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 (or Date of Earliest Event Reported): June 9, 2004



                              SWIFT ENERGY COMPANY
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

           TEXAS                        1-8754                   74-2073055
(State or other jurisdiction    (Commission File Number)       (IRS Employer
 of incorporation)                                           Identification No.)


                        16825 Northchase Drive, Suite 400
                              Houston, Texas 77060
                    (Address of principal executive offices)


                                 (281) 874-2700
                         (Registrant's telephone number)


                                 Not Applicable
                                 --------------
          (Former Name or former address, if changed since last report)





Item 5. OTHER EVENTS

     Swift Energy Company (NYSE: SFY) announced  yesterday that it had completed
the public sale of $150 million in aggregate  principal  amount of 7-5/8% Senior
Notes due 2011.  Effective June 9, 2004,  Swift Energy  Company  entered into an
Underwriting Agreement with Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation,  pursuant to
which the Senior Notes were issued.  Swift Energy  received  $146,626,000 in net
proceeds and is using approximately $35.1 million to repurchase a portion of its
outstanding $125 million 10 1/4% senior subordinated notes,  representing all of
the 10 1/4% notes that were  tendered for early  purchase  under Swift  Energy's
outstanding tender offer. The minimum tender and supplement indenture conditions
to the  tender  offer  and  consent  solicitation  were  waived  by Swift and it
accepted  such  tenders for  purchase  and  payment.  Swift Energy will record a
charge of  approximately  $2.7  million  in the  second  quarter  2004 for early
extinguishment  of debt as a result  of the early  tender of the 10 1/4%  notes.
Swift  intends to use the  remainder  of the proceeds to repay  indebtedness  on
Swift's bank credit facility and for other general corporate purposes.

     The tender offer remains open until midnight,  New York City time, July 12,
2004.  Holders of the 10 1/4% notes tendering  after the consent  period,  which
expired at 5 p.m.,  New York City time,  June 22, 2004,  will receive the tender
offer  consideration  of $1,035 per $1,000 principal amount and will not receive
the consent payment. The 10 1/4% notes not tendered are expected to be called by
Swift  for  redemption  on or about  August  1,  2004 at a  redemption  price of
$1,051.25 per $1,000  principal  amount,  the  redemption  price provided in the
indenture  governing the 10 1/4% notes,  plus accrued interest to the redemption
date.


Item 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS

(a) Exhibit. The following exhibits are filed with this report on Form 8-K:

     Exhibit No.                       Exhibit Description
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      1.1            Underwriting  Agreement  dated  June 9, 2004  between Swift
                     Energy Company and Credit Suisse  First Boston,  for itself
                     and as representative for the several underwriters.
      4.1            Original Indenture dated June 23, 2004.
      4.2            First Supplemental Indenture dated June 23, 2004.
      5.1            Opinion of Jenkens & Gilchrist, a Professional Corporation,
                     as to the legality of the notes offered.
      8.1            Opinion of Jenkens & Gilchrist, a Professional Corporation,
                     as to tax matters.





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                                    SIGNATURE

     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.

Date: June 24, 2004


                                          Swift Energy Company



                                          By: /s/ Bruce H. Vincent
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                                             Bruce H. Vincent
                                             Executive Vice President--Corporate
                                             Development and Secretary








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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


     Exhibit No.     Description
     -----------     -----------

      1.1            Underwriting  Agreement  dated  June 9, 2004  between Swift
                     Energy Company and Credit Suisse  First Boston,  for itself
                     and as representative for the several underwriters.

      4.1            Original Indenture dated June 23, 2004.

      4.2            First Supplemental Indenture dated June 23, 2004.

      5.1            Opinion of Jenkens & Gilchrist, a Professional Corporation,
                     as to the legality of the notes offered.

      5.2            Opinion of Jenkens & Gilchrist, a Professional Corporation,
                     as to tax matters.