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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 * EDGINGTON BRUCE E   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AMEN PROPERTIES INC [AMEN] 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) 303 W. WALL STREET, SUITE 2300 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/17/2007 (Street) MIDLAND, TX 79701 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)               97,511 D (2)   Common Stock 08/31/2007   C   62,500 A $ 4 (3) 160,011 D (2)

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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

See Footnote (1) (4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

Common Stock

90,458

90,458

D

Class B Preferred Stock

$ 4

08/31/2007

C

50,000

(9)

(9)

Common Stock

50,000

$ 4

40,458

D

Class C Preferred Stock

$ 4

08/31/2007

C

12,500

(9)

(9)

Common Stock

12,500

$ 4

27,958

D

Options

$ 5.67

09/05/2007

A

5,925

09/05/2007

09/05/2017

Common Stock

5,925

$ 5.67

33,883

D

Options

$ 6.03

10/29/2007

A

988

10/29/2007

10/29/2017

Common Stock

988

$ 6.03

34,871

D

Warrants (8)

$ 6.02

12/17/2007

J

6,429

12/17/2007

06/30/2008

Common Stock

6,429

$ 6.02

41,300

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
EDGINGTON BRUCE E 303 W. WALL STREET SUITE 2300 MIDLAND, TX 79701	X

Signatures

/s/ Bruce Edgington		01/16/2008
**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)	Previously Reported
(2)	2,000 shares owned indirectly
(3)	Conversion Price; Shares acquired via conversion of Preferred B and C Shares
(4)	50,000 Preferred B Stock; 12,500 Preferred C Stock; 27,958 Options
(5)	Option strike prices range from $1.98 to $35.24
(6)	Option exercisable dates range from 10/3/97 to 10/3/05
(7)	Option expiration dates range from 10/3/07 to 10/3/15
(8)	Received in exchange for providing a portion of the acquisition financing for Santa Fe Energy Trust, pursuant to a Securities Purchase and Note Agreement
(9)	No expiration date

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