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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001141197-11-000010
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		4
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20110113
ITEM INFORMATION:		Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
ITEM INFORMATION:		Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
ITEM INFORMATION:		Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year
FILED AS OF DATE:		20110113
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20110113

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BLAST ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001141197
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	OIL AND GAS FIELD EXPLORATION SERVICES [1382]
		IRS NUMBER:				223755993
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			CA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-53725
		FILM NUMBER:		11528180

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		14550 TORREY CHASE BLVD
		STREET 2:		SUITE 330
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77014
		BUSINESS PHONE:		281-453-2888

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		STREET 1:		14550 TORREY CHASE BLVD
		STREET 2:		SUITE 330
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77014

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		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	VERDISYS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20010523
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<div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">On January 5, 2011, Blast Energy Services, Inc. (the &#8220;<font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Company</font>&#8221;, &#8220;<font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Blast</font>&#8221;, &#8220;<font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">we</font>&#8221; or &#8220;<font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">us</font>&#8221;) and Berg McAfee Companies, LLC, a significant shareholder of the Company (&#8221;<font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">BMC</font>&#8221;), agreed to (a) enter into Amendment No. 1 to the February 27, 2008 Promissory Note, pursuant to which the Company owes BMC, $1,120,000 (the &#8220;<font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Amended Note</font>&#8221;); and (b) to amend the terms of the Company&#8217;s Series A Conv
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