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UNITED STATES
 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549


FORM 10-Q

[X]           QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2008

[  ]           TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission File Number 001-33460
GEOKINETICS INC.
(Name of registrant as specified in its charter)

DELAWARE
 
94-1690082
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer 
Identification No.)

1500 CityWest Blvd., Suite 800
Houston, TX  77042

Telephone number:  (713) 850-7600
Website: www.geokinetics.com

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes    [ X ]                   No   [    ]  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer.  See definition of  “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.  (check one):
           Large accelerated filer [    ]                                                                Accelerated filer [ X]                                                                Non-accelerated filer [   ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes    [    ]                   No   [ X ]  

At August 5, 2008, there were 10,398,084 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, outstanding.

 
 

 
Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2008


GEOKINETICS INC.
INDEX


PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION


Item 1.  Financial Statements
   
     
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007
 
3
     
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended and Six Months Ended June 30, 2008 and 2007
  4
     
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended and Six Months Ended June 30, 2008 and 2007
  5
     
Condensed Statements of Stockholders’ Equity and Other Comprehensive Income
 
6
     
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements                                                                                                     
 
7
     
Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations                                                                                                     
 
 
12
     
Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk
 
16
     
Item 4.  Controls and Procedures                                                                                                        
 
17
     
PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION
   
     
Item 1.  Legal Proceedings
 
18
     
Item 1A.  Risk Factors
 
18
     
Item 2.  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
 
18
     
Item 3.  Defaults Upon Senior Securities
 
18
     
Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
 
18
     
Item 5.  Other Information
 
19
     
Item 6.  Exhibits
 
19
     
Signatures
 
20
     
Certification of CEO Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14a
   
     
Certification of CFO Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14a
   
     
Certification of CEO Pursuant to Section 1350
   
     
Certification of CFO Pursuant to Section 1350
   

 
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Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2008

Geokinetics Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands, except share amounts)

     
June 30,
   
December 31,
 
     
2008
   
2007
     
(Unaudited)
     
ASSETS
           
Current assets:
           
Cash and cash equivalents                                                                                                           
 
$
15,491
 
$
15,125
Restricted cash                                                                                                           
   
1,219
   
1,358
 
    Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $­­­613 at June 30, 2008 and $1,271 at December 31, 2007
   
83,154
   
67,818
Deferred costs                                                                                                           
   
15,548
   
4,860
 
    Prepaid expenses and other current assets
   
6,467
   
7,935
 
Total current assets                                                                                                        
   
121,879
   
97,096
 
Property and equipment:
             
        Cost
   
277,093
   
231,105
 
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization                                                                                                           
   
(73,721
)
 
(53,804
)
     
203,372
   
177,301
 
Goodwill
   
73,414
   
73,414
Other assets, net
   
6,646
   
6,510
Total assets                                                                                                               
 
$
405,311
 
$
354,321


               
LIABILITIES, MEZZANINE AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
             
Current liabilities:
             
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt and capital lease obligations
 
$
24,876
 
$
19,560
 
Accounts payable
   
46,449
   
19,379
 
Accrued liabilities
   
28,684
   
25,949
 
Other current liabilities
   
13,663
   
19,572
 
Total current liabilities                                                                                                                
   
113,672
   
84,460
 
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations, net of current portion                                                                                                                
   
78,418
   
60,352
 
Deferred income tax and other non-current liabilities                                                                                                                
   
16,619
   
17,618
 
Total liabilities                                                                                                                
   
208,709
   
162,430
 
               
Commitments & Contingencies
             
Mezzanine equity:  Preferred stock, Series B Senior Convertible, $10.00 par value;
             
­­­257,526 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2008 and
247,529 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2007                                                                                                           
   
63,496
   
60,926
 
Stockholders’ equity:
             
Common stock, $.01 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized,
10,559,890 shares issued and 10,396,018 shares outstanding as of June 30, 2008 and 10,471,944 shares issued and 10,315,982 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2007
   
106
   
105
 
Additional paid-in capital                                                                                                           
   
190,034
   
191,212
 
Accumulated deficit                                                                                                           
   
(57,054
)
 
(60,372
)
Accumulated other comprehensive income                                                                                                           
   
20
   
20
 
Total stockholders’ equity
   
133,106
   
130,965
 
Total liabilities, mezzanine and stockholders’ equity
 
$
405,311
 
$
354,321
 

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
3

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)

   
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
   
June 30
 
June 30
 
   
2008
 
2007
 
2008
 
2007
 
Revenue:
                 
Seismic acquisition
$
110,468
$
68,715
$
227,758
$
177,080
 
Data processing
 
3,111
 
2,889
 
5,975
 
5,488
 
Total revenue
 
113,579
 
71,604
 
233,733
 
182,568
 
Expenses:
                 
Seismic acquisition
 
89,240
 
61,354
 
179,412
 
142,140
 
Data processing
 
2,327
 
2,718
 
4,570
 
5,061
 
Depreciation and amortization
 
11,787
 
8,188
 
22,778
 
15,720
 
General and administrative
 
9,586
 
6,532
 
18,888
 
15,752
 
    Total Expenses
 
112,940
 
78,792
 
225,648
 
178,673
 
(Loss) gain on disposal of property and equipment
 
(404
)
(415
)
(485
)
(380
)
Gain on insurance claims
 
697
 
621
 
697
 
2,128
 
Income from operations
 
932
 
(6,982
)
8,297
 
5,643
 
Other income (expenses):
                 
Interest income
 
127
 
329
 
286
 
595
 
Interest expense
 
(1,583
)
(3,268
)
(3,063
)
(7,421
)
Loss on redemption of floating rate notes
 
-
 
(6,936
)
-
 
(6,936
)
Foreign exchange gain (loss)
 
154
 
499
 
(184
)
528
 
Other, net
 
18
 
363
 
(305
)
587
 
Total other expenses, net
 
(1,284
)
(9,013
)
(3,266
)
(12,647
)
Income (loss) before income taxes
 
(352
)
(15,995
)
5,031
 
(7,004)
 
Provision (benefit) for income taxes
 
193
 
(1,749
)
1,713
 
938
 
Net income (loss)
 
(545
)
(14,246
)
3,318
 
(7,942
)
Returns to preferred stockholders:
                 
