<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000899243-23-020059.txt : 20231030
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000899243-23-020059
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20230913
FILED AS OF DATE:		20231030
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20231030

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:		231361549

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

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Krylov Sergei
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001594869

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-32472
		FILM NUMBER:		231361548

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6500 WEST FREEWAY, SUITE 800
		CITY:			FORT WORTH
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			76116

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:		231361551

	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:		231361552

	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:		231361550

	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:		231361553

	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

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Wilks Matthew
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001696102

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-32472
		FILM NUMBER:		231361547

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		17010 IH-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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        <footnote id="F1">On September 13, 2023, Dawson Geophysical Company (&quot;Dawson&quot;) held a virtual special meeting of its stockholders. At the Special Meeting, Dawson's stockholders voted and approved the issuance of 5,811,765 shares of Common Stock of Issuer to Wilks Brothers, LLC (&quot;Wilks Brothers&quot;) upon conversion of $9,880,000.50 in principal amount of the Convertible Note dated March 24, 2023 between Dawson and Wilks at a conversion price of $1.70 per share. Upon such approval, the Convertible Note automatically converted in full into the Conversion Shares upon such approval.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Consists of (i) 9,111,736 directly owned by Wilks, (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 is a manager-managed limited liability company, managed by Dan H. Wilks and Farris Wilks. WB Acquisitions, Inc. (&quot;WB Acquisitions&quot;) is an affiliate of Wilks Brothers. Dan H. Wilks and Farris Wilks are brothers; Dan H. Wilks and Staci Wilks are husband and wife and share the same household; Matthew D. Wilks is the Director of the Issuer and VP - Investments of Wilks Brothers; and Sergei Krylov, is the Director of the Issuer and Chief Financial Officer of Wilks Brothers. Matthew D. Wilks and Sergei Krylov were each inadvertently excluded in prior filings and have been added as Reporting Persons. Each of the foregoing are reporting persons on a Schedule 13D/A (as amended from time to time, the &quot;13D&quot;) filed with the SEC on June 29, 2023 (such Reporting Persons on the 13D, collectively, the &quot;13D Group&quot;) and may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of the Issuer's Common Stock owned by other members of the 13D Group. (Continued in footnote 4)</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">(Continued from footnote 3) 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>
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