8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 8, 2008

Commission File Number: 0-07914

BASIC EARTH SCIENCE SYSTEMS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	84-0592823
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

633 17th Street, Suite 1645 Denver, Colorado	80202
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(303) 296-3076

(Registrant telephone including area code)

Check the appropriate item below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 8.01 - Other Items 

 On December 9, 2008 Basic Earth Science Systems, Inc. issued the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1 that reported the results of its Annual Shareholder Meeting held on December 8, 2008.

Item 9.01 - - Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release dated December 15, 2008

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SIGNATURE

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, hereunto duly authorized.

	BASIC EARTH SCIENCE SYSTEMS, INC.
Date: December 15, 2008	By: /s/ Ray Singleton
	Ray Singleton, President

EX-99.1

NEWS RELEASE

For Release:                For Immediate Release

Contact:                      Ray Singleton (303) 296-3076

Basic Earth Annual Shareholder Meeting

Denver, Colorado, December 15, 2008 - Basic Earth Science Systems, Inc. (Basic or the Company) (BSIC.OB) reported today the results of its December 8, 2008 Annual Shareholder Meeting.  With 30 individuals in attendance, Ray Singleton, Basic’s Chief Executive Officer and President, led a straightforward discussion of Basic’s financial results, current projects and future strategy concluding by addressing questions and comments by shareholders in attendance.  The presentation may be seen on our website at www.basicearth.net.

At the end of his comments Mr. Singleton presented the new Board of Directors to Basic’s shareholders.  Monroe Robertson, Richard Rodgers and Ray Singleton were re-elected.  Biographical information of Board members can be found on our website at www.basicearth.net.  The outcome of the election for the three Directors was as follows:

Name of Nominee	Vote For (on a cumulative basis)
Monroe Robertson Richard Rodgers Ray Singleton	13,881,297 13,168,648 13,168,248

A Director was required to receive 7,123,700 votes to be elected.

Founded in 1969, Basic is an oil and gas exploration and production company with primary operations in select areas of the Williston basin, the Denver-Julesburg basin in Colorado, the southern portions of Texas, and along the on-shore portions of the Gulf Coast.  Basic is traded on the "over-the-counter – bulletin board" under the symbol BSIC.  Basic’s web site is at www.basicearth.net where additional information about the Company can be accessed.

Information herein contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which can be identified by words such as “should,” ”may,” “will,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “intend” or “continue,” or comparable words or phrases.  In addition, all statements other than statements of historical facts that address activities that Basic intends, expects or anticipates will or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements.  Readers are encouraged to read the SEC reports of Basic, particularly the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the quarters ended June 30, 2007 and September 30, 2007 in addition to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007, for meaningful cautionary language disclosing why actual results may vary materially from those anticipated by management.