Dividend and accretion costs
 
1,301
 
1,204
 
2,577
 
2,382
 
Income (loss) applicable to common stockholders
$
(1,846
)  $
(15,450
)  $
741
$
(10,324
)
                   
Income per common share
                 
     Basic
$
(0.18
)  $
(1.95
)  $
0.07
$
(1.53
)
     Diluted
$
(0.18
)  $
(1.95
)  $
0.07
$
(1.53
)
                   
Weighted average common shares outstanding
                 
     Basic
 
10,355
 
7,918
 
10,336
 
6,750
 
     Diluted
 
10,355
 
7,918
 
10,583
 
6,750
 


See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

4




Geokinetics Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)

   
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
   
2008
 
2007
 
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
         
Net income
$
3,318
 $
(7,942
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities
         
Depreciation and amortization
 
22,778
 
15,720
 
Deferred financing costs and loss on redemption of floating rate notes
 
181
 
7,693
 
Stock-based compensation
 
959
 
1,317
 
Gain (loss) on sale of assets and insurance claims
 
(212
)
(1,748
)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
         
Restricted cash
 
139
 
19
 
Accounts receivable
 
(15,336
)
9,738
 
Prepaid expenses and other assets
 
(10,199
)
68
 
Accounts payable
 
27,070
 
(21,934
)
Accrued and other liabilities
 
(4,181
)
(212
)
Net cash provided by operating activities                                                                                              
 
24,517
 
2,719
 
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
         
Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment and insurance claim
 
1,153
 
2,351
 
Purchases and acquisition of property and equipment
 
(35,175
)
(32,618
)
    Net cash used in investing activities                                                                                                 
 
(34,022
)
(30,267
)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
         
Proceeds from borrowings                                                                                                    
 
121,894
 
81,020
 
Proceeds from exercised options                                                                                                    
 
460
 
298
 
Common stock issuance                                                                                                    
 
(19
)
118,978
 
Payments on capital lease obligations and vendor financings                                                                                                    
 
(11,135
)
(7,344
)
Payments on debt                                                                                                    
 
(101,329
)
(60,991
)
Redemption of floating rate notes                                                                                                    
 
-
 
(113,315
)
Net cash provided by financing activities                                                                                              
 
9,871
 
18,646
 
Net increase (decrease) in cash
 
366
 
(8,902
)
Cash at beginning of quarter
 
15,125
 
20,404
 
Cash at end of quarter
$
15,491
  $
11,502
 
           
           
Supplemental disclosures related to cash flows:
         
Interest paid                                                                                                   
$
3,131
$
10,466
 
Taxes paid                                                                                                   
$
660
$
40
 
Purchase of equipment under capital lease and vendor financing obligations
$
15,551
$
­-
 










See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

 
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Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2008

Geokinetics Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity
and other Comprehensive Income
(In thousands, except share data)
(Unaudited)

 
 
 
Common Shares Issued
 
 
 
Common
Stock
 
 
 
Additional
Paid-in Capital
 
 
 
Accumulated Deficit
 
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
 
 
 
 
Total
Balance at January 1, 2008                                          
10,471,944
$
105
$
191,212
$
(60,372)
$
20
$
130,965
Exercise of stock options                                          
72,700
 
1
 
440
 
-
 
-
 
441
Stock-based compensation                                          
-
 
-
 
959
 
-
 
-
 
959
Restricted stock issued                                          
15,246
 
-
 
-
 
-
 
-
 
-
Accretion of preferred issuance costs
-
 
-
 
(69)
 
-
 
-
 
(69)
Accrual of preferred dividends                                          
-
 
-
 
(2,508)
 
-
 
-
 
(2,508)
Net income                                          
-
 
-
 
-
 
3,318
 
-
 
3,318
Balance at June 30, 2008                                          
10,559,890
$
106
$
190,034
$
(57,054)
$
20
$
133,106








See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements

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Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2008
GEOKINETICS INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1:Organization
 
Geokinetics Inc. (collectively with its subsidiaries, the “Company”), a Delaware corporation, founded in 1980, is based in Houston, Texas. The Company is a global provider of seismic data acquisition services and a leader in providing land, marsh and swamp (“Transition Zone”) and shallow water ocean bottom cable (“OBC”) environment acquisition services to the oil and natural gas industry.  In addition, the Company provides seismic data processing and interpretation services to complement its data acquisition services. Seismic data is used by oil and natural gas exploration and production (“E&P”) companies to identify and analyze drilling prospects to maximize successful drilling. The Company, which has been operating in some regions for over twenty years, provides seismic data acquisition services in the Gulf Coast, Mid-Continent, California, Appalachian and Rocky Mountain regions of the United States, Western Canada,  the Canadian Arctic, as well as internationally in Central and South America, Africa, the Middle East, Australia/New Zealand and the Far East. The Company primarily performs three-dimensional (“3D”) seismic data acquisition for its customers, which include many national and international oil companies and smaller independent E&P companies.  The Company’s crews are scalable and specifically configured for each project.  In addition, the Company derives a significant portion of its revenue from services provided to seismic data library companies that acquire seismic data to license to E&P companies rather than for their own use.
 
NOTE 2:Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies
 
The unaudited condensed financial statements contained herein have been prepared by the Company pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).  The accompanying financial statements include all adjustments which are, in the opinion of management, necessary to provide a fair presentation of the financial condition and results of operations for the periods presented.  All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature.  Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States have been condensed or omitted in this Form 10-Q pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC.  These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes included in the Company’s latest Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007.  The results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008, are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year ending December 31, 2008.
 
Effective January 1, 2008, the functional currency of the Company’s subsidiary in the United Kingdom was changed from the UK pound sterling to the U.S. dollar.  Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income reported in the consolidated statements of stockholder’s equity and other comprehensive income before January 1, 2008, totaled approximately ($20,000) of cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments related to the UK subsidiary prior to changing its functional currency.
 
On January 1, 2008, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (SFAS No. 157).  In February 2008, the FASB released FASB Staff Position No. FAS 157-2, “Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 157”, which delays, for one year, the effective date of SFAS No. 157 for nonfinancial assets and liabilities, except those that are recognized or disclosed in the financial statements on at least an annual basis.  Accordingly, the Company deferred the adoption of SFAS No. 157 as it relates to nonfinancial assets and liabilities until January 2009.  The partial adoption of this Statement did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements and it is expected that the remaining provisions of this Statement will not have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.
 
