EXHIBIT 32.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the annual report of Dawson Geophysical Company (the “Company”) on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), I L. Decker Dawson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:
| (1) | The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and | |||
| (2) | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. | |||
Dated: February 28, 2005
| /s/ L. Decker Dawson | ||||
| Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | ||||
