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Basic Energy Services, Inc.

400 W. Illinois

Suite 800

Midland, Texas  79701

December 6, 2005

VIA FACSIMILE ((202) 772-9204)

Securities and
Exchange Commission

100 F Street, N.E.

Mail Stop 7010

Washington, D.C.  20549-7010

Attention:  H. Roger Schwall

Re:                               Request for Acceleration of Effectiveness of
Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (No. 333-127517) of Basic
Energy Services, Inc.

Ladies and
Gentlemen:

On behalf of Basic Energy Services, Inc. (the “Company”), and
pursuant to Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, the undersigned hereby requests that the effective date of the above
referenced Registration Statement on Form S-1 be accelerated to 10:00 a.m.,
Washington, D.C. time, on Thursday, December 8, 2005, or as soon
thereafter as practicable.  The Company
hereby acknowledges that:

•                  should the
Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, declare the
filing effective, it does not foreclose the Commission from taking any action
with respect to the filing;

•                  the action of
the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, in
declaring the filing effective, does not relieve the Company from its full
responsibility for the accuracy and adequacy of the disclosure in the filing; and

•                  the Company may
not assert this action as defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission
or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States.

This request has also been transmitted via EDGAR.

  Very truly yours,

  BASIC ENERGY SERVICES, INC.

  By:

  /s/ Alan Krenek

  Name: Alan Krenek

  Title: Chief Financial Officer