Certain reclassifications have been made to prior periods financial statements to conform to the current presentation.
 
In the normal course of operations, the Company is exposed to market risks arising from adverse changes in interest rates.  Market risk is defined for these purposes as the potential for change in the fair value of debt instruments resulting from an adverse movement in interest rates.  As of June 30, 2008, the Company’s financial instruments consist of cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable and notes payable.  The carrying amounts reported in the consolidated balance sheets for cash, accounts receivable and accounts payable approximate fair market value due to the short maturity of those instruments.  The carrying amount of debt reported in the consolidated balance sheets approximate fair value because, in general, the interest on the underlying instruments approximates market rates.  The Company is not a party to any hedge arrangements, commodity swap agreement or other derivative financial instruments.  The Company’s seismic data acquisition and seismic data processing segments utilize foreign subsidiaries and branches to conduct operations outside of the United States.  These operations expose the Company to market risks from changes in foreign exchange rates.

 
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Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2008

Recent Accounting Pronouncements
 
In March 2008, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” (SFAS No. 161).  SFAS No. 161 requires enhanced disclosures about an entity’s derivative and hedging activities.  This Statement is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008, with early adoption encouraged.  The Company is currently reviewing SFAS No. 161 to determine if its adoption will have a material effect on its results of operations or financial position.

NOTE 3:Segment Information
 
The Company has three reportable segments, North American seismic data acquisition, International seismic data acquisition and data processing and interpretation. The North American and International seismic data acquisition segments acquire data for customers by conducting seismic shooting operations in the Gulf Coast, Mid-Continent, California, Appalachian and Rocky Mountain regions of the United States, Western Canada, the Canadian Arctic, Central and South America, Africa, the Middle East, Australia/New Zealand and the Far East. The data processing and interpretation segment operates processing centers in Houston, Texas and London, United Kingdom to process seismic data for oil and gas exploration companies worldwide.
 
The Company’s reportable segments are strategic business units that offer different services to customers. Each segment is managed separately, has a different customer base, and requires unique and sophisticated technology.  The Company evaluates performance based on earnings or loss before interest, taxes, other income (expense) and depreciation and amortization.
 
The following unaudited table sets forth significant information concerning the Company’s reportable segments:
 
   
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2008
   
   
Data Acquisition
 
Data
           
   
North America
 
International
 
Processing
 
Corporate
 
Total
   
(In thousands)
   
Revenue
 
$
44,082
   
$
66,386
   
$
3,111
 
$
-
$
113,579
 
Segment income (loss)
 
$
3,205
   
$
2,017
   
$
369
 
$
(6,136
)              $
(545
Segment assets (at end of period)
 
$
118,296
   
$
267,096
   
$
7,477
 
$
12,442
$
405,311
 

 
   
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2007
   
   
Data Acquisition
 
Data
           
   
North America
 
International
 
Processing
 
Corporate
 
Total
 
   
(In thousands)
   
Revenue
 
$
32,663
   
$
36,052
   
$
2,889
 
$
-
$
71,604
 
Segment income (loss)
 
$
420
   
$
(2,880
)
 
$
(293
)
$
(11,493
)              $
(14,246
)
Segment assets (at end of period)
 
$
111,675
   
$
163,694
   
$
9,091
 
$
8,345
$
292,805
 

 

 
   
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2008
   
   
Data Acquisition
 
Data
           
   
North America
 
International
 
Processing
 
Corporate
 
Total
   
(In thousands)
   
Revenue
 
$
105,826
   
$
121,932
   
$
5,975
 
$
-
$
233,733
 
Segment income (loss)
 
$
10,170
   
$
7,162
   
$
499
 
$
(14,513
)              $
3,318
 
Segment assets (at end of period)
 
$
118,296
   
$
267,096
   
$
7,477
 
$
12,442
$
405,311
 

 
   
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2007
   
   
Data Acquisition
 
Data
           
   
North America
 
International
 
Processing
 
Corporate
 
Total
 
   
(In thousands)
   
Revenue
 
$
83,267
   
$
93,813
   
$
5,488
 
$
-
$
182,568
 
Segment income (loss)
 
$
8,577
   
$
7,763
   
$
(341
)
$
(23,941
)              $
(7,942
)
Segment assets (at end of period)
 
$
111,675
   
$
163,694
   
$
9,091
 
$
8,345
$
292,805
 

 

 

 
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Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2008


 

 
NOTE 4:   Debt and Capital Lease Obligations
 
 The Company’s long-term debt and capital lease obligations were as follows:
 
   
June 30,
December 31,
 
   
2008
   
2007
 
   
(In thousands)
 
   
(Unaudited)
       
Revolving credit lines-LIBOR plus 3.0% or prime plus 1.5%
$
60,334
 
$
40,537
 
Capital lease obligations—7.36% to 14.26%
 
32,490
   
28,229
 
Notes payable from vendor financing arrangements—7.94% to 9.50%
 
9,684
   
11,146
 
Foreign Lines of Credit
 
786
   
-
 
   
103,294
   
79,912
 
Less: current portion
 
(24,876
)
 
(19,560
)
 
$
78,418
 
$
60,352
 

 
Revolving Credit Facilities
 
In June 2006, Geokinetics Inc. and four of its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Borrowers”) entered into a Revolving Credit, Term Loan and Security Agreement (collectively, the “Credit Agreement”) with PNC Bank, National Association (“PNC”), as lead lender.  As amended, the syndicated Credit Agreement provides the Company with a $70.0 million revolving credit facility (“Revolver”) maturing May 24, 2012.  The Borrowers pledged as security a first lien on substantially all the assets of the Company to PNC.  The amount available to borrow under the Revolver is dependent upon the calculation of a monthly borrowing base that is composed of eligible accounts receivables and eligible fixed assets.  The maximum amount of the borrowing base determined by eligible fixed assets is $45.0 million.  Beginning May 24, 2008, the maximum of $45.0 million will be reduced by $750,000 per month.  The reduction in the fixed asset component of the borrowing base does not reduce the overall $70.0 million limit on the Revolver, only the amount available from eligible fixed assets towards the borrowing base, however, the Company does not expect it’s receivables to increase to the extent needed to offset this reduction in the borrowing base, so amounts available to be borrowed are expected to be reduced.

