please
provide us with a better understanding or your interpretation of the term
&#147;timely.&#148;&#160; We may have further comment.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-align:center;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Evolution
Petroleum Corporation&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2500 CityWest
Blvd., Suite 1300&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Houston,
Texas&#160; 77042</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-align:center;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Tel:&#160; 713-935-0122&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;FAX:&#160; 713-935-0199</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Response:</font></u></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We
filed Form&nbsp;10-K/A on April&nbsp;7, 2009 as Amendment No.&nbsp;1 (the
&#147;Amendment&#148;) to our Annual report on Form&nbsp;10-K for our fiscal year ended June&nbsp;30,
2008 that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September&nbsp;24,
2008.&#160; The Amendment included the two gas
contracts as exhibits and the certifications required by Securities Exchange
Act Rule 15-d-14(a).</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
Amendment was filed on April&nbsp;7, 2009, the 9</font><font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">th</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;business day
following our Response Letter filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on March&nbsp;25, 2009.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 35.0pt;text-indent:-35.0pt;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Amended Schedule 14A filed November&nbsp;4,
2008</font></u></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 35.0pt;text-indent:-35.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Short
Term Incentive Bonuses, page&nbsp;11</font></u></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-indent:-.25in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">2.</font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">We note your response to our prior comment 3
and reissue the comment in part.&#160; Please
provide the targets for each of your quantitative corporate goals, including
operational improvements, value addition, and liquidity goals in addition to a
description of the specific levels of achievement of each named executive officer
relative to the targets.&#160; Further,
provide any additional information pertaining to each individual&#146;s performance
that the compensation committee considered in determining specific payout
levels for 2008.&#160; See Item 402(b)(1)&nbsp;of
Regulation S-K.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Response:</font></u></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Background of Registrant:</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">As
you know, we are a Smaller Reporting Company not subject to the requirements
set forth in Item 402(b)&nbsp;of Regulation S-K.&#160; Nevertheless, we believe that our Schedule
14A disclosure of November&nbsp;24, 2008 complies with <b>Item 402(b)(1)&nbsp;</b>that
you referenced, based on our detailed analysis offered below.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">As
additional background, we have historically chosen to provide a discussion
entitled &#147;Determination of Executive Compensation&#148; in our Schedule 14A&#146;s.&#160; In the spirit of providing additional
information, we thought this might be useful to our investors beyond the scaled
requirements of a Smaller Reporting Company.&#160;
In doing so, however, it was never our intent to become subject to any
or all of Items 402(a)&nbsp;through (l)&nbsp;of Regulation S-K that are
applicable to Accelerated Filers, and the expenditure of resources that
entails.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We
respectfully submit going forward that it is highly likely that the
Compensation Committee will reconsider the net benefit to our shareholders in
providing a full CD&amp;A, as compared to meeting the scaled requirements of a
Smaller Reporting Company, for so long as our filing status does not change.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We
believe that the following discussion will further assist the Staff in
reviewing our disclosures and be responsive to their requests.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Short-term Incentive Bonuses:</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Our
planning and compensation systems are subjective and not rigid, striving to
achieve our overall mission to &#147;increase underlying intrinsic value per fully
diluted share, for the benefit of our shareholders.&#148;&#160; In response to your questions, we offer the
following points:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">a)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Our company is small, with
limited resources, operating in a volatile marketplace.&#160; As such, the Committee retains flexibility
and wide discretion in making subjective performance determinations of their
overall assessment of management&#146;s ability (i)&nbsp;to consistently make and
carry out good business decisions, for the benefit of its shareholders, while (ii)&nbsp;anticipating
and adjusting to the business environment as it shifts.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">b)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The latitude given the
Committee of three independent directors by the Board of Directors for fiscal
2008 is based on their extensive business experience in our industry and public
