8-K

UNITED STATES

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

July 16, 2007

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada	001-16701	74-2584033
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

500 N. Loop 1604 East, Suite 100

San Antonio, Texas 78232

(210) 490-4788

(Address of principal executive offices and Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

The Company’s CEO, Robert L.G. Watson, is scheduled to present at the A.G. Edwards E&P Conference to be held July 17-18 in New York. The presentation is scheduled to begin at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, July 18, 2007. . Attached as Exhibit 99.1 are materials that Mr. Watson will present at the conference.

The information in this Report (including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2) is furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of the Section. The information in this Report will not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information required to be disclosed solely to satisfy the requirements of Regulation FD.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

99.1 Slide presentation

99.2 News Release

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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.

ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORPORATION

By: /s/ Chris E. Williford

Chris E. Williford

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial

Officer and Treasurer

Dated: July 16, 2007

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EX-99

ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORPORATION

www.abraxaspetroleum.com

Exhibit 99.2

NEWS RELEASE

Abraxas to Present at the A.G. Edwards E&P Conference

SAN ANTONIO (July 17, 2007) – Abraxas Petroleum Corporation (AMEX:ABP) is scheduled to present at the A.G. Edwards E&P Conference to be held July 17-18 in New York.

The presentation is scheduled to begin at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, July 18, 2007. The live audio webcast with the corresponding PowerPoint presentation will be available at http://www.wsw.com/webcast/agedwards20/abp/, and on the Company’s web site, http://www.abraxaspetroleum.com, under Investor Relations. The webcast including the slide presentation will be archived on the Company’s web site for 60 days.

Abraxas Petroleum Corporation is a San Antonio based crude oil and natural gas exploration and production company with operations in Texas and Wyoming.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

Barbara M. Stuckey/Vice President - Corporate Development

Direct Telephone 210.757.9835

Main Telephone 210.490.4788

bstuckey@abraxaspetroleum.com

www.abraxaspetroleum.com

500 N. Loop 1604 East, Suite 100, San Antonio, Texas 78232

Office: 210.490.4788 Exec/Acctg Fax: 210.490.8816

EX-99

The information presented herein may contain predictions, estimates and other forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the
Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  Although the Company believes that its expectations are based on
reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that its goals will be achieved.  Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those included in the forward-looking statements include the timing and extent of changes in commodity prices for oil and gas, the need to develop
and replace reserves, environmental risks, competition, government regulation and the ability of the Company to meet its stated business goals.

A.G. Edwards

E&P Conference

July 18, 2007

Exhibit 99.1

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Abraxas Petroleum Corporation

AMEX:ABP

Market capitalization ~ $200 million

Enterprise value ~ $200 million

=$0 debt & $8 million in cash

Options: CBOE and PCX

Fully diluted shares outstanding ~ 50 million

Ownership ~ 15% insider

   ~ 22% institutional

Average trading volume (3 mos) ~ 290,000 shares per day

AMEX: ABP

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Company Overview

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Closed: May 25, 2007

MASTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

Contributed 65 Bcfe of proved reserves

ABP Ownership = 47% interest

AMEX: ABP

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Recent Transactions

$  157.5

TOTAL USES:

$  157.5

TOTAL SOURCES:

7.0

Excess cash (ABP):

Fees & expenses:

Repay credit facility:

Redeem existing notes: ⁽¹⁾

USES:

10.3

0.9

$  139.3

(millions)

35.0

22.5

$  100.0

(millions)

SOURCES:

Socié té G énérale credit facility:

5.9 million shares of ABP stock:

53% MLP to institutional investors:

⁽¹⁾ Includes call premium and interest

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AMEX: ABP

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Transaction Results

Results:

Debt-free Abraxas Corp.

(interest payments = $16 million/yr)

Retained control of the properties

Significant cash-flow stream to Abraxas Corp.

Accelerate drilling activities  

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Distribution of Assets

Assets Contributed to MLP

Highlights ⁽¹⁾

Proved Reserves (Bcfe):                             65.4

   -Percent Proved Developed:                   58%

   -Percent Natural Gas:                               91%

Q1 07 Net Production (Mcfepd):              16,900

Gross Acres:                                               16,400

Net Acres:                                                    13,500

Delaware Basin

Cherry Canyon

EOG Montoya

Other Delaware Basin ~85%

Oates SW – 4 PDP / 5 PUD

Gulf Coast Basin

Edwards

Portilla

⁽¹⁾ As of 12/31/06, unless noted otherwise

AMEX: ABP

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Delaware Basin

Other Delaware Basin ~15%

Oates SW – 4 wells plus

     Woodford/Barnett

      “Resource Play”

