UNITED STATES
                       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): November 1, 2005



               GEODYNE ENERGY INCOME LIMITED PARTNERSHIP III-E
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             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)

   Oklahoma             III-E:  0-19010         III-E:  73-1367188
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(State or other          (Commission            (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction of            File No.)           Identification No.)
incorporation)



                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

      Check the  appropriate  box below if the Form 8-K  filing is  intended  to
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              Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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              the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))


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ITEM 8:     OTHER EVENTS

         The limited  partnership  agreement (the  "Agreement")  for the Geodyne
         Energy Income Limited  Partnership III-E (the  "Partnership")  provides
         that the  Partnership  will  automatically  terminate  and  dissolve on
         December 31, 2005.

         The Agreement gives the General Partner an option to extend the term of
         the  Partnership  for up to two additional two year terms.  The General
         Partner has elected to extend the Partnership's term until December 31,
         2007.


ITEM 9:     EXHIBITS

20.1     Form of letter sent to the limited partners of the Geodyne Energy
         Income Limited Partnership III-E on or about November 1, 2005


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 III-E

                                    By:   GEODYNE RESOURCES, INC.
                                          General Partner

                                        //s//Dennis R. Neill
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                                    Dennis R. Neill
                                    President

DATE:  November 1, 2005


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