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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Represents shares held in The Beard Group 401(k) Plan for the benefit of the reporting person.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">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="F3">On May 31, 2002, the Charitable Unitrust purchased $120,000 of the Company's 10% subordinated Notes, together with a contingent right to receive Warrants to purchase up to 24,000 shares of the Company's common stock, depending on the holding period of the Notes.  The Charitable Unitrust received 6,000 Warrants as of December 1, 2002, as a result of holding the Notes more than six months.  No consideration was paid for the Warrants.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">On February 7, 2003, B &amp; M Limited purchased $50,000 of the Company's 10% Subordinated Notes, together with Warrants to purchase 5,000 shares of Beard's Common stock.  No consideration was paid for the Warrants.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">On May 31, 2002, the Charitable Unitrust purchased $120,000 of the Company's 10% Subordinated Notes, together with a contingent right to receive Warrants to purchase up to 24,000 shares of the Company's common stock, depending on the holding period of the Notes.  The Charitable Unitrust received 6,0000 Warrants as of March 1, 2003 as a result of holding the Notes more than nine months.  No consideration was paid for the Warrants.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">On May 31, 2002, the Charitable Unitrust purchased $120,000 of the Company's 10% Subordinated Notes, together with a contingent right to receive Warrants to purchase up to 24,000 shares of the Company's common stock, depending on the holding period of the Notes.  The Charitable Unitrust received 6,000 Warrants as of June 1, 2003 as a result of holding the Notes more than twelve months.  No consideration was paid for the Warrants</footnote>
        <footnote id="F7">On May 31, 2002, the Charitable Unitrust purchased $120,000 of the Company's 10% Subordinated Notes, together with a contingent right to receive Warrants to purchase up to 24,000 shares of the Company's common stock, depending on the holding period of the Notes.  The Charitable Unitrust received 4,500 Warrants as of September 1, 2003 as a result of holding the Notes more than fifteen months.  No consideration was paid for the Warrants</footnote>
        <footnote id="F8">Balance left from the 50,000 options granted pursuant to The Beard Company's 1993 Stock Option Plan which have been previously reported.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>By: Rebecca G. Witcher, Attorney in Fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2004-06-16</signatureDate>
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