SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                    Washington, D.C. 20549

                           FORM 8-K
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        Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                   The Securities Act of 1934



        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
 
                        November 7, 1997
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                       Geo Petroleum, Inc.
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     (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


   California            0-20915           33-0328958
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   (State or other       (Commission       (I.R.S. Employer
   jurisdiction          File Number)      Identification No.)
   of incorporation)


   501 Deep Valley Drive, Suite 300
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   Rolling Hills Estates, CA                         90274
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   (Address of principal executive offices)       (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code
                          310-265-0721
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)





                       Geo Petroleum, Inc.

Item 5 Other Events

Geo Petroleum, Inc. Announces New President & C.O.O.

     Rolling Hills Estates, CA, November 10, 1997: Geo 
Petroleum, Inc. (Symbol: GOPL), an independent oil and gas 
company specializing in high technology energy development, with 
offices in Rolling Hills Estates, California, and Tulsa, 
Oklahoma, announced today that the Company has entered into a 
contract to appoint Larry R. Burroughs, P.Eng., as President, 
Chief Operating Officer, and member of the Board of Directors.  
Mr. Burroughs was the President of Saba Petroleum, Inc. and of 
Saba Exploration Company, and then Vice President of 
International Operations for Saba Petroleum Company.  Gerald T. 
Raydon continues as Chairman and has been elected Chief 
Executive Officer of Geo.

     Mr. Burroughs will focus on the development of Geo's Vaca 
Tar Sand horizontal well project and on industrial waste 
disposal operations. Geo's interest in the Vaca Tar Sand is 
credited with over 27,000,000 net bbls of recoverable heavy oil, 
and is the center of Geo's new growth strategy.  Geo and Saba 
Petroleum, Inc. will drill a Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage 
(SAGD) pair of high technology horizontal wells in the first 
quarter of 1998, and then continue development of the 635-acre 
lease block.

     Safe Harbor for Forward-Looking Statements: Except for 
historical information contained herein, the statements in this 
news release are forward-looking statements that are made 
pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities 
Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Forward-looking statements 
involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause 
the Company's actual results in the future periods to differ 
materially from forecasted results.  These risks and 
uncertainties include, among things, volatility of oil prices, 
product demand, market competition, risk inherent in the 
Company's international operations, imprecision of reserve 
estimates and the Company's ability to replace and expand oil 
and gas reserves.  These and other risks are described in the 
Company's Annual Report on Form 10KSB and other filings with the 
Securities and Exchange Commission.



     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.

Geo Petroleum, Inc.
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Registrant
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/s/ GERALD T. RAYDON
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GERALD T. RAYDON
(CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)