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        <h1 align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="4">UNITED
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        <h1 align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">SECURITIES and
        EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></h1>
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        <h1 align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="4">WASHINGTON, D.C.
        20549</font></h1>
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        <h1 align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="4">FORM 8-K</font></h1>
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        <h1 align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="3">Current Report
        Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of theSecurities<br>
        Exchange Act of 1934</font></h1>
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        <h1 align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="3">Date of Report (Date
        of Earliest Event Reported):</font></h1>
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        <h1 align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="3">December 18,
        2007</font></h1>
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        <p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2"><u>Tengasco,
        Inc.(Exact<br>
        Name of Registrant as specified in its charter)</u></font></p>
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        <p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">Commission File
        Number 1-15555</font></p>
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        <font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2"><i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Tennessee&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u>
        &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
        <u>87-0267438</u></i></font></p>

        <p>(State or other jurisdiction
        of&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
        (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)<br>
        incorporation or organization)<br>
        &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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        <font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2"><em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</em>
        10215 Technology Drive N.W., Suite 301, Knoxville, Tennessee 37932</font></p>
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        <p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">(Address of Principal
        Executive Office</font></p>
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                    <p align="center">
                    <font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>(865)</u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
                    675-1554</font></p>

                    <p align="center">(Registrant&rsquo;s Telephone number)</p>
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        <p><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">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):</font></p>
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        <p><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">[ ] Written communications pursuant
        to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to
        Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) [ ] Pre-commencement communications
        pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [ ] Pre-commencement
        communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
        240.13e-4(c))</font></p>
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        <font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2"><em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</em>
        <strong>Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of
        Directors;Appointment<br>
        of Principal Officers</strong></font></p>
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        <font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On
        December 18, 2007, the Company entered into a two-year employment agreement with Charles
        Patrick McInturf pursuant to which Mr. McInturf will serve as Vice-President of the
        Company. Mr. McInturf will receive a salary of $185,000 per annum and will be eligible to
        receive a bonus based on his performance and the performance of the Company&rsquo;s
        business as determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, although no
        such bonus is guaranteed. Mr. McInturf will also be eligible to receive grants of stock
        options and as inducement to enter into the employment agreement with the Company, on
        December 18, 2007 he was granted an initial option to purchase 400,000 shares of the
        Company&rsquo;s common stock at a price of $0.54 per share which was the closing price of
        the Company&rsquo;s common stock as listed on the American Stock Exchange on the date the
        option was granted. The term of the option granted was for a period of five years with
        one-fifth of the option vesting immediately and the remainder vesting in equal increments
        over four years. During the term of the employment agreement Mr. McInturf shall have the
        right to participate in all employee benefit plans of the Company in effect and generally
        available to all similarly situated employees including, but not limited to, any health,
        hospitalization and other group insurance plans.</font></p>