The significant financial covenants of the Credit Agreement: (i) require the Company to (a) maintain a specified net worth, as defined, and (b) maintain a specified fixed charge coverage ratio, as defined; and (ii) restricts the Company’s ability to (a) merge, acquire, or sell assets, (b) guarantee the indebtedness of others, (c) make certain investments, (d) make capital investments, (e) pay dividends other than dividends on preferred stock, (f) incur additional indebtedness, and (g) prepayment of debt.

Based on the Company’s borrowing base at June 30, 2008, the Company had available credit under this facility of $70.0 million reduced by standby letters of credit totaling $3.0 million issued by PNC under the Revolver.  At June 30, 2008, the Company had a balance of approximately $60.3 million drawn under the Revolver.

On June 26, 2008, the Company and its principal subsidiaries further amended the Credit Agreement with PNC to, among other things, increase the aggregate amount of capital expenditures of the Company from $50.0 million to $80.0 million for 2008.  The $30.0 million of additional expenditures are required to be financed by the issuance of debt or equity.  In July 2008, the Company completed the sale of additional shares of its Series B convertible preferred stock and warrants for $30.0 million.

 
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Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2008
 
        Capital Lease Obligations

In July 2006, Geokinetics USA, Inc. (formerly Quantum Geophysical, Inc.), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into an equipment lease agreement with CIT Group/Equipment Financing, Inc. (CIT).  The parties entered into the lease with respect to the purchase of seismic data acquisition equipment.  The term of the lease is three years, with a purchase option at the expiration of the lease term.  The original amount of the lease was approximately $6.0 million and monthly payments total approximately $190,000.  The balance at June 30, 2008 was approximately $2.4 million.

In November 2007, the Company entered into an additional equipment lease facility with CIT for up to $25.0 million.  The Company is able to fund the purchase of equipment by executing supplemental lease schedules that typically have a term of 36 or 48 months.  The interest rate is based on the three (3) or four (4) year swap rate reported by the Federal Reserve plus 3.25%.  As of June 30, 2008, Company has executed eight equipment schedules totaling approximately $­­­25.0 million with an interest rate ranging from 7.36% to 7.72% and monthly payments totaling approximately $0.8 million.  The unpaid balance of these schedules at June 30, 2008 was approximately $20.8 million.

In April 2008, the Company entered into an additional equipment lease agreement with CIT for up to $10.0 million to finance seismic equipment purchases for its OBC operations in Australia.  The Company is able to fund the purchase of equipment by executing supplemental lease schedules with a term of 24 months.  The interest rate is based on the two year swap rate reported by the Federal Reserve plus 4.50%.  As of June 30, 2008, Company has executed two equipment schedules totaling approximately $­­­9.9 million with an interest rate ranging from 7.08% to 7.64% and monthly payments totaling approximately $0.4 million.  The unpaid balance of these schedules at June 30, 2008 was approximately $9.3 million.

 
Other
 
From time to time the Company enters into vendor financing arrangements to purchase certain equipment.  The equipment purchased from these vendors is paid for over a period of time.  The total balance of vendor financing arrangements at June 30, 2008 was approximately $9.7 million.

The Company maintains various foreign bank overdraft facilities used to fund short-term working capital needs.  At June 30, 2008, there was $0.8 million outstanding under these facilities and the Company had approximately $8.2 million of availability.
 

 
NOTE 5:   Income per Common Share
 
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per common share (in thousands, except per share data):
 
     
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
     
June 30
 
June 30
 
     
2008
 
2007
 
2008
 
2007
 
Numerator:
                 
Net income (loss) applicable to common stockholders
$
(1,846
)   $
(15,450
)         $
741
$
(10,324
) 
Denominator:
                 
Denominator for basic earnings per common share
 
10,355
 
7,918
 
10,336
 
6,750
 
Effect of dilutive securities:
                 
Stock options
 
-
 
-
 
81
 
-
 
Warrants
 
-
 
-
 
2
 
-
 
Restricted stock
 
-
 
-
 
164
 
-
 
Denominator for diluted earnings per common share
 
10,355
 
7,918
 
10,583
 
6,750
 
Income (loss) per common share:
                 
Basic
$
(0.18
)   $
(1.95
)         $
0.07
$
(1.53
) 
Diluted
$
(0.18
)   $
(1.95
)         $
0.07
$
(1.53
                   
                   


 
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The denominator used for the calculation of diluted earnings per common share for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, excludes the effect of certain stock options, warrants and convertible preferred stock because the effect is anti-dilutive.  At June 30, 2008, there were options to purchase 483,896 shares of common stock, warrants to purchase 274,605 shares of common stock, 163,872 shares of restricted stock, and preferred stock convertible into 2,575,260 shares of common stock.

The numerator used for the calculation of diluted earnings per share for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 is “Net income applicable to common stockholders” as the convertible preferred stock was deemed to be anti-dilutive in that period.
 

NOTE 6:Income Taxes
 
Effective January 1, 2007, the Company adopted FASB Interpretation (“FIN”) No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, which is an interpretation of SFAS No. 109 and prescribes a minimum recognition threshold and measurement methodology that a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return is required to meet before being recognized in the financial statements. It also provides guidance for derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure, and transition.  The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits within the provision for income taxes on continuing operations in the consolidated statements of income. There were no unrecognized tax benefits as of the date of adoption.  There are no unrecognized tax benefits that if recognized would affect the tax rate for the quarter or six months ended June 30, 2008.

Income tax expense was $1.7 million with an effective tax rate of 34%. The increase in tax expense was due to an increase in the Company’s pre-tax income in certain of its foreign locations.   The Company currently has $134.8 million of net operating losses (NOL’s) in the United States, of which approximately $94.3 million are considered pre-acquisition NOL’s, and $38.7 million of NOL’s in our foreign locations of which $29.0 million are considered pre-acquisition NOL’s. According to US GAAP, utilization of pre-acquisition NOL’s must be included in tax expense and offset with goodwill.


NOTE 7:  Commitments & Contingencies

The Company is involved in various claims and legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business.  Management is of the opinion that none of the claims and actions will have a material adverse impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

On March 27, 2008, the Company received notice of disallowance of certain deductions as a result of a 2003 audit in one of its foreign entities. The assessment is in the amount of $514,000, of which $428,000 is principal and $86,000 represents interest. The Company disagrees with the conclusion of the tax authorities and as a result filed suit to dismiss the assessment on April 23, 2008 with the Tax Court. The Company plans to vigorously defend its position and believes that it will eventually prevail in Tax Court.  Accordingly, the Company has not recognized the principal or interest in its tax rate for the quarter ended June 30, 2008.