Eastern Shelf

IRA / Martin

Highlights ⁽¹⁾

Proved Reserves (Bcfe):                             33.4

-Percent Proved Developed:                        29%

-Percent Natural Gas:                                     67%

Q1 07 Net Production (Mcfepd):                  2,600

Gross Acres:                                                 88,200

Net Acres:                                                     76,200

Powder River Basin

Mowry Shale

“Resource Play”

Assets Retained at ABP

Gulf Coast Basin

Edwards – 2 PUD

Wilcox

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Quality assets

High ownership interest (79% WI)

Operational control (99%)

Large acreage positions

Substantial upside

Natural gas (67%)

Operations in Texas and Wyoming

> 10 year inventory of projects
on existing leasehold

High impact projects

AMEX: ABP

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Retained Asset Base

Jun-07 reflects the transactions announced on May 25, 2007

and includes 47% of the proved reserves contributed to the MLP

Acquisitions:
< $0.65 / Mcfe

Dec 31,

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AMEX: ABP

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ABP Valuation

$ 99

$ 99

$ 16.66

5.936

Abraxas MLP units (MM)

$ 241

$ 212 – $ 271

Total ABP Equity Value:

Price Per Unit

Price Per Acre

Undeveloped Acreage:

$ 241

$ 212 – $ 271

Total Enterprise Value:

$ 0

$ 0

Less: Debt

48.76

Shares Outstanding

$ 19

$ 19

Cash and other assets (1)

In-Ground Value

46,500

15,000

  2,500

33.4

Value Per Share

$ 300 - $ 700

$ 800 - $ 1,200

$ 400 - $ 700

$ 2.00 - $3.00

Multiple Range

$ 4.94

$ 4.34 - $ 5.56

$ 23

$ 15

$ 1

$ 14 – $ 33

$ 12 – $ 18

$ 1 – $ 2

   - Mowry Shale

   - Woodford Shale

   - Wilcox Exploratory

$ 84

$ 67 - $ 100

Proved Reserves (Bcfe):

Valuation
Midpoint ($MM)

Valuation Range
($MM)

ABP Assets

(1)

Cash, GWE common stock

                workover rigs, vehicles, and

                surface acreage / yards

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AMEX: ABP

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Upside Potential

$ 96

$ 64

$ 32

64

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Probable & Possible ⁽³⁾

$ 38

$ 25

$ 13

Upside Potential
Value per Share

$ 1,884

$ 1,256

$ 628

1,256

559

Total

$ 37

$ 600

$ 555

$1.00 per Mcfe
($MM)

$ 19

$ 300

$ 277

$0.50 per Mcfe
($MM)

$1.50 per Mcfe

($MM)

Potential

Bcfe ⁽²⁾

Number of potential /
identified projects ⁽¹⁾

15

300

185

Exploratory Wilcox Plays

Mowry Shale Oil Play

Woodford Shale Play

$ 56

37

$ 900

600

$ 832

555

⁽¹⁾ Woodford Shale on 80 acre spacing and Mowry Shale on 160 acre spacing
⁽²⁾ Capital required $1.8 billion – volumes and resultant values are mid-point of range⁽³⁾ Net of reserves in specific plays

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Drill Bit Growth

targeting Conventional Reservoirs

& emerging Resource Plays   

Increase Shareholder Value

through……

AMEX: ABP

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Operational Goals

Reserve Ratio Improvement

by converting
proved undeveloped and un-booked reserves
to the proved developed category   

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SOUTH TEXAS

Gulf Coast Basin

Bee, DeWitt, Goliad,
Karnes & Live Oak Counties

WEST TEXAS

Delaware Basin

Pecos & Ward

Counties

••••

Eastern Shelf

Coke, Dawson, Howard,

Martin, Midland, Mitchell

& Scurry Counties

WYOMING

Powder River Basin

Converse & Niobrara

Counties

AMEX: ABP

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Abraxas Corp. Properties

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Proved Reserves – 33.4 Bcfe ⁽¹⁾

(1)    Pro forma as of 12/31/06

AMEX: ABP

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Reserves / Acreage

West Texas

28%

South Texas

5%

Wyoming

67%

Net Undeveloped Acres ~ 63,500 ⁽¹⁾

West Texas

79%

South Texas

18%

Wyoming

3%

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AMEX: ABP

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Conventional Reservoirs

Developing Existing Proved Reserves

Projects for 2007 and beyond…
“the low hanging fruit”

Edwards

Wilcox

Delaware

        Mississippian / Devonian

IRA

Clearfork / Strawn Reef

Oates SW

          Devonian

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Oates SW Field

Wellbores available for re-entry

Pecos Co.

