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 Exchange Act of 1934


         Date of Report                     September 7, 2004

         Date of earliest event reported    September 7, 2004


                                THE BEARD COMPANY
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

          Oklahoma                          0-12396            73-0970298
(State or other jurisdiction of  (Commission File Number)    (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                            Identification Number)


Enterprise Plaza
5600 N. May Avenue
Suite 320
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma                                       73112
(Address of principal executive offices)                    (Zip Code)

                                       N/A
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)



                                THE BEARD COMPANY

                                    FORM 8-K


Item 7.01.  Regulation FD Disclosure.

Complete details  concerning the matter which Registrant has elected to disclose
are set forth in the News  Release  attached  as  Exhibit  99  hereto,  which is
incorporated herein by reference.


Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (c)  The following exhibits are filed with this Form 8-K and are identified
          by the numbers indicated:

     Exhibit No.              Description
     -----------              -----------
       99         Press Release dated September 7, 2004


                                   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.

                                     THE BEARD COMPANY

                                     /s/ Herb Mee, Jr.
                                     Herb Mee, Jr., President

September 7, 2004

                                 EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
No.        Description                          Method of Filing
- ---        -----------                          ----------------

99   Press Release dated September 7, 2004      Filed herewith electronically