The Company is currently in discussions with two of its international customers regarding certain amounts the Company believes it is owed under contracts with these customers.  The Company believes that the estimated amounts it expects to receive under such contracts are properly reflected in its financial statements and that such estimates are reasonable.  However, if the Company is entirely unsuccessful in its discussions with both of these customers, the Company could be required to recognize losses of up to $2.5 million in one or more subsequent periods.

NOTE 8:  Subsequent Events

On July 28, 2008, a related party of the Company purchased 120,000 shares of Series B Senior Convertible Preferred Stock, $10.00 par value (“Series B Preferred Stock”) and warrants to purchase 240,000 shares of Geokinetics common stock for net proceeds of $29.4 million, which will be used to execute the Company’s growth strategy of upgrading equipment and expanding crew capacity around the world.



 
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Item 2.        Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Forward Looking Statements

Certain matters discussed in this report, except for historical information contained herein, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).  When used in this report, words such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “expects,” “estimates,” “intends,” “plans,” “projects,” and similar expressions, as they relate to the Company or management, identify forward-looking statements.  Forward-looking statements include but are not limited to statements about business outlook for the year, backlog and bid activity, business strategy, and related financial performance and statements with respect to future benefits.  These statements are based on certain assumptions made by the Company based on management’s experience and perception of historical trends, industry conditions, market position, future operations, profitability, liquidity, backlog, capital resources and other factors believed to be appropriate.  Management’s expectations and assumptions regarding Company operations and other anticipated future developments are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the anticipated results or other expectations expressed in the forward-looking statements.  These include risks relating to financial performance and results, job delays or cancellations, impact from severe weather conditions and other important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected, or backlog not to be completed.  Backlog consists of written orders and estimates of the Company’s services which the Company believes to be firm, however, in many instances, the contracts are cancelable by customers so the Company may never realize some or all of its backlog, which may lead to lower than expected financial performance.  Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such statements are reasonable, the Company can give no assurance that such expectations will be correct.  All of the Company’s forward-looking statements, whether written or oral, are expressly qualified by these cautionary statements and any other cautionary statements that may accompany such forward-looking statements.  In addition, the Company disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this report.

Overview

Geokinetics Inc. (“Geokinetics” or collectively with its subsidiaries, the “Company”), incorporated in Delaware in January 1980, is based in Houston, Texas.  Through an extensive capital investment program and two major strategic acquisitions since December 2005, the Company has transformed itself into an experienced, full-service, global provider of seismic data acquisition services complemented by seismic data processing and interpretation services.  As a leader in providing seismic data acquisition services in land, marsh, swamp, transition zone and shallow water ocean bottom cable (“OBC”) environments to the oil and natural gas industry, the Company has the capacity to operate up to 24 seismic crews worldwide and the ability to process seismic data collected throughout the world.  Crew count, configuration and location can change depending upon industry demand and customer requirements.
 
The Company provides a suite of geophysical services including acquisition of three-dimensional (“3D”), two-dimensional (“2D”) and multi-component seismic data surveys; data processing and interpretation services and other geophysical services for customers in the oil and natural gas industry, which include many national oil companies, major international oil companies and smaller independent oil and natural gas exploration and production (“E&P”) companies in the Gulf Coast, Mid-Continent, California, Appalachian and Rocky Mountain regions of the United States, Western Canada, the Canadian Arctic, Central and South America, Africa, the Middle East, Australia/New Zealand and the Far East.  Seismic data is used by E&P companies to identify and analyze drilling prospects and maximize successful drilling.  In addition, the Company performs work for seismic data library companies that acquire seismic data to license to E&P companies rather than for their own use.

 
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The seismic services industry is dependent upon the spending levels of oil and natural gas companies for exploration, development, exploitation and production of oil and natural gas.  These spending levels have traditionally been heavily influenced by the prices of oil and natural gas.  During the past three years, the oil and natural gas industry have seen significant increases in activity resulting from continuing high commodity prices for oil and natural gas.  The Company’s seismic data acquisition services segment has benefitted from these increased levels of activity, and from its reputation as a provider of high-quality seismic surveys.  The Company has seen its seismic data acquisition services revenues and operating margins improve over the past several years as a result of increased demand and improved pricing for its services, improved contract terms with is customers as well as the acquisitions of Trace Energy Services, Ltd. (“Trace”) and Grant Geophysical, Inc. (“Grant”).  While demand for the Company’s services continues to increase, the Company continues to experience competition in its marketplace.  The Company will continue to aggressively compete for seismic projects from both existing and prospective customers.

Results of Operations

Three Months Ended June 30, 2008 Compared to Three Months Ended June 30, 2007
 
    For the three months ended June 30, 2008, seismic acquisition revenue totaled $110.5 million as compared to $68.7 million for the same period of 2007, an increase of 61%.  This increase in seismic acquisition revenue is primarily a result of the Company’s investment in additional capacity, which has allowed the Company to expand into additional countries and continued strong demand for the Company’s services.  Seismic data acquisition revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2008 includes $44.1 million or 40% of total seismic data acquisition revenue from North America, and $66.4 million or 60% of total seismic data acquisition revenue from International.  Seismic data acquisition revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2007 included $32.7 million or 48% of total seismic data acquisition revenue from North America, and $36.0 million or 52% of total seismic data acquisition revenue from International.

Data processing revenue totaled $3.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2008 as compared to $2.9 million for the same period of 2007, which represents an increase of 7% resulting from additional demand for processing of seismic data due to leveraging processing services with acquisition combined with increased marketing efforts.

    Seismic acquisition operating expenses totaled $89.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2008 as compared to $61.4 million for the same period of 2007, an increase of 45%.  Seismic acquisition operating expenses as a percentage of revenue were 81% for the three months ended June 30, 2008 as compared to 89% for the same period in the prior year.  This decrease is a combination of improved crew efficiency resulting from technology upgrades coupled with favorable weather conditions not seen in 2007 for the same three months.  Seismic acquisition operating expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2008 includes $33.8 million, or 77% of total seismic data acquisition revenue from North America, and $55.4 million, or 83% of total seismic data acquisition revenue from International.    Seismic acquisition operating expenses were  $28.1 million, or 86% of total seismic data acquisition revenue from North America, and $33.2 million, or 92% of total seismic data acquisition revenue from International for the same period in 2007.  International operating expenses have historically been higher, as a percentage of revenue, than the North America operations due to the idle time experienced between projects.

