UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of
                       the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 13, 2009

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

           NEVADA                 001-32369                      98-0204105
(State or other jurisdiction     (Commission                   (IRS Employer
      of incorporation)          File Number)                Identification No.)

          8 Inverness Drive East, Suite 100, Englewood, Colorado 80112
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
      (Registrant's telephone number, including area code): (303) 483-0044
                                       N/A
              (Former name or former address, if changed since last report).

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simultaneously  satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
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ITEM 7.01         REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.

         In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information
presented  herein under Item 7.01 and set forth in the attached  Exhibit 99.1 is
deemed to be "furnished" and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section
18 of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,  or otherwise subject to
the  liabilities  of that  section,  nor shall such  information  and Exhibit be
deemed  incorporated  by reference  into any filing under the  Securities Act of
1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each as amended.


ITEM 9.01.        FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

          (d)     Exhibits:

                  99.1     Press release dated July 13, 2009.


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                                   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.




                                            GASCO ENERGY, INC.
July 13, 2009                           By: /s/  W. King Grant
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                                            W. King Grant
                                            Chief Financial Officer




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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit Number                              Exhibit Description

     99.1                           Press release dated July 13, 2009.


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