UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (date of earliest event reported): September 5, 2007

DAWSON GEOPHYSICAL COMPANY

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

TEXAS		0-10144		75-0970548
(State of incorporation or organization)		(Commission file number)		(I.R.S. employer identification number)

508 West Wall, Suite 800
Midland, Texas 79701

(Address of principal executive offices)

(432) 684-3000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

     On September 5, 2007, Dawson Geophysical Company (the “Registrant”) issued a press release announcing that it had completed the deployment of an additional data acquisition crew, its 15th crew.

     The press release announcing the presentation is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report. Pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such exhibit and the information set forth therein and herein are deemed to be furnished and shall not be deemed to be “filed” under the Securities Act of 1934.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (d) Exhibits.

     In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information set forth in the attached Exhibit 99.1 is deemed to be “furnished” and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act.

EXHIBIT
NUMBER						DESCRIPTION
	99.1			—		Press release dated September 5, 2007.

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.

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

EXHIBIT NUMBER						DESCRIPTION
	99.1			—		Press release dated September 5, 2007.

Exhibit 99.1

Dawson Geophysical Company Deploys Fifteenth Crew

MIDLAND, Texas, Sept. 5 /PRNewswire-First Call/ — Dawson Geophysical Company (Nasdaq: DWSN) today announced that it has completed the deployment of an additional data acquisition crew, the Company’s fifteenth crew. The new crew was deployed with a 5,000 channel Aram recording system.

About Dawson Geophysical

Dawson Geophysical Company is the leading provider of U.S. onshore seismic data acquisition services as measured by the number of active data acquisition crews. Founded in 1952, Dawson acquires and processes 2-D, 3-D, and multi-component seismic data solely for its clients, ranging from major oil and gas companies to independent oil and gas operators as well as providers of multi-client data libraries.

Forward Looking Statement

In accordance with the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Dawson Geophysical Company cautions that statements in this press release which are forward-looking and which provide other than historical information involve risks and uncertainties that may materially affect the Company’s actual results of operations. These risks include, but are not limited to, dependence upon energy industry spending, the volatility of oil and gas prices, weather interruptions, the ability to manage growth, the ability to obtain land access rights of way and the availability of capital resources. A discussion of these and other factors, including risks and uncertainties, is set forth in the Company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006. Dawson Geophysical Company disclaims any intention or obligation to revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

SOURCE Dawson Geophysical Company

     L. Decker Dawson, Chairman, or Stephen C. Jumper, CEO and President, or Christina W. Hagan, Chief Financial Officer, all of Dawson Geophysical Company, +1-800-332-9766
http://www.dawson3d.com

Midland, Texas • 432-684-3000 • Houston, Texas 713-917-6772 • Denver, Colorado 303-409-7787 •
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma • 405-848-7512
www.dawson3d.com • 800-D-DAWSON

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