    Data processing operating expenses totaled $2.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2008, as compared to $2.7 million for the same period of 2007, a decrease of 15% due to the reorganization of this segment in 2007.

    Depreciation and amortization expense for the three months ended June 30, 2008 totaled $11.8 million as compared to $8.2 million for the same period of 2007, an increase of $3.6 million or 44%.  This is primarily attributable to the increase in fixed assets resulting from the Company’s extensive capital expenditure program in 2007 and the first half of 2008.

    General and administrative expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2008 were $9.6 million, or 8.5% of revenues, as compared to $6.5 million, or 9.1% of revenues, for the same period of 2007 which is an increase of 48%.  General and administrative expenses have increased due to the start-up of operations in new countries and staffing those offices to accommodate the increased level of activity.  However, due to the revenue generated by the current job mix, domestic term work and international OBC, the general and administrative costs as a percentage of revenue have decreased.

    Interest expense for the three months ended June 30, 2008 decreased by $1.7 million to $1.6 million as compared to $3.3 million for the same period of 2007.  This decrease is primarily due to the redemption of the Company’s floating rate notes in June of 2007 from the proceeds of the public equity offering completed in May 2007.  In addition, for the three monthes ended June 30, 2007, there was a $6.9 million loss on the redemption of the floating rate notes which consisted of a $3.3 million premium and recognition of $3.6 million of unamortized finance costs.
 
    Income tax expense was $0.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2008 compared to a benefit of $1.7 million in the second quarter of 2007.  The expense in the current period was due to an increase in pre-tax income in certain foreign locations.

 
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Six Months Ended June 30, 2008 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2007

    For the six months ended June 30, 2008, seismic acquisition revenue totaled $227.8 million as compared to $177.1 million for the same period of 2007, an increase of 29%.  Excellent performance in Canada and Colombia, coupled with investment in technology, drove this increase.  Seismic data acquisition revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2008 includes $105.8 million or 46% of total seismic data acquisition revenue from North America, and $122.0 million or 54% of total seismic data acquisition revenue from International.  Seismic data acquisition revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2007 included $83.3 million or 47% of total seismic data acquisition revenue from North America, and $93.8 million or 53% of total seismic data acquisition revenue from International.

    Data processing revenue totaled $6.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2008 as compared to $5.5 million for the same period of 2007, which represents an increase of 9% resulting from additional demand for processing of seismic data due to leveraging processing services with acquisition combined with increased marketing efforts.

    Seismic acquisition operating expenses totaled $179.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2008 as compared to $142.1 million for the same period of 2007, an increase of 26%.  Seismic acquisition operating expenses as a percentage of revenue were 79% for the six months ended June 30, 2008 as compared to 80% for the same period in the prior year.  Seismic acquisition operating expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2008 includes $80.9 million, or 76% of total seismic data acquisition revenue from North America, and $98.5 million, or 81% of total seismic data acquisition revenue from International.  Seismic acquisition operating expenses were  $69.2 million, or 83% of total seismic data acquisition revenue from North America, and $72.9 million, or 78% of total seismic data acquisition revenue from International for the same period in 2007.  International operating expenses have historically been higher, as a percentage of revenue, than the North America operations due to the idle time experienced between projects.  The second quarter of 2007, however, presented difficult weather conditions for the Company’s North America crews that reduced average.

    Data processing operating expenses totaled $4.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2008, as compared to $5.1 million for the same period of 2007, a decrease of 10% due to the reorganization of this segment in 2007 and the continued streamlining of the division.

    Depreciation and amortization expense for the six months ended June 30, 2008 totaled $22.8 million as compared to $15.7 million for the same period of 2007, an increase of $7.1 million or 45%.  This is primarily attributable to the increase in fixed assets resulting from the Company’s extensive capital expenditure program in 2007 and the first half of 2008.

    General and administrative expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2008 were $18.9 million, or 8.1% of revenues, as compared to $15.8 million, or 8.6% of revenues, for the same period of 2007.  General and administrative expenses increased due to the operations growth into new countries.  As a percentage of revenue the general and administrative costs have decreased slightly due to growth in revenues for the period.

    Interest expense for the six months ended June 30, 2008 decreased by $4.3 million to $3.1 million as compared to $7.4 million for the same period of 2007.  This decrease is primarily due to the redemption of the Company’s floating rate notes in June of 2007 from the proceeds of the public equity offering completed in May 2007.  In addition, for the six monthes ended June 30, 2007, there was a $6.9 million loss on the redemption of the floating rate notes which consisted of a $3.3 million premium and recognition of $3.6 million of unamortized finance costs.

   Income tax expense was $1.7 million with an effective tax rate of 34.3% for the six months ended June 30, 2008 compared to $0.9 million for the same period of 2007.  The increase was due to higher pre-tax income in certain foreign locations.  


 
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Liquidity and Capital Resources

The Company’s primary sources of cash flow are generated by its operations, debt and equity transactions, its revolving credit facility, equipment financing and trade credit. The Company’s primary uses of cash are operating expenses and expenditures associated with upgrading and expanding the Company’s capital asset base.  The Company’s ability to maintain adequate cash balances is dependent upon levels of future demand for the services it provides to its customers.  Working capital may be significantly affected in the event that equipment purchases cannot be financed by the Company’s revolving credit facility or an alternative form of financing.

As of June 30, 2008, the Company had available liquidity as follows:
    Available cash:    
$15.5 million
    Undrawn borrowing capacity under Revolving Credit Facility: 
$6.7 million
    Net available liquidity at June 30, 2008:      
$22.2 million
 
The Company maintains various foreign bank overdraft facilities used to fund short-term working capital needs.  At June 30, 2008, there was $0.8 million outstanding under these facilities and the Company had approximately $8.2 million of availability.  However, due to the limitations on the ability to remit funds to the United States, these have not been included in the available liquidity table above.
 
    Net cash provided by operating activities was $24.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2008 compared to net cash used by operating activities of $2.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2007.  This increase resulted primarily from improvement in the operations of the Company and from increased accounts payable related to capital expenditures.

