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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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * SCHOONOVER JAMES A   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol HOUSTON AMERICAN ENERGY CORP [HUSA] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Interim CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) 1770 COUNTY ROAD H2 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 06/05/2018 (Street) WHITE BEAR TOWNSHIP, MN 55110 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               1,963,138 D

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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

12% Series A Convertible Preferred Stock

$ 0.2

01/31/2017

12/31/2050(1)

Common Stock

750,000

150,000

D

12% Series B Convertible Preferred Stock

$ 0.36

05/03/2017

12/31/2050(1)

Common Stock

277,778

100

D

Warrant

$ 0.5

06/23/2017

06/23/2018

Common Stock

100,000

100,000

D

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 0.267

10/13/2018

04/13/2028

Common Stock

8,333

8,333

D

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 0.2425

06/05/2018

A

50,000

12/05/2018(2)

06/05/2028

Common Stock

50,000

$ 0

50,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
SCHOONOVER JAMES A 1770 COUNTY ROAD H2 WHITE BEAR TOWNSHIP, MN 55110	X		Interim CEO

Signatures

James Schoonover		06/07/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

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**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Preferred Stock has no expiration date.
(2)	The options were granted on June 5, 2018 and are exercisable six months from the date of grant, subject to vesting. The options vest 20% on the date of grant and 80% nine months from the grant date.

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