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  0001316004
  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0001084991
  NATURAL GAS SERVICES GROUP INC
  001-31398
  404 VETERANS AIRPARK LANE
  SUITE 300
  MIDLAND
  TX
  79705
  (432) 262-2700
  Taylor Stephen Charles
  Director
  COMMON
  RBC CAPITAL MARKETS LLC
  250 Nicollet Mall
  Suite 1700
  Minneapolis
  MN
  55401
  10000
  245003.00
  12446875
  11/11/2024
  NYSE
  COMMON
  01/02/2017
  RSU VEST
  ISSUER
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  10000
  01/02/2017
  N/A
  Y
  SOLD PURSUANT TO A RULE 10B5-1 PLAN ESTABLISHED MAY 22, 2024
  11/11/2024
  05/22/2024
  POA JEFFREY J. KAPALA