8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 

WASHINGTON, DC 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): January 3, 2006

XTO ENERGY INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

1-10662	75-2347769
(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
810 Houston, Fort Worth, Texas	76102
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

(817) 870-2800

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

NONE

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 8.01.    Other Events. 

 

    On January 3, 2006, XTO Energy Inc. issued a news release announcing the addition of price hedges for future sales of natural gas production in 2006. The increased hedge volumes for natural gas include 100 million cubic feet per day (Mmcf/d) at a NYMEX price of $15.56 per Mcf for the first quarter.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits.

         99.1 News Release dated January 3, 2006

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SIGNATURES

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.

	XTO ENERGY INC.
Date:  January 6, 2006	By:	/s/ BENNIE G. KNIFFEN
		Bennie G. Kniffen
		Senior Vice President and Controller

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number and Description

99.1 News Release dated January 3, 2006

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

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NEWS RELEASE

For Immediate Release

Number: 06-01

XTO ENERGY UPDATES NATURAL GAS AND OIL HEDGES FOR 2006

FORT WORTH, TX (January 3, 2006) - XTO Energy Inc. (NYSE-XTO) announced today the addition of price hedges for future sales of natural gas production in 2006. The increased hedge volumes for natural gas include 100 million cubic feet per day (Mmcf/d) at a NYMEX price of $15.56 per Mcf for the first quarter.  The following table details the Company’s updated commodity swap transactions:

	Mcf or Bbls per Day	NYMEX Price per Mcf or Bbls
PRODUCTION:
Natural Gas
Jan-Mar 2006	300,000	$    14.58
Jan-Dec 2006	260,000	$    11.06
Oil
Jan-Dec 2006	15,000	$    59.53

XTO Energy Inc. is a domestic energy producer engaged in the acquisition, development and discovery of quality, long-lived oil and natural gas properties in the United States. Its properties are concentrated in Texas, New Mexico, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Wyoming, Colorado, Alaska, Utah and Louisiana.

   

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XTO Energy Updates Natural Gas and Oil Hedges for 2006

Contacts: Louis G. Baldwin Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer XTO Energy, Inc. 817/870-2800 Gary D. Simpson Senior Vice President Investor Relations & Finance XTO Energy Inc. 817/870-2800

This release can be found at http://www.xtoenergy.com.