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    <periodOfReport>2007-07-24</periodOfReport>

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    <issuer>
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        <issuerName>CRIMSON EXPLORATION INC.</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>CXPO.OB</issuerTradingSymbol>
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    <reportingOwner>
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            <rptOwnerName>OCM PRINCIPAL OPPORTUNITIES FUN III L P</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerName>OAKTREE FUND GP I, L.P.</rptOwnerName>
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    <reportingOwner>
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    <reportingOwner>
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    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001403528</rptOwnerCik>
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            <rptOwnerName>Oaktree Capital Group Holdings, L.P.</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>333 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE</rptOwnerStreet1>
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        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001403525</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Oaktree Capital Group Holdings GP, LLC</rptOwnerName>
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        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>333 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>28TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>LOS ANGELES</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
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    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2007-07-24</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>P</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>1219819</value>
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                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>6.97</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
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                    <value>1238486</value>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F4"/>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">OCM GW Holdings, LLC (&quot;OCM GW&quot;) directly owns 1,238,486 shares of the common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the &quot;Common
 Stock&quot;), of Crimson Exploration Inc. (the &quot;Issuer&quot;).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">This Form 4 is also being filed by: (i) OCM Principal Opportunities FundIII, L.P. (&quot;POF III&quot;), in its capacity as the
 managing member of OCM GW and, therefore, has investment and voting control over the Common Stock held by OCM GW; (ii) OCM
 Principal Opportunities Fund III GP, LLC (&quot;POF III GP&quot;), in its capacity as the general partner of POF III, (iii) Oaktree
 Fund GP I, L.P. (&quot;GP I&quot;), in its capacity as the managing member of POF III GP; (iv) Oaktree Capital I, L.P. (&quot;Capital I&quot;),
 in its capacity as the general partner of GP I; (v) OCM Holdings I,LLC (&quot;Holdings I&quot;), in its capacity as the general
 partner of Capital I; (vi) Oaktree Holdings, LLC (&quot;Holdings&quot;), in its capacity as the managing member of Holdings I.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">This Form 4 is also being filed by: (i) Oaktree Capital Group, LLC (&quot;OCG&quot;), in its capacity as the managing member of
 Holdings; (ii) Oaktree Capital Group Holdings, L.P. (&quot;OCGH&quot;), in its capacity as the holder of a majority of the voting
 units of OCG; (iii) Oaktree Capital Group Holdings GP, LLC (&quot;OCGH GP&quot;), and together with OCM GW, POF III, POF III GP, GP I,
 Capital I, Holdings I, Holdings, OCG and OCGH, each a &quot;Reporting Person&quot; and collectively, the &quot;Reporting Persons&quot;).
 Information with respect to each Reporting Person is given solely by such Reporting Person, and no such Reporting Person has
 responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of information supplied by another Reporting Person.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of all Common Stock reported herein except to the extent of their
 respective pecuniary interest therein and the filing of this Form 4 shall not be construed as an admission that any such
 Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of any Common Stock covered by this Form 4.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">OCGH GP is a limited liability company managed by an executive committee, the members of which are Howard S. Marks, Bruce A.
 Karsh, Sheldon M. Stone, D. Richard Masson, Larry W. Keele, Stephen A. Kaplan, John B. Frank, David M. Kirchheimer and Kevin
 L. Clayton (each, an &quot;OCGH GP Director&quot; and collectively, the &quot;OCGH GP Directors&quot;).  In such capacity, the OCGH GP Directors
 may be deemed indirect beneficial owners of the Common Stock reported herein.  Except to the extent of their respective
 pecuniary interest, each OCGH GP Director disclaims beneficial ownership of the Common Stock reported herein and the filing
 of this Form 4 shall not be construed as an admission that any such person is the beneficial owner of any Common Stock
 covered by this Form 4.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>See Signatures included in Exhibit 99.1</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-07-25</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