Net cash provided by financing activities was $9.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2008 as compared to net cash provided by financing activities of $18.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2007. The cash provided by financing activities is primarily due to net borrowings on the Revolver used to fund the purchase of capital assets.


Revolving Credit Facilities
 
In June 2006, Geokinetics Inc. and four of its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Borrowers”) entered into a Revolving Credit, Term Loan and Security Agreement (collectively, the “Credit Agreement”) with PNC Bank, National Association (“PNC”), as lead lender.  As amended, the syndicated Credit Agreement provides the Company with a $70.0 million revolving credit facility (“Revolver”) maturing May 24, 2012.  The Borrowers pledged as security a first lien on substantially all the assets of the Company to PNC.  The amount available to borrow under the Revolver is dependent upon the calculation of a monthly borrowing base that is composed of eligible accounts receivables and eligible fixed assets.  The maximum amount of the borrowing base determined by eligible fixed assets is $45.0 million.  Beginning May 24, 2008, the maximum of $45.0 million will be reduced by $750,000 per month.  The reduction in the fixed asset component of the borrowing base does not reduce the overall $70.0 million limit on the Revolver, only the amount available from eligible fixed assets towards the borrowing base, however, the Company does not expect it’s receivables to increase to the extent needed to offset this reduction in the borrowing base, so amounts available to be borrowed are expected to be reduced.
 
The significant financial covenants of the Credit Agreement: (i) require the Company to (a) maintain a specified net worth, as defined, and (b) maintain a specified fixed charge coverage ratio, as defined; and (ii) restricts the Company’s ability to (a) merge, acquire, or sell assets, (b) guarantee the indebtedness of others, (c) make certain investments, (d) make capital investments, (e) pay dividends other than dividends on preferred stock, (f) incur additional indebtedness, and (g) prepayment of debt.
 
Based on the Company’s borrowing base at June 30, 2008, the Company had available credit under this facility of $70.0 million reduced by standby letters of credit totaling $3.0 million issued by PNC under the Revolver.  At June 30, 2008, the Company had a balance of approximately $60.3 million drawn under the Revolver.
 
On June 26, 2008, the Company and its principal subsidiaries further amended the Credit Agreement with PNC to, among other things, increase the aggregate amount of capital expenditures of the Company from $50.0 million to $80.0 million for 2008.  The $30.0 million of additional expenditures are required to be financed by the issuance of debt or equity.  In July 2008, the Company completed the sale of additional shares of its Series B convertible preferred stock and warrants for net proceeds of $29.4 million.

 
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Capital Lease Obligations
 
In July 2006, Geokinetics USA, Inc. (formerly Quantum Geophysical, Inc.), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into an equipment lease agreement with CIT Group/Equipment Financing, Inc. (the “CIT lease”).  The parties entered into the lease with respect to the purchase of seismic data acquisition equipment.  The term of the lease is three years, with a purchase option at the expiration of the lease term.  The original amount of the lease was approximately $6.0 million and monthly payments total approximately $190,000.  The balance at June 30, 2008 was approximately $2.4 million.
 
In November 2007, the Company entered into an additional equipment lease facility with CIT for up to $25.0 million.  The Company is able to fund the purchase of equipment by executing supplemental lease schedules that typically have a term of 36 or 48 months.  The interest rate is based on the three (3) or four (4) year swap rate reported by the Federal Reserve plus 3.25%.  As of June 30, 2008, Company has executed eight equipment schedules totaling approximately $­­­25.0 million with an interest rate ranging from 7.36% to 7.72% and monthly payments totaling approximately $0.8 million.  The unpaid balance of these schedules at June 30, 2008 was approximately $20.8 million.

In April 2008, the Company entered into an additional equipment lease agreement with CIT for up to $10.0 million to finance seismic equipment purchases for its OBC operations in Australia.  The Company is able to fund the purchase of equipment by executing supplemental lease schedules with a term of 24 months.  The interest rate is based on the two year swap rate reported by the Federal Reserve plus 4.50%.  As of June 30, 2008, Company has executed two equipment schedules totaling approximately $­­­9.9 million with an interest rate ranging from 7.08% to 7.64% and monthly payments totaling approximately $0.4 million.  The unpaid balance of these leases at June 30, 2008 was approximately $9.3 million.
 
From time to time the Company enters into vendor financing arrangements to purchase certain equipment.  The equipment purchased from these vendors is paid for over a period of time.  The total balance of vendor financing arrangements at June 30, 2008 was approximately $9.7 million.
 
The Company has made, and expects to continue to make, significant investments in capital expenditures.  Based on current plans, the Company anticipates making capital expenditures of approximately $80.0 million for 2008, subject to compliance with debt covenants and operational requirements. 

The Company believes that its current cash balances and anticipated cash flow from operations, combined with available debt and equity financing, will provide sufficient liquidity to continue operations throughout 2008.  While industry conditions have improved, the Company continues to experience significant competition in its markets.  Should the Company’s current sources of liquidity not meet its operating requirements, the Company would be forced to seek outside sources of capital to meet its operating and capital requirements and/or curtail its capital expenditure program.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

The Company had no off-balance sheet arrangements during the second quarter of 2008, that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on the Company’s financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures, or capital resources that are material to investors.


Item 3.     Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

In the normal course of operations, the Company is exposed to market risks arising from adverse changes in interest rates.  Market risk is defined for these purposes as the potential for change in the fair value of debt instruments resulting from an adverse movement in interest rates.  As of June 30, 2008, the Company’s financial instruments consist of cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable and notes payable.  The carrying amounts reported in the consolidated balance sheets for cash, accounts receivable and accounts payable approximate fair market value due to the short maturity of those instruments.  The carrying amount of debt reported in the consolidated balance sheets approximate fair value because, in general, the interest on the underlying instruments approximates market rates.  The Company is not a party to any hedge arrangements, commodity swap agreement or other derivative financial instruments.  The Company’s seismic data acquisition and seismic data processing segments utilize foreign subsidiaries and branches to conduct operations outside of the United States.  These

 
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operations expose the Company to market risks from changes in foreign exchange rates.

Item 4.     Controls and Procedures

    Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures.

    Under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, the Company has performed an evaluation of the design, operation and effectiveness of its disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act) as of June 30, 2008.  Based on that evaluation, the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that such disclosure controls and procedures are effective in enabling the Company to record, process, summarize and report information required to be included in its reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act within the required time period.

