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: May 20, 2009


                             SUN RIVER ENERGY, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



                                                                                  

              Colorado                                   0-29670                                84-1491159
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  (State or other jurisdiction of                   (Commission File                   (IRS Employer Identification
           incorporation)                                Number)                                 Number)



                       7609 Ralston Road, Arvada, CO 80002
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               (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)


                                 (303)-422-8127
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               Registrant's telephone number, including area code

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simultaneously  satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions:


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Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))







Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995

Information  included  in this Form 8-K may contain  forward-looking  statements
within the meaning of Section 27A of the  Securities  Act and Section 21E of the
Securities  Exchange  Act  of  1934,  as  amended  (the  "Exchange  Act").  This
information may involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors
which may cause the Company's actual results,  performance or achievements to be
materially different from future results,  performance or achievements expressed
or implied by any forward-looking statements.  Forward-looking statements, which
involve  assumptions  and describe the Company's  future plans,  strategies  and
expectations,  are  generally  identifiable  by use of the words "may,"  "will,"
"should," "expect,"  "anticipate,"  "estimate," "believe," "intend" or "project"
or the negative of these words or other  variations on these words or comparable
terminology.  These forward-looking statements are based on assumptions that may
be incorrect,  and there can be no assurance that these projections  included in
these forward-looking statements will come to pass. The Company's actual results
could differ  materially from those expressed or implied by the  forward-looking
statements  as a result of various  factors.  Except as required  by  applicable
laws,   the  Company   undertakes   no   obligation   to  update   publicly  any
forward-looking  statements  for any  reason,  even if new  information  becomes
available or other events occur in the future.


                            SECTION 7 - REGULATION FD

Item 7.01 Regulation Fd Disclosure.

Press Release

The  information in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report is furnished  pursuant
to Item 7.01 and shall not be deemed "filed" for any purpose,  including for the
purposes  of  Section  18 of the  Exchange  Act,  or  otherwise  subject  to the
liabilities of that Section.  The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K
shall  not be  deemed  incorporated  by  reference  into any  filing  under  the
Securities  Act or the  Exchange  Act  regardless  of any general  incorporation
language in such filing.

The text of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

                            SECTION 8 - OTHER EVENTS

Item 8.01 Other Events.


Wheat Ridge,  CO (MARKET WIRE) - May 20, 2009 - Sun River Energy,  Inc.  (OTCBB:
SNRV News) is pleased to announce that it has added W. Jack Ford,  C.P.G.,  P.G.
as a member of the  Advisory  Board.  Mr.  Ford has held  positions  from  field
geologist  to high  management,  including  President  of a  public  oil and gas
company. Mr. Ford is highly experienced in New Mexico geology and energy matters
and is looking forward to assisting the Company in its evaluation, and potential
exploration, of its assets in New Mexico.







Mr. Fords Biographical information is as follows:

Mr.  Ford is  currently  a  consultant  in  Petroleum  Management  and  Geologic
Petroleum  Exploration.  He  is  a  Certified  Petroleum  Geologist,   Certified
Professional  Geologist,  and Registered  Professional Geologist (Wyoming).  Mr.
Ford has over 50 years of domestic and  international  experience in all aspects
of  petroleum  and  other  mineral  exploration,  development,  production,  and
resource  utilization,  as  well  as  evaluation  of  environmentally  sensitive
properties and hydrogeologic determination of contaminated areas. He was awarded
Bachelor and Master of Science degrees from the University of Oklahoma. Mr. Ford
has held positions from field geologist to high management  including  President
of a public oil and gas company. The last 13 years was spent with the New Mexico
Energy,  Minerals and Natural Resources Department dealing with oil, gas, mining
and environmental regulatory issues.

Mr. Ford earns 10,000 shares of restricted common stock for his services


                   SECTION 9 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

         (c) Exhibits.  The  following is a complete  list of exhibits  filed as
part of this Report.  Exhibit  numbers  correspond to the numbers in the exhibit
table of Item 601 of Regulation S-K.

     Exhibit No.        Description
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     99.1               Press Release, dated May 20, 2009
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*Filed herewith









                                   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.



                                      SUN RIVER ENERGY, INC.


                                      By:      /s/Redgie Green
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                                                  Redgie Green, President


Dated: May 20, 2009