UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


                        August 17, 2005 (August 17, 2005)
               Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):

                            CRIMSON EXPLORATION INC.
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


           Delaware                         1-12108              87-0444770
(State or Other Jurisdiction of    (Commission File Number)    (IRS Employer
        Incorporation)                                       Identification No.)


          480 N. Sam Houston Parkway E., Suite 300, Houston Texas 77060
                    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)

                                 (281) 820-1919
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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Item 2.02      Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

               On August  17,  2005,  Crimson  Exploration  Inc.  issued a press
release  announcing  financial  results  for the  second  quarter  of  2005  and
containing  selected  financial and operational  data for the quarter ended June
30, 2005 compared to the quarter ended June 30, 2004. The Company also announced
that  management  will hold a conference  call to discuss the information in the
press release as well as the first quarter  results on Friday,  August 19, 2005,
at 9:30 a.m. CDT. The press release is included in this report as Exhibit 99.1.

               The information  contained in Exhibit 99.1 is incorporated herein
by reference.  The  information  in this Current  Report is being  furnished and
shall not be deemed  "filed" for the  purposes  of Section 18 of the  Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,  or otherwise  subject to the  liabilities  of
that Section.  The  information in this Current Report shall not be incorporated
by reference into any registration  statement or other document  pursuant to the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Item 9.01      Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)     Exhibits

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         Exhibit Number                           Description
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Exhibit 99.1                          Press Release dated August 17, 2005

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                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  Report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                          CRIMSON EXPLORATION INC.

Date:    August 17, 2005                  /s/ Allan D. Keel
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                                           Allan D. Keel
                                           President and Chief Executive Officer





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         Exhibit Number                           Description
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Exhibit 99.1                          Press Release dated August 17, 2005

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