SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

               Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                           The Securities Act of 1934


Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  January 29, 1998


                 GEODYNE ENERGY INCOME LIMITED PARTNERSHIP I-B 
                 GEODYNE ENERGY INCOME LIMITED PARTNERSHIP I-C
                 GEODYNE ENERGY INCOME LIMITED PARTNERSHIP I-D
                 GEODYNE ENERGY INCOME LIMITED PARTNERSHIP I-E
                 GEODYNE ENERGY INCOME LIMITED PARTNERSHIP I-F
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           (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Articles)

                        I-B: 0-14657            I-B: 73-1231998
                        I-C: 0-14658            I-C: 73-1252536
                        I-D: 0-15831            I-D: 73-1265223
                        I-E: 0-15832            I-E: 73-1270116
   Oklahoma             I-F: 0-15833            I-F: 73-1292669
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(State or other         (Commission            (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction of           File No.)             Identification)
incorporation or
organization)



                Two West Second Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103
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             (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (918) 583-1791






ITEM 5:     OTHER EVENTS

      Year-End  Values.  The General  Partner is  required  to provide  year-end
values of the Geodyne  Energy Income  Limited  Partnership  I-B,  Geodyne Energy
Income Limited  Partnership I-C, Geodyne Energy Income Limited  Partnership I-D,
Geodyne Energy Income Limited Partnership I-E, and Geodyne Energy Income Limited
Partnership I-F (collectively,  the "Partnerships") underlying properties to its
limited partners pursuant to the Partnerships' partnership agreements.  Attached
is a form of the letter to be sent to the limited  partners on or about  January
29, 1998, and a chart showing,  on a per-unit basis, the 1997 Year-End Estimated
Valuations for the Partnerships.

ITEM 7:     EXHIBITS

20.1  Form of letter to be sent to the limited  partners of the  Partnerships on
      or about January 29, 1998.

99.1  Chart  showing  on  a  per-unit   basis  the  1997  Year-End   Estimated
      Valuations for the Partnerships.


                                   SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                              GEODYNE ENERGY INCOME LIMITED
                                    PARTNERSHIP I-B
                              GEODYNE ENERGY INCOME LIMITED
                                    PARTNERSHIP I-C
                              GEODYNE ENERGY INCOME LIMITED
                                    PARTNERSHIP I-D
                              GEODYNE ENERGY INCOME LIMITED
                                    PARTNERSHIP I-E
                              GEODYNE ENERGY INCOME LIMITED
                                    PARTNERSHIP I-F

                              By:   GEODYNE RESOURCES, INC.
                                    General Partner


DATE: January 29, 1998                  //s// Dennis R. Neill
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                                    Dennis R. Neill
                                    President