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):

March 27, 2006

TGC INDUSTRIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Texas		0-14908		74-2095844
(State of incorporation)		(Commission File No.)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1304 Summit Ave., Ste 2

Plano, TX 75074

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (972) 881-1099

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 8.01

Other Events.

On March 27, 2006, TGC Industries, Inc. (“TGC” or the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the purchase of a fifth ARAM ARIES seismic recording system. A copy of this press release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01		Financial Statements and Exhibits.

	(d)		Exhibits.

			The following exhibit is furnished with this Form 8-K:

			99.1	Press release of the Company dated March 27, 2006.

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.

	TGC INDUSTRIES, INC.

Date: March 30, 2006	By:	/s/ Wayne A. Whitener
		Wayne A. Whitener
		President and CEO

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Press release of the Company dated March 27, 2006.