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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001209191-10-061073
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20101214
FILED AS OF DATE:		20101216
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20101216

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GEOKINETICS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000314606
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311]
		IRS NUMBER:				941690082
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1500 CITYWEST BLVD., SUITE 800
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77042
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(713) 850-7600

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		P.O. BOX 421129
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77242

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Avista Capital Partners (Offshore), L.P.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001374540

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-33460
		FILM NUMBER:		101257303

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		65 E.55TH STREET, 18TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10022
		BUSINESS PHONE:		212 593-6958

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		65 E.55TH STREET, 18TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10022

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Avista Capital Partners, L.P.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001374541

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-33460
		FILM NUMBER:		101257301

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		65 E.55TH STREET, 18TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10022
		BUSINESS PHONE:		212 593-6958

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		65 E.55TH STREET, 18TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10022

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Avista Capital Partners GP, LLC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001374781
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-33460
		FILM NUMBER:		101257302

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		65 EAST 55TH STREET
		STREET 2:		18TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10022
		BUSINESS PHONE:		212 593-6900

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		65 EAST 55TH STREET
		STREET 2:		18TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10022
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        <footnote id="F1">This acquisition by Avista Capital Partners, L.P. (&quot;Avista&quot;) is reported by Avista Capital Partners GP, LLC (&quot;Avista GP&quot;) on behalf of Avista in accordance with the Remarks below.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">This acquisition by Avista Capital Partners (Offshore), L.P. (&quot;Offshore&quot;) is reported by Avista GP on behalf of Offshore in accordance with the remarks below.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">The filing of this statement shall not be deemed an admission that, for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise, any Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of any securities covered by this statement.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">The securities of Geokinetics, Inc. reported on this line are owned directly by Avista and may be deemed to be indirectly owned by Avista GP, the general partner of Avista.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">The securities of Geokinetics, Inc. reported on this line are owned directly by Offshore and may be deemed to be indirectly owned by Avista GP, the general partner of Offshore.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">The shares of Common Stock of Geokinetics reported on this Form 4 were received by Avista and Offshore in connection with the consummation on December 14, 2010 of the transactions contemplated by that certain Series D and Warrant Purchase Agreement dated December 14, 2010 among Avista, Offshore, Petroleum Geo-Services ASA, Petroleum Geo-Services, Inc., Levant America S.A., William R. Ziegler, Steven Webster and the Christopher M. Harte 1992 Family Exempt Trust (the &quot;Purchase Agreement&quot;).</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>This Form 4 and all previous and subsequent forms filed by Avista, Offshore or Avista GP (&quot;Avista Joint Filing Affiliates&quot;)
pursuant to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 with respect to beneficial ownership in the Company have been and will
continue to be filed jointly so that a filing by any Avista Joint Filing Affiliate is made on behalf of all Avista Joint Filing Affiliates,
regardless of whether any previous Form filed by any Avista Joint Filing Affiliate has indicated such From is filed by one
reporting person or more than one reporting person.  This joint filing arrangement for purposes of filing Forms is consistent with
the Joint Filing Agreement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 1 to the Schedule 13D filed by Avista on September
8, 2006.  In accordance with this footnote, this Form 4 is filed by Avista GP, the general partner of Avista and Offshore, on
behalf of Avista and Offshore.</remarks>

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        <signatureName>/s/ Ben Silbert, General Counsel</signatureName>
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