FORM 3
        
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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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
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

SPO ADVISORY CORP

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY)
8/28/2009 

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

Hicks Acquisition CO I Inc. [TOH]

(Last)        (First)        (Middle)

591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY, SUITE 3215

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director                            ___ X ___ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)          _____ Other (specify below)

(Street)

MILL VALLEY, CA 94941       

(City)              (State)              (Zip)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_ X _ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person


Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4) 		2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4) 		3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5) 		4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock   6747900   I   (1) (2) See Footnotes  

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 4) 		2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(MM/DD/YYYY) 		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4) 		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5) 		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Warrants     (3)   (3) Common Stock   11199400   $7.50   I   (4) (5) See Footnotes  

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)  As a result of the purchases causing this filing, 6,524,700 shares of the Issuer's common stock are owned directly by SPO Partners II, L.P. ("SPO Partners"), and may be deemed to be indirectly beneficially owned by (i) SPO Advisory Partners, L.P. ("SPO Advisory"), the sole general partner of SPO Partners, (ii) SPO Advisory Corp. ("SPO Corp"), the sole general partner of SPO Advisory, and (iii) John H. Scully ("JHS"), William E. Oberndorf ("WEO"), William J. Patterson ("WJP") and Edward H. McDermott ("EHM"), the four controlling persons of SPO Corp. 223,200 shares of the Issuer's common stock are owned directly by San Francisco Partners, L.P. ("SF Partners"), and may be deemed to be indirectly beneficially owned by (i) SF Advisory Partners ("SF Advisory"), the sole general partner of SF Partners, (ii) SPO Corp., the sole general partner of SF Advisory, and (iii) JHS, WEO, WJP and EHM, the four controlling persons of SPO Corp.
( 2)  Additionally, (i) JHS owns 2,900 shares of the Issuer's common stock in his IRA, which is self-directed, (ii) WEO owns 49,600 shares of the Issuer's common stock in his IRA, which is self-directed, (iii) WJP owns 300 shares of the Issuer's common stock in his IRA, which is self-directed and (iv) EHM owns 500 shares of the Issuer's common stock in his IRA, which is self-directed.
( 3)  The Issuer is a special purpose acquisition company which, under the terms of its charter, must consummate an initial business combination on or before September 28, 2009, or liquidate its assets. On August 2, 2009, the Issuer entered into a merger agreement with Resolute Energy Corporation ("Resolute"). If the merger closes, the warrants will become convertible into either cash, warrants of Resolute, or some combination thereof. If converted into Resolute warrants, such warrants would become exercisable on the date of the closing of the merger and would expire five years from the closing of the merger, unless redeemed earlier. If the merger does not occur, the Issuer will liquidate and the warrants will expire without becoming exercisable.
( 4)  As a result of the purchases causing this filing, 10,830,800 of the Issuer's warrants are owned directly by SPO Partners, and may be deemed to be indirectly beneficially owned by (i) SPO Advisory, the sole general partner of SPO Partners, (ii) SPO Advisory Corp, the sole general partner of SPO Advisory, and (iii) JHS, WEO, WJP and EHM, the four controlling persons of SPO Corp. 368,600 of the Issuer's warrants are owned directly by SF Partners, and may be deemed to be indirectly beneficially owned by (i) SF Advisory, the sole general partner of SF Partners, (ii) SPO Corp., the sole general partner of SF Advisory, and (iii) JHS, WEO, WJP and EHM, the four controlling persons of SPO Corp. Each warrant entitles the Holder to purchase one share of common stock at a price of $7.50, subject to adjustment, exercisable upon the completion of an initial business combination by the Issuer.
( 5)  Additionally, (i) JHS owns 1,400 of the Issuer's warrants in his IRA, which is self-directed, (ii) WEO owns 79,400 of the Issuer's warrants in his IRA, which is self-directed, (iii) WJP owns 100 of the Issuer's warrants in his IRA, which is self-directed and (iv) EHM owns 900 of the Issuer's warrants in his IRA, which is self-directed.

Remarks:
The individuals and entities listed in the notes above (each a "Reporting Person") may be deemed to form a "group", as such term is defined in rule 13d-5(b)(1) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, for purposes of this filing. This filing shall not be deemed as an admission by any Reporting Person that such Person is, for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise, the beneficial owner of any equity securities covered by this statement. Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of such person's pecuniary interest, if any, therein.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
SPO ADVISORY CORP
591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY, SUITE 3215
MILL VALLEY, CA 94941
X

SPO ADVISORY PARTNERS LP
591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY, SUITE 3215
MILL VALLEY, CA 94941
X

SF ADVISORY PARTNERS LP
591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY , SUITE 3215
MILL VALLEY, CA 94941
X

SPO PARTNERS II LP
591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY, SUITE 3215
MILL VALLEY, CA 94941
X

SAN FRANCISCO PARTNERS LP
591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY, SUITE 3215
MILL VALLEY, CA 94941
X

SCULLY JOHN H
591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY, SUITE 3215
MILL VALLEY, CA 94941
X

OBERNDORF WILLIAM E
591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY, SUITE 3215
MILL VALLEY, CA 94941
X

PATTERSON WILLIAM J
591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY, SUITE 3215
MILL VALLEY, CA 94941
X

MCDERMOTT EDWARD H
591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY , SUITE 3215
MILL VALLEY, CA 94941
X


Signatures
Kim M. Silva, Attorney-in-Fact 9/8/2009
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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