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        <font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Mr.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
        McInturff received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from Texas A&amp;M
        University in 1975. He is a Registered Professional Engineer in Texas and a member of the
        Society of Petroleum Engineers. Before joining the Company he was Vice President of
        Operations of Capco Offshore, Inc. and related companies in Houston from October 2006 until
        December 2007 responsible for managing and supervising offshore operations and workovers
        and identification and evaluation of drilling and workover candidates. From 1991 to 2006,
        he was employed by Ryder Scott Company in Houston performing reservoir studies including
        determination of oil, gas, condensate and plant product reserves, enhanced recovery and oil
        and gas property appraisal. For most of the period 1978 to 1991, he worked in various
        petroleum engineering positions at Union Texas Petroleum Corp. in Midland and Houston,
        Texas, and Karachi, Pakistan and was responsible for surveillance and engineering on
        primary and secondary recovery projects as well as design and field supervision of
        workovers, pressure-transient tests and completions both onshore and offshore. During that
        time period he also worked for Global Natural Resources from 1983 to1986 as senior
        operations engineer responsible for all engineering activities. From 1981 to 1983 he was
        employed by Belco Petroleum performing reservoir engineering duties including field
        studies, economic evaluation, reserves estimation, and initiating major field studies on
        waterflood projects in southwestern Wyoming and west Texas. Mr. McInturff was employed by
        Exxon Co. USA from 1975 to 1978 primarily with the reservoir engineering group in Midland,
        Texas performing drilling engineering duties including cost estimation, AFE preparation,
        drilling programs and field supervision. He was responsible for the surveillance of fifteen
        Permian Basin oil and gas fields in west Texas using both primary and secondary recovery
        techniques.</font></p>
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        <h1 align="left"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="3">Item 8.01 Other
        Matters</font></h1>
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        <p>
        <font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On
        December 18, 2007, the Company also entered into a Management Agreement with Hoactzin
        Partners, L.P. (&ldquo;Hoactzin&rdquo;). Peter E. Salas, the Chairman of the Board of
        Directors of the Company and the sole shareholder and controlling person of Dolphin
        Management, Inc., the general partner of Dolphin Offshore Partner, L.P., which is the
        Company&rsquo;s largest shareholder, is the controlling person of Hoactzin. Pursuant to the
        Management Agreement with Hoactzin, Mr. McInturff&rsquo;s duties while he is employed as
        Vice-President of the Company will include the management on behalf of Hoactzin of its
        working interests in certain oil and gas properties owned by Hoactzin and located in the
        onshore Texas Gulf Coast, and offshore Texas and offshore Louisiana. As consideration for
        the Company entering into the Management Agreement, Hoactzin has agreed that it will be
        responsible to reimburse the Company for the payment of one-half of Mr. McInturff&rsquo;s
        salary, as well as certain other benefits he receives during his employment by the Company.
        In further consideration for the Company&rsquo;s agreement to enter into the Management
        Agreement, Hoactzin has granted to the Company an option to participate in up to a 15%
        working interest on a dollar for dollar cost basis in any new drilling or workover
        activities undertaken on Hoactzin&rsquo;s managed properties during the term of the
        Management Agreement. The term of the Management Agreement is the earlier of the date
        Hoactzin sells its interests in its managed properties or 5 years. The Management Agreement
        was approved by the Audit Committee of the Company&rsquo;s Board of Directors and in
        accordance with the Company&rsquo;s related party transaction policy.</font></p>
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        <h1 align="left"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="3">Item 9.01 Financial
        Statements and Exhibits</font></h1>
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        <p align="left"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">(c) Exhibits</font></p>
        10.1 Employment Agreement between the Company and Charles Patrick McIntuf dated December
        18, 2007. 99.1 Press Release dated December 26, 2007. <!-- MARKER PAGE="; page: 1" -->
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        <font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="4">SIGNATURES</font></h1>
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        <p>
        <font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
        to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly
        caused and authorized this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned.</font></p>
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        <p align="left"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">Dated: December 26,
        2007</font></p>

