FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *   Raymond Robert Joseph 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 05/15/2018 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Resolute Energy Corp [REN] (Last) (First) (Middle) 1700 LINCOLN STREET, SUITE 2800 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) DENVER, CO 80203 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) 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 456,556 (1) I By RR Advisors, LLC d/b/a RCH Energy

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

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		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
Short Put Position (Obligation to Buy)	  (2)	  (2)	Common Stock	100,000 (2)	$ 30	I (1)	By RR Advisors, LLC d/b/a RCH Energy
Short Call Position (Obligation to Sell)	  (3)	  (3)	Common Stock	300,000 (3)	$ 47	I (1)	By RR Advisors, LLC d/b/a RCH Energy

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Raymond Robert Joseph 1700 LINCOLN STREET, SUITE 2800 DENVER, CO 80203	  X	Â	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/ Robert J Raymond		05/17/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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)	These securities are owned by RR Advisors, LLC d/b/a RCH Energy, or affiliated funds controlled by RCH Energy, over which the Reporting Person has shared voting and dispositive power as the sole member of RCH Energy. Certain of these shares are held in a margin account.
(2)	RCH Energy is party to written put contracts obligating it to buy 100,000 shares of Issuer's common stock, exercisable at $30 per share, to the holder of the put option, on, or under certain circumstances, before, September 2018.
(3)	RCH Energy is party to written call contracts obligating it to sell 300,000 shares of Issuer's common stock, exercisable at $47 per share, to the holder of the call option, on, or under certain circumstances, before, September 2018.
  Remarks: Exhibit List: Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney

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