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
August 21, 2006
(Date of earliest event reported)

Callon Petroleum Company

Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		001-14039 (Commission File Number)		64-0844345 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

200 North Canal St.
Natchez, Mississippi 39120
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(601) 442-1601
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Section 7 — Regulation FD

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure

     The following information, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 “Regulation FD Disclosure,” not filed, for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act. This information shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

     On August 21, 2006, Callon Petroleum Company issued the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1 announcing results of bidding on offshore tracts at the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Western GOM Lease Sale #200 conducted by the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Minerals Management Service.

Section 9 — Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

     (c) Exhibits

Exhibit Number		Title of Document
99.1		Press release dated August 21, 2006 providing information regarding Callon Petroleum Company’s bidding activity at the Western GOM lease sale.

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.

Exhibit Index

Exhibit Number		Title of Document
99.1		Press release dated August 21, 2006 providing information regarding Callon Petroleum Company’s bidding activity at the Western GOM lease sale.