ITEM 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

On August 27, 2009, Geokinetics Inc. (the "Company" or "Geokinetics") issued a press release announcing that Richard F. Miles, the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer, will participate in the Simmons & Company International 2009 European Energy Conference as part of a Seismic Perspectives Panel on Wednesday, September 2, 2009, starting at 12:10 p.m. British Summer Time at the Gleneagles Hotel, Auchterarder, Perthshire, PH3 1NF Scotland. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.

The information in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibits, is deemed to be "furnished" and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1932, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

99.1 Press release for Simmons & Company International 2009 European Energy Conference.

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