SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

VINCENT BRUCE H

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

16825 NORTHCHASE DR. #400

(Street)

HOUSTON

77060

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SWIFT ENERGY CO [ SFY ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	President

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/31/2005

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	05/31/2005	05/31/2005	J⁽¹⁾		1,715	A	$18.11	56,020	D
Common Stock	11/21/2005	11/21/2005	M		7,598	A	$8.125	63,618	D
Common Stock	11/21/2005	11/21/2005	M		11,998	A	$8.3	75,616	D
Common Stock	11/21/2005	11/21/2005	M		4,500	A	$11.4375	80,116	D
Common Stock	11/21/2005	11/21/2005	F⁽²⁾		4,560	D	$46.66	75,556	D
Common Stock	11/22/2005	11/22/2005	S		539	D	$46.49	75,017	D
Common Stock	11/22/2005	11/22/2005	S		15,600	D	$46.4	59,417	D
Common Stock	11/23/2005	11/23/2005	S		6,000	D	$48	53,417	D
Common Stock								9,066	I	401(K)
Common Stock								1,159	I	ESOP

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	$8.125	11/21/2005	11/21/2005	M			7,598	12/07/1999	12/07/2008	Common Stock	7,598	$8.125	0	D
Common Stock	$8.3	11/21/2005	11/21/2005	M			11,998	11/11/2003	11/11/2012	Common Stock	11,998	$8.3	8,002	D
Common Stock	$11.4375	11/21/2005	11/21/2005	M			4,500	02/07/2001	02/07/2010	Common Stock	4,500	$11.4375	0	D
Common Stock	$46.66	11/21/2005	11/21/2005	A⁽³⁾		1,323		11/21/2006	12/07/2008	Common Stock	1,323	$46.66	1,323	D
Common Stock	$46.66	11/21/2005	11/21/2005	A⁽³⁾		2,134		11/21/2006	11/11/2012	Common Stock	2,134	$46.66	2,134	D
Common Stock	$46.66	11/21/2005	11/21/2005	A⁽³⁾		1,103		11/21/2006	02/07/2010	Common Stock	1,103	$46.66	1,103	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Shares acquired under the SFY employee stock purchase plan.

2. Payment of exercise price by delivering or withholding 4560 shares of common stock at $46.66 per share, the closing price of issuer's common stock on 11/21/05.

3. Grant of reload option pursuant to plan.

	Karen Bryant POA for Bruce H. Vincent	11/23/2005
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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