8-K

                                  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): July 31, 2003

                           ENCORE ACQUISITION COMPANY
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


                          Commission File No. 001-16295



          Delaware                                         75-2759650
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State or other jurisdiction of                          (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                       Identification Number)

      777 Main Street, Suite 1400, Ft. Worth, Texas           76102
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        (Address of principal executive offices)            (Zip code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (817) 877-9955





Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)      Exhibits.

                   99.1     Press Release dated July 31, 2003.


Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure

        On July 31, 2003, Encore Acquisition Company, a Delaware corporation,
issued a press release announcing that it has completed the previously announced
acquisition of interests in natural gas properties located in the Elm Grove
Field in Bossier Parish, Louisiana. A copy of the press release is filed as
Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The press release is being
furnished under Item 9 and shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") or
otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be
incorporated by reference into a filing under the Securities Act of 1933, or the
Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in
such a filing. The furnishing of the information in this report is not intended
to, and does not, constitute a determination or admission by Encore that the
information in this report is material or complete, or that investors should
consider this information before making an investment decision with respect to
any security of Encore.




                                   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 thereunto duly authorized.


                                          ENCORE ACQUISITION COMPANY



Date:    July 31, 2003              By:   /s/ Morris B. Smith
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                                          Morris B. Smith
                                          Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer,
                                          Executive Vice President and Principal
                                          Financial Officer






Date:    July 31, 2003              By:   /s/ Robert C. Reeves
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                                          Robert C. Reeves
                                          Vice President, Controller and
                                          Principal Accounting Officer



                               INDEX TO EXHIBITS



EXHIBIT
NUMBER            DESCRIPTION
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99.1              Press Release dated July 31, 2003.

EX-99.1

                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1

ENCORE ACQUISITION COMPANY COMPLETES THE ACQUISITION OF NATURAL GAS PRODUCING
PROPERTIES IN NORTH LOUISIANA

FORT WORTH, Texas - July 31, 2003 - Encore Acquisition Company ("Encore") (NYSE:
EAC) today announced that it has completed the previously announced acquisition
of interests in natural gas properties located in the Elm Grove Field in Bossier
Parish, Louisiana for $52.5 million including certain purchase price
adjustments. The acquisition was funded with $41.0 million of bank financing
under the Company's existing credit line and available cash.

The acquired properties include non-operated working interests ranging from 2%
to 38% across 1,800 net acres in 15 sections. Current net production is 7,200
per thousand cubic feet equivalent ("mcfe") per day, and the Company is
expecting production to reach in excess of 12,000 mcfe per day in 2004. There
are two wells currently being drilled and five wells waiting on completion.

Third quarter guidance given in the previous press release issued July 29, 2003,
reflected expected results of the transaction.

Jon Brumley, Chairman and CEO stated, "This acquisition provides Encore with a
new focus area that is expected to show significant growth through drilling and
add-on acquisitions. The production profile from these properties along with our
development drilling in the Cedar Creek Anticline ("CCA") and in West Texas will
generate near term production and cash flow growth while awaiting uplift from
the high-pressure air injection project at the CCA. We are excited about this
new core area".

Organized in 1998, Encore is a growing independent energy company engaged in the
acquisition, development and exploitation of North American oil and natural gas
reserves. Encore's oil and natural gas reserves are located in the Williston
Basin of Montana and North Dakota, the Permian Basin of Texas and New Mexico,
the Anadarko Basin of Oklahoma, the Powder River Basin of Montana, the Paradox
Basin of Utah and the North Louisiana Salt Basin of Louisiana.

This press release includes forward-looking statements. Forward-looking
statements give our current expectations or forecasts of future events based on
assumptions and estimations that management believes are reasonable given
currently available information. However, the assumptions of management and the
future performance of Encore are both subject to a wide range of business risks
and uncertainties and there is no assurance that these statements and
projections will be met. Factors that could affect Encore's business include,
but are not limited to: diversion of management's attention from existing
operations while pursuing acquisitions; difficulties integrating acquisitions;
complications resulting from increasing the scope and geographic diversity of
our operations; inaccuracies in the assessment of reserves and daily and annual
production with respect to acquisitions; inaccuracies in our assumptions
regarding the expected revenues, lease operating expenses, production taxes and
other items of income and expense related to acquisitions; the amount, nature
and timing of capital expenditures; significant growth through drilling and
add-on acquisitions; timing and amount of future production of oil and natural
gas; operating hazards; operating costs and other expenses and marketing of oil
and natural gas. Actual results could differ materially from those presented in
the forward-looking statements. Encore undertakes no obligation to publicly
update or revise any forward-looking statements. Further information on risks
and uncertainties is available in Encore's filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, which are incorporated by this reference as though fully
set forth herein.


Contacts:

Morris B. Smith
Executive Vice President and CFO
817-339-0908

Rani M. Wainwright
Assistant Treasurer
817-339-0919