        <p>Tengasco, Inc.</p>

        <p>By: <u>s/Jeffrey R. Bailey</u><br>
        Jeffrey R. Bailey,<br>
        Chief Executive Officer</p>

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UNITED
        STATES
SECURITIES and
        EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.
        20549
FORM 8-K
Current Report
        Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of theSecurities
Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date
        of Earliest Event Reported):
December 18,
        2007
Tengasco,
        Inc.(Exact
Name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission File
        Number 1-15555
Tennessee
87-0267438
(State or other jurisdiction
        of                                                               
        (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)
10215 Technology Drive N.W., Suite 301, Knoxville, Tennessee 37932
(Address of Principal
        Executive Office
(865)
675-1554
(Registrant's Telephone number)
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):
[ ] Written communications pursuant
        to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to
        Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) [ ] Pre-commencement communications
        pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [ ] Pre-commencement
        communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
        240.13e-4(c))
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of
        Directors;Appointment
of Principal Officers
On
        December 18, 2007, the Company entered into a two-year employment agreement with Charles
        Patrick McInturf pursuant to which Mr. McInturf will serve as Vice-President of the
        Company. Mr. McInturf will receive a salary of $185,000 per annum and will be eligible to
        receive a bonus based on his performance and the performance of the Company's
        business as determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, although no
        such bonus is guaranteed. Mr. McInturf will also be eligible to receive grants of stock
        options and as inducement to enter into the employment agreement with the Company, on
        December 18, 2007 he was granted an initial option to purchase 400,000 shares of the
        Company's common stock at a price of $0.54 per share which was the closing price of
        the Company's common stock as listed on the American Stock Exchange on the date the
        option was granted. The term of the option granted was for a period of five years with
        one-fifth of the option vesting immediately and the remainder vesting in equal increments
        over four years. During the term of the employment agreement Mr. McInturf shall have the
        right to participate in all employee benefit plans of the Company in effect and generally
        available to all similarly situated employees including, but not limited to, any health,
        hospitalization and other group insurance plans.
Mr.       
        McInturff received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from Texas A&M
        University in 1975. He is a Registered Professional Engineer in Texas and a member of the
        Society of Petroleum Engineers. Before joining the Company he was Vice President of
        Operations of Capco Offshore, Inc. and related companies in Houston from October 2006 until
        December 2007 responsible for managing and supervising offshore operations and workovers
        and identification and evaluation of drilling and workover candidates. From 1991 to 2006,
        he was employed by Ryder Scott Company in Houston performing reservoir studies including
        determination of oil, gas, condensate and plant product reserves, enhanced recovery and oil
        and gas property appraisal. For most of the period 1978 to 1991, he worked in various
        petroleum engineering positions at Union Texas Petroleum Corp. in Midland and Houston,
        Texas, and Karachi, Pakistan and was responsible for surveillance and engineering on
        primary and secondary recovery projects as well as design and field supervision of
        workovers, pressure-transient tests and completions both onshore and offshore. During that
        time period he also worked for Global Natural Resources from 1983 to1986 as senior
        operations engineer responsible for all engineering activities. From 1981 to 1983 he was
        employed by Belco Petroleum performing reservoir engineering duties including field
        studies, economic evaluation, reserves estimation, and initiating major field studies on
        waterflood projects in southwestern Wyoming and west Texas. Mr. McInturff was employed by
        Exxon Co. USA from 1975 to 1978 primarily with the reservoir engineering group in Midland,
        Texas performing drilling engineering duties including cost estimation, AFE preparation,
        drilling programs and field supervision. He was responsible for the surveillance of fifteen
        Permian Basin oil and gas fields in west Texas using both primary and secondary recovery
        techniques.
Item 8.01 Other
        Matters
On
        December 18, 2007, the Company also entered into a Management Agreement with Hoactzin
        Partners, L.P. ("Hoactzin"). Peter E. Salas, the Chairman of the Board of
        Directors of the Company and the sole shareholder and controlling person of Dolphin
        Management, Inc., the general partner of Dolphin Offshore Partner, L.P., which is the
        Company's largest shareholder, is the controlling person of Hoactzin. Pursuant to the
        Management Agreement with Hoactzin, Mr. McInturff's duties while he is employed as
        Vice-President of the Company will include the management on behalf of Hoactzin of its
        working interests in certain oil and gas properties owned by Hoactzin and located in the
        onshore Texas Gulf Coast, and offshore Texas and offshore Louisiana. As consideration for
        the Company entering into the Management Agreement, Hoactzin has agreed that it will be
        responsible to reimburse the Company for the payment of one-half of Mr. McInturff's
        salary, as well as certain other benefits he receives during his employment by the Company.
        In further consideration for the Company's agreement to enter into the Management
        Agreement, Hoactzin has granted to the Company an option to participate in up to a 15%
        working interest on a dollar for dollar cost basis in any new drilling or workover
        activities undertaken on Hoactzin's managed properties during the term of the
        Management Agreement. The term of the Management Agreement is the earlier of the date
        Hoactzin sells its interests in its managed properties or 5 years. The Management Agreement
        was approved by the Audit Committee of the Company's Board of Directors and in
        accordance with the Company's related party transaction policy.
Item 9.01 Financial
        Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
10.1 Employment Agreement between the Company and Charles Patrick McIntuf dated December
        18, 2007. 99.1 Press Release dated December 26, 2007.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
        to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly
        caused and authorized this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned.
Dated: December 26,
        2007
Tengasco, Inc.
By:
s/Jeffrey R. Bailey
Jeffrey R. Bailey,
Chief Executive Officer