8-K

                       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): October 28, 1997





                            COMSTOCK RESOURCES, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)




       NEVADA                        0-16741                     94-1667468
(State or other jurisdiction       (Commission              (I.R.S. Employer
   of incorporation)               File Number)           Identification Number)




                   5005 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1000, Dallas, Texas
                      75244 (Address of principal executive
                                    offices)


                                 (972) 701-2000
                          (Registrant's Telephone No.)








Item 5.       Other Events

        On October 28, 1997, Comstock Resources,  Inc. ("the Company") announced
that the  Company has entered  into a letter of intent to acquire  interests  in
certain  offshore  Louisiana oil and gas properties for a cash purchase price of
$205  million  from Bois  d'Arc  Resources  and its  partners.  The  Company  is
acquiring  interests in thirty-one (31) wells and eight (8) separate  production
complexes  located in the Gulf of Mexico  offshore of Plaquemines and Terrebonne
Parishes,  Louisiana.  The acquisition includes interests in the Louisiana State
and Federal  offshore areas of Main Pass Blocks 21 and 25, Ship Shoal Blocks 66,
67, 68 and 69 and South Pelto Block 1.

        The  Company's   independent   petroleum  engineers  estimate  that  the
properties  contain  proved oil and gas  reserves as of  November  1, 1997,  the
effective date of the acquisition,  of approximately 19.7 million barrels of oil
equivalent. Approximately $30 million of the purchase price is attributed to the
undrilled  prospects.  The  acquisition  is subject to the  parties  executing a
mutually agreeable purchase and sale agreement. The Company expects to close the
transaction on or about December 15, 1997.


Item 7.       Financial Statements, Proforma Financial Information and Exhibits

        c.    Exhibits

              99 (a)     Press Release issued October 28, 1997.




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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.


                                 COMSTOCK RESOURCES, INC.


Dated: October 31, 1997          By:      /s/ROLAND O. BURNS
                                          ------------------
                                 ROLAND O. BURNS
                                 Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer,
                                 Secretary, and Treasurer (Principal Financial
                                 and Accounting Officer)



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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit Number                               Description

     99 (a)                      Press Release issued October 31, 1997.        




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EX-99

COMSTOCK RESOURCES, INC.
5005 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1000
Dallas, Texas 75244
Telephone:        (972) 701-2000
Contact:          Roland O. Burns
                  Sr. Vice President and
                  Chief Financial Officer


                                  NEWS RELEASE
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For Immediate Release


                       COMSTOCK RESOURCES, INC. TO ACQUIRE
                    OFFSHORE LOUISIANA OIL AND GAS PROPERTIES
                                FOR $205 MILLION

DALLAS,    TEXAS,    October   28,   1997   --    Comstock    Resources,    Inc.
("Comstock")(NYSE:CRK)  today  announced that Comstock has entered into a letter
of intent  to  acquire  interests  in  certain  offshore  Louisiana  oil and gas
properties for a cash purchase  price of $205 million from Bois d'Arc  Resources
and its partners.  Comstock is acquiring  interests in thirty-one (31) wells and
eight (8) separate  production  complexes located in the Gulf of Mexico offshore
of Plaquemines and Terrebonne  Parishes,  Louisiana.  The  acquisition  includes
interests in the Louisiana State and Federal  offshore areas of Main Pass Blocks
21 and 25,  Ship  Shoal  Blocks  66,  67,  68 and 69 and  South  Pelto  Block 1.
Twenty-eight  (28) of these wells are currently  producing  approximately  9,000
barrels  of oil  equivalent  per day,  net to the  interest  being  acquired  by
Comstock . Two  additional  wells are  expected to be  connected  to  production
facilities in early  November and one well at Main Pass Block 21 is currently in
the process of drilling.  Comstock  estimates that the properties being acquired
contain  twenty-one  (21)  proved  undeveloped  locations.  The  Company is also
acquiring interests in six undrilled prospects which have been delineated by 3-D
seismic.

The Company's  independent  petroleum  engineers  estimate  that the  properties
contain  proved oil and gas reserves as of November 1, 1997,  the effective date
of the  acquisition,  of  approximately  19.7 million barrels of oil equivalent.
Approximately  $30 million of the purchase  price is attributed to the undrilled
prospects.

The  acquisition  is  subject to the  parties  executing  a  mutually  agreeable
purchase and sale  agreement.  Comstock  expects to close the  transaction on or
about December 15, 1997.

"The $205 million  acquisition will be the largest  transaction in the Company's
history,"  stated M. Jay  Allison,  Chairman and  President  of  Comstock.  "The
acquisition will give the Company a major presence in the Gulf of Mexico,  which
has been a core  area for the  Company.  The  acquisition  also has  significant
developmental and exploration upside by continuing the exploration  program that
Bois d'Arc has proven to be successful."

Comstock  Resources,  Inc. is a rapidly growing  independent oil and gas company
based in Dallas, Texas and is engaged in oil and gas property acquisitions,  and
oil and gas  exploration,  development  and  production  primarily  in Texas and
Louisiana.