~15,000 acres

AMEX: ABP

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> 75 sq. miles of 3-D

Hudgins 11-1:

Woodford

La Escalera 5-1:  
Lower Wolfcamp

Manzanita 1H:
2007 Devonian

La Escalera 2:

Atoka

ABP retained wells

ABP retained the following:

   Surface rights

   Mineral rights

   Executive rights   

   All formations from MLP

     wells w/o proved reserves  

Hudgins 37-1H:

Devonian

Elsinore Cattle 56:

Devonian

Hudgins 34-2H:

Devonian

La Escalera 1AH:

Devonian

Wells contributed to MLP

(plus 3 Devonian PUDs &
2 Montoya PUD completions)

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Pecos

ABP: Oates SW Field

~ 15,000 acres

(gained valuable reservoir knowledge &
producing small amount of dry gas from
the Woodford)

CHK 50% / Petro-Hunt 50%

~100,000 acres

3-D seismic swap

1 flowing gas)

Petro-Hunt

    (2 permitted &

Reliance / CHK / PXD

3-D seismic & data swap

PXD

(1 drilled &

1 permitted)

AMEX: ABP

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Woodford Shale Play

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Delaware Basin Shale Players:

ABP, COP, CHK, CRZO, CWEI,
DVN, ECA, EOG, FST, KWK,
PPP, PXD, RRC, SWN, XTO,
Reliance and Petro-Hunt

Barnett Shale Players:

BEXP, COP, CHK, CRZO,
DNR, DVN, ECA, EOG, IFNY,
KWK, PLLL, RRC, XTO

4 (+)

?

100 – 1,000

Barnett: 500 – 1,000

Woodford: 100 – 400

9,000 – 16,000

0.7 – 3.0

1.0 – 9.0

Mississippian /

Devonian

Delaware Basin Shale

(Barnett / Woodford) ⁽¹⁾

10 – 26

Recovery factor (%)

2 (+)

Average well cost ($MM)

50 – 150

Gas-in-place (Bcf / 640 acres)

50 – 1,000

Thickness (feet)

0.5 – 1.9

Thermal maturity (Ro)

6,500 – 8,500

Depth (feet)

Mississippian

Geologic age

~ 4.5

Total organic content (%)

Ft. Worth Barnett
Shale ⁽²⁾

AMEX: ABP

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Gas Shale Play Comparison

⁽¹⁾   Natexis Bleichroeder Inc.,  CHK and internal estimates

⁽²⁾  Pickering Energy Partners

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AMEX: ABP

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Mowry Shale Oil Play

ABP: Brooks Draw

10 wells

(5 horizontal / 5 vertical)

3 vertical wells producing from
Mowry
(commingled with other zones)

2007 Plans

Permitting several wells

(full-scale technical evaluation of
our acreage)

Converse & Niobrara Counties, Wyoming

23 sq. miles proprietary 3-D seismic survey

Brooks Draw

~50,000 acres ⁽¹⁾

⁽¹⁾ Gross acres (>92% MI), >12,000 HBP

AEZ/BEXP: Krejci
Horizontal Mowry Shale

~ 15 to the SE of Brooks Draw

2007 Plans
Continuous
drilling program

Map of leasehold in Converse & Niobrara Counties, Wyoming

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Mowry Shale Players:

ABP, AEZ, BEXP

Bakken Shale Players:

BBG, BEXP, COP, EOG,
MRO, SM, WLL and several
privately-held companies

Dolomitic siltstone

Reservoir Rock

Siliceous silty shale

640

Well spacing (acres)

160

2.0 – 3.0

150 - 500

110’ - 175’

7,500’ – 10,000’

Lower Cretaceous

Mowry Shale ⁽¹⁾

3.0 – 4.5

Average well cost ($MM)

200 - 500

Potential EUR (MBOE) per well

10’ - 50’

Thickness (feet)

10,000’ - 11,000’

Depth (feet)

Upper Devonian /
Lower Mississippian

Geologic age

Bakken Shale ⁽²⁾

AMEX: ABP

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Oil Shale Play Comparison

⁽¹⁾   AEZ/BEXP, Powder River Energy Partners, R.P. Nixon paper and internal estimates

⁽²⁾  EOG, BEXP, OG Journal, Landmark, F.F. Meissner paper

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AMEX: ABP

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Exploratory Plays

Potentially High Impact

Targeting the Wilcox Formation

Plummer & Tuleta
Prospects,
Bee County

Janssen Prospect,
Karnes County

Goebel Prospect,
Live Oak County

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Capital Expenditure Budget$16 million

Single well impact to guidance !

Historically, $4,500 of capital expended = 1 Mcfepd

AMEX: ABP

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Remaining 2007

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Maintain financial flexibility and liquidity

Prioritize opportunity set

AMEX: ABP

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Capture the Upside

Increase shareholder value

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Niche exploration and production company

High quality assets with substantial upside

Goals:

Drill Bit Growth

Reserve Ratio Improvement

AMEX: ABP

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Summary

CONTINUE TO INCREASE SHAREHOLDER VALUE

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www.abraxaspetroleum.com

Manzanita 1H

Hudgins Ranch,

Delaware Basin,
West Texas

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