<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000899243-23-015840.txt : 20230616
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000899243-23-015840
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20230614
FILED AS OF DATE:		20230616
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20230616

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Wilks Farris
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001641794

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-32472
		FILM NUMBER:		231022993

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		17018 INTERSTATE 20
		CITY:			CISCO
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			76437

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Wilks Dan H.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001641792

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-32472
		FILM NUMBER:		231022995

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		17018 INTERSTATE 20
		CITY:			CISCO
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			76437

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			WB Acquisitions Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001891025
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-32472
		FILM NUMBER:		231022996

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		17010 INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 20
		CITY:			CISCO
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			76437
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(817) 850-3600

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		17010 INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 20
		CITY:			CISCO
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			76437

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Wilks Staci
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001641796

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-32472
		FILM NUMBER:		231022994

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		17018 INTERSTATE 20
		CITY:			CISCO
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			76437

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Wilks Brothers, LLC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001662888
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-32472
		FILM NUMBER:		231022997

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		17018 INTERSTATE 20
		CITY:			CISCO
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			76437
		BUSINESS PHONE:		8178503600

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		17018 INTERSTATE 20
		CITY:			CISCO
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			76437

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			DAWSON GEOPHYSICAL CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000799165
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	OIL AND GAS FIELD EXPLORATION SERVICES [1382]
		IRS NUMBER:				742095844
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			TX
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		508 WEST WALL
		STREET 2:		SUITE 800
		CITY:			MIDLAND
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			79701
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4326843000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		508 WEST WALL
		STREET 2:		SUITE 800
		CITY:			MIDLAND
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			79701

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	TGC INDUSTRIES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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                <value>Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share</value>
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                <value>2023-06-14</value>
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                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
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            <transactionTimeliness>
                <value></value>
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                <transactionShares>
                    <value>8895</value>
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                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>2.23</value>
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                    <value>A</value>
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                    <value>See Footnote</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">The reported price in Column 4 is a weighted average purchase price. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Consists of (i) 3,299,971 directly owned by Reporting Party, (ii) 15,547,010 shares of the Issuer's Common Stock directly owned by WB Acquisitions, and (iii) 349 shares of the Issuer's Common Stock directly owned by Staci Wilks.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Wilks Brothers, LLC (&quot;Wilks Brothers&quot;) is a manager-managed limited liability company, managed by Dan H. Wilks and Farris Wilks. WB Acquisitions, Inc. (&quot;WB Acquisitions&quot;) is a subsidiary of Wilks Brothers. Dan H. Wilks and Farris Wilks are brothers and may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own the shares of the Issuer's Common Stock directly owned by each of Wilks Brothers and WB Acquisitions. Dan H. Wilks and Staci Wilks are husband and wife and share the same household, and Dan H. Wilks may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own the shares of the Issuer's Common Stock directly owned by Staci Wilks. Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of all equity securities reported herein except to the extent of its respective pecuniary interest therein, and the filing of this Form 4 shall not be construed as an admission that any such Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of any equity securities covered by this Form 4.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ [Javier Rocha, Attorney-in-Fact]</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2023-06-16</signatureDate>
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