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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. )*

Heckmann Corporation

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

422680108

(CUSIP Number)

December 31, 2007

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

o Rule 13d-1(b)

o Rule 13d-1(c)

þ Rule 13d-1(d)

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).


CUSIP No.		422680108


1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS Richard J. Heckmann


2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	(a) o
	(b) o

3	SEC USE ONLY



4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

	United States

		5	SOLE VOTING POWER

NUMBER OF			13,152,746

SHARES		6	SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY			-0-

EACH		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON			13,152,746

WITH:		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

			-0-

9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

	13,152,746

10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

	o

11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

	19.4%¹

12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

	IN

¹ Based on 67,646,800 Shares of Common Stock outstanding as reported in the Issuer’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 16, 2007.

SCHEDULE 13G


Item 1(a)		Name of Issuer:

Heckmann Corporation (the “Issuer”)


Item 1(b)		Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:

75080 Frank Sinatra Drive, Palm Desert, California 92211 USA


Item 2(a)		Name of Person Filing:

Richard J. Heckmann


Item 2(b)		Address of Principal Business Office:

c/o Heckmann Corporation
75080 Frank Sinatra Drive, Palm Desert, California 92211 USA


Item 2(c)		Place of Citizenship:

United States


Item 2(d)		Title of Class of Securities:

Common Stock, $0.001 per value per share


Item 2(e)		CUSIP Number:

422680108


Item 3		Not Applicable. This Schedule 13G is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(d)


Item 4		Ownership.

(a)

Amount beneficially owned:

Mr. Heckmann beneficially owns 13,152,736 shares of Common Stock. All such shares are held of record by Heckmann Acquisition, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, of which Heckmann Enterprises, Inc., a California corporation, is the sole member. Mr. Heckmann is the Chief Executive Officer and sole shareholder of Heckmann Enterprises, Inc.

	(b)		Percent of Class: 19.4%

	(c)		Number of shares as to which such person has:

	(i)		Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 13,152,736

	(ii)		Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: -0-

	(iii)		Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of : 13,152,736

	(iv)		Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of: -0-


Item 5		Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

Not Applicable


Item 6		Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

Not Applicable


Item 7		Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired the Security Being Reported On by the Parent Holding Company.

Not Applicable


Item 8		Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

Not Applicable


Item 9		Notice of Dissolution of Group.

Not Applicable


Item 10		Certification.

Not Applicable

SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.


Dated: February 13, 2008	By:	/s/ Richard J. Heckmann