companies.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">c)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Committee uses only two
mathematical &#147;scores&#148; in calculating an individual&#146;s bonus award (i)&nbsp;a
subjective overall score for the Individual Performance Factor, stated as a %;
multiplied by (ii)&nbsp;a subjective overall score for the Corporate
Performance Factor, stated as a %.&#160; This
product is then multiplied by the individual&#146;s Target Bonus %, multiplied by
the individual&#146;s Base Salary.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">d)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The subjective &#147;scoring&#148;
system the Committee uses is like a multiple question essay exam, where just
one overall score is assigned as a whole.&#160;
While each employee has a number of individual goals, the Committee does
not assign a value to each goal, nor does it score the performance of the
employee against each such goal.&#160;
Instead, the Committee considers the results as a whole, before
assigning one score for each employee&#146;s Individual Performance Factor. The
Committee&#146;s evaluation of the Corporation&#146;s performance is similarly conducted
in order to determine one subjective % score for the Corporate Performance
Factor.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">e)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Since no scores or
weightings are assigned for each or any specific goal by the Committee, we
cannot answer your inquiry: &#147;<b>describe specific levels
of achievement of each named executive officer relative to the [corporate]
targets.&#148;&#160; </b>Rather, the
individual&#146;s contribution to the corporate score is </font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">recognized, but embedded, in the multiplicative process explained in c)
(i)&nbsp;and (ii)&nbsp;above.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">f)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We do establish certain
targets as <b>quantitative corporate goals, </b>such
as production, revenue, LOE, field operating income, cash G&amp;A, adjusted
EBITDA, capital expenditures net of dispositions and liquidity.&#160; Most of these are not GAAP measures, and no
measure is given a separate score.&#160; For
example, if we fail to meet one goal, corporate performance in other areas may
still generate a positive subjective overall Corporate Performance Factor that,
when multiplied by the NEO&#146;s Individual Performance Factor, will yield a short
term incentive bonus. We do not disclose corporate goals or targets since each
specific goal (i)&nbsp;is not scored or weighted, (ii)&nbsp;is not used to
compute a bonus payout, (iii)&nbsp;is subject to adjustment as the business
environment shifts over the year, and (iv)&nbsp;we believe disclosure is not
required under <b>402(b)(1)</b>.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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relative to the targets,</b> we compile a proxy to disclose the named
executive officer&#146;s overall and corporate score contributions on an aggregate
basis, by disclosing the average level of bonus paid out to the NEO&#146;s.&#160; For fiscal 2008 this was 17% below full
payout, or 83% of target payout, as disclosed in the referenced Schedule 14A
that we filed.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">h)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">As to each NEO&#146;s Individual
Performance Factor, we do not disclose them for these reasons:&#160; (i)&nbsp;the achievement level of each goal
is not scored, and therefore not used in determining a specific bonus payout, (ii)&nbsp;for
competitive reasons, including the targeting of our NEO&#146;s by corporate
recruiters and (iii)&nbsp;we do not believe <b>402(b)(1)&nbsp;</b>requires
that type of disclosure.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">402(b)(1)&nbsp;Analysis:</font></b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160; We have reviewed each element (i)&nbsp;through
(vi)&nbsp;of <b>Item 402(b)(1)&nbsp;of Regulation S-K</b>,
and believe the information in the referenced Schedule 14A filing complies with
such requirements.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">In Closing</font></b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Regarding
future filings, if our filing status changes from that of a Smaller Reporting
Company, or if we voluntarily choose to include expanded disclosures as a
Smaller Reporting Company, we will revise the &#147;Short Term Incentive Bonus&#148;
section of our discussion of executive compensation by incorporating the
responses herein, combined with the responses in our previous comment letters,
save one exception noted in the next paragraph below.</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">With
respect to our response letter to you dated March&nbsp;25, 2009, the first
sentence of the second paragraph of &#147;Additional Material Factors&#148; is hereby
modified to read as follows:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;">Due to our mission to increase
underlying intrinsic value per fully diluted share, and the early development
nature of our Company, we do not set EPS goals for the Company.</font></p>

<p style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">If
you have any questions or comments concerning these comments, please contact me
at (713) 935-0122 or Mr.&nbsp;Michael Larkin at (713) 308-0166.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="color:black;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;">Very truly yours,</font></p>

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