FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public
Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

PETROLEUM GEO SERVICES ASA 		2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

GEOKINETICS INC [ GOK ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director                      __ X __ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

STRANDVEIEN 4, P.O. BOX 89 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

12/14/2010
(Street)

N-1326 LYSAKER, Q8 
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 
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. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. 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)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Series D Junior Preferred Stock   12/14/2010     P    40000   A   (1) 40000   I   See footnote   (2)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. 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 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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Warrant to Purchase Common Stock (right to buy)   $9.64   12/14/2010     P      1165000       12/14/2010   12/15/2016   Common Stock   1165000     (1) 1165000   D  
 

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)  Pursuant to the Series D and Warrant Purchase Agreement dated as of December 14, 2010 (the "Purchase Agreement") by and among Geokinetics Inc. ("Geokinetics"), Petroleum Geo-Services ASA ("PGS ASA"), Petroleum Geo-Services, Inc. ("PGS Inc.") and the other purchasers identified therein, (i) PGS Inc. purchased 40,000 shares of Series D Junior Preferred Stock of Geokinetics (the "Series D Preferred Stock") and (ii) PGS ASA purchased warrants to purchase up to 1,165,000 shares of Common Stock of Geokinetics (the "Warrants") in exchange for the aggregate purchase price of $10,000,000. On or before December 31, 2010, an allocation of the purchase price between the Series D Preferred Stock and the Warrants will be determined among the parties to the Purchase Agreement.
( 2)  The Series D Preferred Stock is owned directly by PGS Inc., and indirectly by PGS ASA as the parent of PGS Inc.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
PETROLEUM GEO SERVICES ASA
STRANDVEIEN 4
P.O. BOX 89
N-1326 LYSAKER, Q8 
X


Signatures
/s/ Jostein Ueland 12/16/2010
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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