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 (Date of earliest event reported): January 7, 2011

SUN RIVER ENERGY, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Colorado		000-27485		84-1491159
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification Number)

5950 Berkshire Lane, Suite 1650, Dallas, Texas 75225
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(214) 369-7300
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

     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:

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o		Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

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.

On January 7, 2011, the Company issued a press release. The text of the press release is attached herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

ITEM 9.01.		FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

     (d) 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
	99.1			Press Release, dated January 7, 2011.

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.