Ownership Submission
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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Colson Edward
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
09/07/2005		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
OMNI ENERGY SERVICES CORP [OMNI]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
2646 MARMAL COURT		 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)

CARLSBAD, CA 92009		 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 150,000
D
 

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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
Series C 9% Convertible Preferred Stock 05/17/2005   (3) Common stock 143,590 $ 1.95 I Owned by the Edward E. Colson, III Trust
Warrants 05/17/2005 05/17/2010 Common Stock 366,800 $ (1) I Owned by the Edward E. Colson, III Trust
Series C 9% Convertible Preferred Stock 08/29/2005   (3) Common Stock 61,538 $ 1.95 I Owned by the Edward E. Colson, III Trust
Warrants 08/29/2005 08/29/2010 Common Stock 157,200 $ (2) I Owned by the Edward E. Colson, III Trust
Director Options 08/10/2005 08/10/2015 Common Stock 10,000 $ 2.48 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Colson Edward
2646 MARMAL COURT
CARLSBAD, CA 92009		   X      

Signatures

/s/ Edward E. Colson, III 09/07/2005
**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) 268,800 Warrants are redeemable for $1.95, 70,000 for $2.50 and 28,000 for $3.50.
(2) 115,400 Warrants are redeemable for $1.95, 30,000 for $2.50 and 12,000 for $3.50.
(3) None

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