United States securities and exchange commission logo August 4, 2021 Steven W. Tholen Chief Financial Officer HighPeak Energy, Inc. 421 W. 3rd Street, Suite 1000 Fort Worth, TX 76102 Re: HighPeak Energy, Inc. Draft Registration Statement on Form S-1 Submitted July 27, 2021 CIK No. 0001792849 Dear Mr. Tholen: This is to advise you that we do not intend to review your registration statement. We request that you publicly file your registration statement no later than 48 hours prior to the requested effective date and time. Please refer to Rules 460 and 461 regarding requests for acceleration. We remind you that the company and its management are responsible for the accuracy and adequacy of their disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action or absence of action by the staff. Please contact Liz Packebusch, Staff Attorney, at (202) 551-8749 with any questions. Sincerely, Division of Corporation Finance Office of Energy & Transportation cc: Jackson A. O Maley