Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
GARDNER HERBERT M
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TGC INDUSTRIES INC [TGE] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
P O BOX 463		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/03/2014
(Street)

WADING RIVER, NY 11792		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 10/03/2014   M   21,979 A $ 3.5159 724,830 (1) D  
Common Stock               80,453 (2) I By Generation Skipping Marital Trust

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Nonqualified Stock Option $ 3.5159 10/03/2014   M     21,979   (3) 12/03/2014 Common Stock 21,979 $ 0 0 D  
Nonqualified Stock Option $ 5.73               (3) 11/20/2016 Common Stock 18,562   18,562 D  
Nonqualified Stock Option $ 5.6               (3) 08/06/2017 Common Stock 19,687   19,687 D  
Nonqualified Stock Option $ 7.18               (4) 12/18/2018 Common Stock 19,797   19,797 D  
Nonqualified Stock Option $ 3.93               (5) 07/30/2019 Common Stock 37,500   37,500 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
GARDNER HERBERT M
P O BOX 463
WADING RIVER, NY 11792		   X      

Signatures

 /s/ Julia A.Gardner, Attorney-in-Fact for Herbert M. Gardner   10/07/2014
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Includes 296,331 shares held in Reporting Persons IRA accounts.
(2) Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of shares owned by the Generation Skipping Marital Trust U/W/O Mary K. Gardner, of which the Reporting Person is a Co-Trustee.
(3) Currently exercisable.
(4) Option vests fifty percent on the date of grant (12-18-2013) and the remaining fifty percent vests one year after the date of grant (12-18-2014).
(5) Option vests fifty percent on the date of grant (7-31-2014) and the remaining fifty percent vests one year after the date of grant (7-31-2015).

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