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 1, 2003

GEOKINETICS INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)

Delaware	0-9268	94-1690082
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
One Riverway, Suite 2100, Houston, Texas		77056
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number including area code:  (713) 850-7600

Item 7.Exhibits.

Exhibit	Description
99.1	Press release dated October 2, 2003 announcing appointment of new Chief Executive Officer.

Item 9.    Regulation FD Disclosure.

On October 2, 2003, Geokinetics Inc. (the “Company”) announced that David A. Johnson had been appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and that Mr. Johnson had also been appointed as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors.  These appointments were effective October 1, 2003. The Company also announced that Lynn A. Turner would continue to manage seismic acquisition operations as President of Quantum Geophysical, Inc. and that Stuart Reynolds would continue to manage the data processing operations as President of Geophysical Development Corporation. A copy of the Company’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

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 herein duly authorized.

Dated:    October 10, 2003

GEOKINETICS INC.
	By:	/s/ Thomas J. Concannon
		Thomas J. Concannon, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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EX-99.1

Contact:	Thomas J. Concannon
	Vice President and CFO
	Geokinetics Inc.
	(713) 850-7600
	(713) 850-7330 FAX

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Geokinetics Appoints New Chief Executive Officer

HOUSTON, October 2, 2003 - Geokinetics Inc. (OTCBB: GOKN) announced today that David A. Johnson has been appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer of Geokinetics.  Mr. Johnson has also been appointed as a member of the Geokinetics’ Board of Directors.  Mr. Johnson has a 30-year career in the international exploration and production business. Most recently, Mr. Johnson served as President, Worldwide Deepwater Division, of Phillips Petroleum leading efforts to develop deepwater exploration capabilities. Prior to this, Mr. Johnson served as Vice President Exploration of Spirit Energy 76 from 1997 to 2000, and Senior Vice President Exploration and Land of Vastar Resources from 1995 to 1996.  From 1973 to 1995, Mr. Johnson held a variety of managerial positions with Shell Oil, including General Manager, Geophysics, where Mr. Johnson was responsible for Shell’s geophysical operations and General Manager, E&P Technology Development, with responsibility for the R&D effort for both Exploration and Production.

William R. Ziegler, Chairman of Geokinetics’ Board of Directors, commented, “We welcome David Johnson to Geokinetics.   Following our recent equity refinancing, we believe David will lead us to becoming a significant provider of seismic services for the oil and gas industry.”

Lynn A. Turner will continue to manage seismic acquisition operations as President of Quantum Geophysical, Inc., and Stuart Reynolds will continue to manage the data processing operations as President of Geophysical Development Corporation.

Geokinetics Inc., based in Houston, Texas, is a provider of seismic processing and acquisition services through its subsidiaries, Quantum Geophysical, Inc. and Geophysical Development Corporation.

GEOKINETICS INC. (OTCBB: GOKN)

One Riverway, Suite 2100, Houston, Texas  77056  (713) 850-7600  (713) 850-7330 FAX