    Changes in Internal Control.

    There have not been any changes in the Company’s internal control (as defined in the Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f) of the Securities Exchange Act) during the six months ending June 30, 2008, that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect its internal control over financial reporting except for the changes as noted below.

    At the direction of the Board of Directors and the Audit Committee, the Company has invested and continues to invest a significant amount of time and resources to strengthen its control environment.  The Company is committed to instilling strong internal control policies and procedures and ensuring that the “tone at the top” fully supports accuracy and completeness in all financial reporting.  In support of this position, management continues to have open dialogue and communication with the Audit Committee on matters to improve the design and effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting for both organizational and process-focused initiatives.

    The Company continues to implement measures related to enhancing documentation of policies, controls and procedures.  In the second quarter of 2008 the accounting and reporting functions were enhanced with the addition of a Chief Accounting Officer and increased internal audit staff highly experienced in their respective areas of expertise.

    The Company believes that the measures taken to date and planned for the future will further improve both the effectiveness and efficiency of its internal control over financial reporting.  A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the internal control system are met.  Because of the inherent limitations of any internal control system, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues, if any, within the Company have been detected.

 
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PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings
    
    Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is a party to any pending legal proceedings other than certain routine litigation that is incidental to the Company’s business and that the Company believes is unlikely to materially impact the Company.  Moreover, the Company is not aware of any such legal proceedings that are contemplated by governmental authorities with respect to the Company, any of its subsidiaries, or any of their respective properties.

Item 1A.  Risk Factors
    
    None.

Item 2.  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

           None.

Item 3.  Defaults Upon Senior Securities
 
   None.

Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

    On June 24, 2008, the Company held its 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.  The total outstanding voting securities eligible to vote were 12,850,628 shares, which consisted of 10,325,848 shares of Common Stock, $0.01 par value, and 2,524,780 shares of Common Stock upon the conversion of 252,478 shares of Series B Senior Convertible Preferred Shares, $10.00 par value, voting together as a single class.  The stockholders were asked to take the following actions:

 
1.
Elect seven directors to Geokinetics’ seven-member Board of Directors, each to hold office for a term of one year; and

 
2.
Approve the appointment of UHY LLP as Geokinetics’ independent public accountants.

 
PROPOSAL 1 – ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
 
 
    The following incumbent directors stood for re-election:
 
 
 
Name
 
Position
 
Director Since
William R. Ziegler
 
Chairman (non-executive) (since February 2, 1999 and Director)
 
1997
Richard F. Miles
 
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
 
2007
Christopher M. Harte
 
Director
 
1997
Steven A. Webster
 
Director
 
1997
Gary M. Pittman
 
Director
 
2006
Robert L. Cabes, Jr.
 
Director
 
2006
Christopher D. Strong
 
Director
 
2007
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
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The results of the vote were as follows:

 
Name
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
William R. Ziegler
 
8,283,855
 
1,310,479
 
2,090
 
Richard F. Miles
 
9,478,951
 
113,919
 
3,554
 
Christopher M. Harte
 
8,410,857
 
1,182,012
 
3,555
 
Steven A. Webster
 
9,329,127
 
263,743
 
3,554
 
Gary M. Pittman
 
9,338,419
 
254,451
 
3,554
 
Robert L. Cabes, Jr.
 
9,380,941
 
211,929
 
3,554
 
Christopher D. Strong
 
9,479,811
 
113,059
 
3,554
 
 
 
 
 
PROPOSAL 2 – APPROVAL OF THE APPOINTMENT OF GEOKINETICS’ INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
 
 
Subject to stockholder approval, the Board appointed the firm of UHY LLP, independent certified public accountants, to examine Geokinetics’ consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2008.
 
 
The results of the vote were as follows:
 
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
9,592,870
 
0
 
3,554
 
 
Item 5.  Other Information

None.

Item 6.  Exhibits

Exhibit No.                      Description

31.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, filed herewith.

31.2
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, filed herewith.

32.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) and 18 U.S.C.  Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 filed herewith.

32.2
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) and 18 U.S.C.  Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 filed herewith.


 
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Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2008

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, thereunto duly authorized.


GEOKINETICS INC.


Date:  August 7, 2008                                                                           /s/ Richard F. Miles
Richard F. Miles
President and Chief Executive Officer
 
 
 
 
Date:  August 7, 2008                                                                           /s/ Scott A. McCurdy
Scott A. McCurdy
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
 
Date:  August 7, 2008                                                                           /s/ Mark A. Hess
Mark A. Hess
Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer



























 
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Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2008

Exhibit 31.1
 
CERTIFICATION BY CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO RULES 13a-14 AND 15d-14
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)
 
I, Richard F. Miles, certify that:
 
 
1.
I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Geokinetics Inc.
 
 
2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
 
 
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
 
 
4.
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a - 15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
 
 
a)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
 
b)
Designed such internal control over financial reporting or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles;
 
 
c)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
 
d)
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
 
 
5.
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
 
 
a)
all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
 
b)
any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
 

 
Date: August 7, 2008
 
/s/ Richard F. Miles
   
Richard F. Miles
   
President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 
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Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2008

Exhibit 31.2
 
CERTIFICATION BY CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO RULES 13a-14 AND 15d-14
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)

I, Scott A. McCurdy, certify that:

 
1.
I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Geokinetics Inc.
 
 
2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
 
 
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
 
 
4.
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
 
 
a)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
 
b)
Designed such internal control over financial reporting or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles;
 
 
c)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
 
d)
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
 
 
5.
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
 
 
a)
all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
 
b)
any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
 
Date: August 7, 2008
 
/s/ Scott A. McCurdy
   
Scott A. McCurdy
   
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

 
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Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2008

Exhibit 32.1
 

 
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. § 1350
(Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)
 

 
In connection with the Quarterly Report of Geokinetics Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2008, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Richard F. Miles, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
 
(1)           The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
 
(2)           The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
 
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.
 

 
Dated: August 7, 2008
 
/s/ Richard F. Miles
   
Richard F. Miles
   
President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 
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Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2008

Exhibit 32.2
 

 
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. § 1350
(Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)
 
In connection with the Quarterly Report of Geokinetics Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2008, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Scott A. McCurdy, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
 
(1)           The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
 
(2)           The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
 
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.
 

 
Dated: August 7, 2008
 
/s/ Scott A. McCurdy
   
Scott A. McCurdy
   
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

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