Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure
On March 1, 2013, Swift Energy Company (the "Company") issued a press release following up on a well control incident involving a shut-in well head in the shallow waters of its Lake Washington Field in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, which was originally reported by the Company on Form 8-K on February 27, 2013. A copy of the March 1, 2013 press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. The information contained in this Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 of this report is not to be considered "filed" under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") and shall not be incorporated by reference into any previous or future filings made by or to be made by the Company with the Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended or the Exchange Act. Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
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Exhibit Number Description 99.1 Swift Energy Company press release dated March 1, 2013.

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