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    <periodOfReport>2005-12-02</periodOfReport>

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        <issuerName>BEARD CO /OK</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>BRCO</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerName>BEARD WILLIAM M</rptOwnerName>
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        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>5600 N. MAY AVENUE, SUITE 320</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>OKLAHOMA CITY</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>OK</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>73112</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
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            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>Chief Executive Officer</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

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                    <value>By Charitable Unitrust</value>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock Warrants</value>
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                <value>0.2500</value>
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            <exerciseDate>
                <value>2003-02-07</value>
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            <expirationDate>
                <value>2008-02-07</value>
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                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock, $.0006665 par value</value>
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                    <value>By B&amp;M Limited</value>
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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.  This type of security normally doesn't reflect the conversion or exercise price.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">These stock units were erroneously reported as outstanding on the Form 4's filed for (2/7/03, 2/14/03, 2/28/03, 3/14/03, 3/31/03, 4/15/03, 4/30/03 and 5/15/03) when the derivative securities should have already been issued.  Such Form 4's are hereby amended accordingly.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">The 2003-2 Deferred Stock Compensation Plan was terminated effective November 17, 2005, and the number of shares indicated were distributed as of December 2, 2005,  pursuant to the participant's election.  The fractional share was paid in cash.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">These stock units were accrued under The Beard Company 2005 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.  This type of security normally doesn't reflect the conversion or exercise price.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">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>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>By: Rebecca G. Voth, Attorney in Fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2005-12-05</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
