As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 30, 2003

                                                      Registration No. 333-27995



                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                         POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1
                                       TO
                                    FORM S-8
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      UNDER
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                             DENBURY RESOURCES INC.
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


              Delaware                                   20-0467835
      (State of Incorporation)              (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


                             Denbury Resources Inc.
                               Plano, Texas 75024
               (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)


          DENBURY RESOURCES INC. AMENDED AND RESTATED STOCK OPTION PLAN
                            (Full Title of the Plan)


                      Phil Rykhoek, Chief Financial Officer
                        5100 Tennyson Parkway, Suite 3000
                               Plano, Texas 75024
                                 (972) 673-2000
 (Name, adress and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

                                   Copies to:

                                Donald W. Brodsky
                               Jenkens & Gilchrist
                           A Professional Corporation
                        1401 McKinney Street, Suite 2700
                              Houston, Texas 77010
                                 (713) 951-3300




                         POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1

     This Post-Effective  Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement 333-27995 on
Form S-8 is being filed  pursuant to Rule 414 under the  Securities Act of 1933,
as  amended  (the  "Securities   Act"),  to  reflect  the  new  holding  company
organizational structure of Denbury Resources Inc. (the "Registrant"),  effected
in accordance with Section 251(g) of the Delaware  General  Corporation Law (the
"DGCL") and the Registrant's status as the successor issuer to Denbury Resources
Inc. as it was constituted prior to the Merger (as defined below).

     The holding company  organizational  structure was effected  pursuant to an
Agreement  and Plan of Merger to Form Holding  Company (the "Merger  Agreement")
among Denbury  Resources Inc. as it was constituted prior to the effectuation of
the new holding  company  structure (the  "Predecessor"),  the  Registrant,  and
Denbury Onshore,  LLC, a Delaware limited  liability  company and a wholly-owned
subsidiary of the Registrant ("Onshore").  The Merger Agreement provides for the
merger of the Predecessor into Onshore, with Onshore continuing as the surviving
entity and as a wholly-owned  subsidiary of the Registrant (the  "Merger").  The
Merger was  consummated at 9:00 a.m. on December 29, 2003.  Prior to the Merger,
the  Registrant  was  a  direct,  wholly-owned  subsidiary  of  the  Predecessor
organized for the purpose of  implementing  the holding  company  organizational
structure.  Pursuant to Section 251(g) of the DGCL,  stockholder approval of the
Merger was not required.  In connection with the Merger,  the Registrant's  name
was changed to "Denbury Resources Inc."

     By virtue of the Merger, all of the Predecessor's outstanding capital stock
was converted, on a share for share basis, into capital stock of the Registrant.
As a  result,  each  stockholder  of the  Predecessor  became  the  owner  of an
identical  number of shares of capital  stock of the  Registrant.  Additionally,
each treasury share of the Predecessor, including those reserved for issuance of
shares  under  the  Employee  Stock  Purchase  Plan  of  the   Predecessor   was
automatically  converted into a treasury  share of the  Registrant.  Also,  each
outstanding  option to purchase shares of the  Predecessor's  common stock under
the   Predecessor's   Amended  and  Restated  Stock  Option  Plan  and  Director
Compensation Plan was automatically  converted into an option to purchase,  upon
the same terms and conditions, an identical number of shares of the Registrant's
common stock.

     In accordance with Rule 414, the Registrant, as the successor issuer to the
Predecessor,  hereby  expressly adopts  Registration  Statement No. 333-27995 on
Form S-8 as its own for all purposes under the Securities Act and the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.  This Registration  Statement  pertains to the
Denbury Resources Inc. Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan. Registration fees
were paid at the time of filing the original Registration Statement.


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                                     Part II

               INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 8.  Exhibits

         (a)      Exhibits

                  The following documents are filed as a part of this
registration statement.




                    Exhibit
                     Number                               Document Description
                  ------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 
                       5            Opinion of Jenkens & Gilchrist, A Professional Corporation

                      15            Letter from  independent accountants as to unaudited condensed interim
                                    financial information

                      23            Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP




                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies  that it has  reasonable  grounds to believe  that it meets all of the
requirements  for  filing  on Form S-8 and has  duly  caused  this  Registration
Statement  to be  signed  on its  behalf  by  the  undersigned,  thereunto  duly
authorized,  in the City of Plano, State of Texas, on this 29th day of December,
2003.

                                         DENBURY RESOURCES INC.


                                           /s/ Phil Rykhoek
                                         ------------------------------------
                                         Phil Rykhoek
                                         Senior Vice President and
                                         Chief Financial Officer








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         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.



               Signatures                                        Title                                  Date
               ----------                                        -----                                  ----

                                                                                         
         /s/ Ronald G. Greene*                Chairman of the Board of Directors               December 29, 2003
- -----------------------------------------
Ronald G. Greene


         /s/ Gareth Roberts*                  Chief Executive Officer and President            December 29, 2003
- -----------------------------------------     (Principal Executive Officer)
 Gareth Roberts


          /s/ Phil Rykhoek                    Senior Vice President and Chief Financial        December 29, 2003
- -----------------------------------------     Officer
 Phil Rykhoek                                 (Principal Financial Officer)


          /s/ Mark Allen                      Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer      December 29, 2003
- -----------------------------------------     (Principal Accounting Officer)
Mark Allen


          /s/ Carrie A. Wheeler               Director                                         December 29, 2003
- -----------------------------------------
Carrie A. Wheeler


          /s/ David B. Miller                 Director                                         December 29, 2003
- -----------------------------------------
David B. Miller


         /s/ Wieland F. Wettstein*            Director                                         December 29, 2003
- -----------------------------------------
Wieland F. Wettstein


*By     /s/ Phil Rykhoek
      -----------------------------------
      Phil Rykhoek

*Attorney-in-Fact pursuant to
power of attorney contained in
original filing of this Registration Statement

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                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS



         Exhibit                            Document Description
         Number

                                 
         5                          Opinion of Jenkens & Gilchrist, A Professional Corporation, regarding legality.

         15                         Letter from independent accountants as to unaudited interim financial
                                    information

         23                         Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP