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                                  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

                                 March 16, 2006
                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

                          ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


        Nevada                       0-19118                 74-2584033
(State or other jurisdiction       (Commission          (IRS Employer
  of incorporation)                 File Number)         Identification No.)

                        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)

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

     On March 6, 2006,  the Company  furnished a Form 8-K to the  Securities and
Exchange  Commission  incorporating a press release that announced the Company's
financial  results for the quarter and fiscal year ended  December 31, 2005. The
Company reported net income in 2005, from continuing operations, of $6.3 million
(or $0.16 per share)  compared  to a net loss in 2004 of $9.6  million (or $0.26
per share), from continuing operations, excluding the income tax benefit in 2004
of $6.1 million  related to the  disposition  of the Company's  former  Canadian
subsidiary,  Grey  Wolf  Exploration  Inc.  and the $12.6  million  gain on debt
redemption booked as a result of the Company's  refinancing completed in October
of 2004. Net income in 2005, including discontinued operations, of $16.9 million
(or $0.43 per share)  compares to net income in 2004 of $12.4  million (or $0.34
per share), including discontinued operations.

     On March  16,  2006,  the  Company  issued  a press  release  revising  the
previously reported earnings as a result of the accounting treatment of its gain
on the  disposition  of Grey Wolf in  February  2005.  The change in  accounting
treatment  resulted in an increase of $2.2  million in income from  discontinued
operations.  On  March  17,  2006,  the  Company  furnished  a  Form  8-K to the
Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  incorporating  the March 16,  2006  press
release.

     On March 16, 2006, the Company also filed a Form 12b-25 with the Securities
and  Exchange  Commission  stating  that it could not file its Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2005 without  unreasonable effort or expense because the
Company  was still in the process of  providing  information  necessary  for its
independent  auditors to complete:  (i) their audit of the  Company's  financial
statements  for the year  ended  December  31,  2005,  and (ii)  their  audit of
management's  assessment of the effectiveness of the Company's  internal control
over financial  reporting as of December 31, 2005 in accordance with Section 404
of the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002 and the related rules of the Public  Company
Accounting Oversight Board.


Item  4.02(a).  Non-Reliance  on  Previously  Issued  Financial  Statements or a
Related Audit Report of Completed Interim Review.

     On March 16, in connection  with the Company's  year-end audit  procedures,
after consultation with the Company's independent  auditors,  management and the
Company's Audit Committee  determined that there was an error in the calculation
of the gain on the sale of the Company's former Canadian subsidiary,  Grey Wolf.
The error related to the other comprehensive income account of Grey Wolf related
to foreign currency translation at the time of the disposition in February 2005.
The correction of the error  resulted in a non-cash  increase of $2.2 million to
the  previously   reported  gain.  The  gain  is  a  component  of  discontinued
operations,  accordingly  the  correction  of the error  increases  income  from
discontinued operations and net income by $2.2 million.

     Accordingly,  the unaudited  consolidated financial statements contained in
the Company's  Quarterly  Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters  ended March 31,
2005,  June 30,  2005 and  September  30, 2005  should not be relied  upon.  The
Company  intends to effect the  restatement  through  filing  amended  Quarterly
Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters  ended March 31,  2005,  June 30, 2005 and
September 30, 2005.

     The  correction of this error is non-cash in nature and will not impact the
Company's  cash flow from  operations  or financial  condition  for the affected
periods

     The following table summarizes the impact of the restatement as well as the
adjustment for the retrospective adoption of SFAS 123R.









                                               March 31          June 30         September 30       December31
                                            ---------------   ---------------  ------------------------------------
   2005
                                                                                       
   Net revenue                                 $    7,822        $    9,627      $    14,164       $   17,012
   Operating income- as previously
     reported............................      $    2,079        $    4,350      $       868       $    n/a
   Retrospective SFAS 123R adjustment....             578              (342)           7,037            n/a
                                               ---------------   ---------------  ------------------------------------
   Operating income  - adjusted for SFAS
     123R................................      $    2,657        $    4,008      $     7,905       $    7,534

   Net income (loss) - as previously
     reported............................      $    9,217        $      278      $    (3,254)      $    n/a
   Retrospective SFAS 123R adjustment....             578              (342)           7,037            n/a
                                               ---------------   ---------------  ------------------------------------
   Net income  - adjusted for SFAS 123R .           9,795               (64)           3,783            n/a
   Correct gain on sale of subsidiary....           2,190                 -                -              -
                                               ---------------   ---------------  ------------------------------------
   Net income (loss) - restated..........      $   11,985        $      (64)     $     3,783       $    3,413

   Net income (loss) per common share -
     basic - as previously reported......      $     0.25        $     0.01      $     (0.08)      $      n/a
   Net income (loss) per common share -
     basic - as restated.................      $     0.33        $     0.00      $      0.09       $     0.08

   Net income (loss) per common share -
     diluted - as previously reported....      $     0.25        $     0.01      $     (0.08)      $      n/a
   Net income (loss) per common share -
     diluted - as restated...............      $     0.33        $     0.00      $      0.09       $     0.08










                                   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.

                     Abraxas Petroleum Corporation


                    By: /s/ Chris E. Williford
                       ----------------------------------------------
                       Chris E. Williford, Executive Vice President,
                       Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

                       Dated: March 22, 2006