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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">These stock units were accrued under The Beard Company 2003-2 Deferred Stock Compensation Plan and are to be settled 100% in BRCO Common Stock upon the reporting person's termination of service or termination of the Plan.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">These warrants were assigned from A. R. Hallock &amp; Co. to Allan R. Hallock Trust on January 15, 2004.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">On May 3, 2002, ARHCo purchased and additional $100,000 of the Company's 10% Subordinated Notes, together with a contingent right to receive Warrants to purchase up to 20,000 shares of the Company's common stock, depending on the holding period of the Notes.  The Company paid off 25% of the original Note on August 1, 2003.  Therefore, ARHCo received  an additional  3.750 Warrants as of 8/3/03 as a result of holding the balance of the Notes more than fifteen months. No consideration was paid for the Warrants.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>By: Rebecca G. Witcher, Attorney in Fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2004-04-01</signatureDate>
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</ownershipDocument>

