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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES 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(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * KEEL ALLAN D   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CRIMSON EXPLORATION INC. [CXPO] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President and CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O CRIMSON EXPLORATION INC., 717 TEXAS AVENUE, SUITE 2900 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/22/2009 (Street) HOUSTON, TX 77002 4. If Amendment, Date 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 (City) (State) (Zip) 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) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 12/22/2009   A   87,956 A $ 5 (1) 526,842 D

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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 Underlying Securities (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

Series G Convertible Preferred Stock

$ 5 (1)

12/22/2009

D(1)

600

02/28/2005

04/30/2010

Common Stock

87,956

$ 0

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
KEEL ALLAN D C/O CRIMSON EXPLORATION INC. 717 TEXAS AVENUE, SUITE 2900 HOUSTON, TX 77002	X		President and CEO

Signatures

/s/ STEPHEN W. SCHOPPE		12/23/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The Series G Convertible Preferred Stock is automatically convertible into the Company's Common Stock in connection with the consummation of a registered underwritten offering of the Company's Common Stock on or before April 30, 2010, at the lower of $9.00 or at the price the shares of Common Stock are sold to the public in the registered underwritten offering. On December 16, 2009, the Company priced a registered underwritten public offering of shares of its common stock at the price of $5.00 per share to the public. On December 22, 2009, the 600 shares of Series G Convertible Preferred Stock and accrued dividends automatically converted into 87,956 shares of Common Stock (or 114 more shares than reported on the Form 4 filed in connection with the pricing of the offering, based on accrued dividends from the pricing date to the conversion date). The conversion is also eligible for the exemption provided by Rule 16b-7 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Remarks: This Form has been signed by Stephen W. Schoppe, Acting Secretary for Crimson Exploration Inc., on behalf of Mr. Keel pursuant to an instrument of power of attorney dated February 23, 2006.  The authority granted pursuant to such instrument are to remain in full force and effect until rescinded in writing by Mr. Keel.

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