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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * MONTGOMERY HENRY C   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SWIFT ENERGY CO [SFY] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 16825 NORTHCHASE DRIVE, SUITE 400 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/09/2006 (Street) HOUSTON, TX 77060 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price SFY Cmmn Stock-IRA Holdings               792 I IRA SFY Cmmn Stock-By Other Holdings               2,123 I Held in Keogh Swift Energy Common Stock 01/09/2006   M   2,000 A $ 15.65 5,210 D   Swift Energy Common Stock 01/09/2006   M   2,000 A $ 9.77 7,210 D   Swift Energy Common Stock 01/09/2006   M   5,000 A $ 21.75 12,210 D   Swift Energy Common Stock 01/09/2006   S   1,100 D $ 46.31 11,110 D   Swift Energy Common Stock 01/09/2006   S   700 D $ 46.32 10,410 D   Swift Energy Common Stock 01/09/2006   S   1,500 D $ 46.33 8,910 D   Swift Energy Common Stock 01/09/2006   S   5,000 D $ 46.34 3,910 D   Swift Energy Common Stock 01/09/2006   S   100 D $ 46.39 3,810 D   Swift Energy Common Stock 01/09/2006   S   200 D $ 46.48 3,610 D   Swift Energy Common Stock 01/09/2006   S   400 D $ 46.49 3,210 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

NQ90 plan grt 5/14/2002 NQ

$ 15.65

01/09/2006

M

2,000

05/14/2003

05/14/2012

Swift Energy Common Stock

2,000

$ 0

3,000

D

NQ90 plan grt 5/14/2003 NQ

$ 9.77

01/09/2006

M

2,000

05/14/2004

05/14/2013

Swift Energy Common Stock

2,000

$ 0

3,000

D

NQ90 Plan grt 5/9/2000 NQ

$ 21.75

01/09/2006

M

5,000

05/09/2001

05/09/2010

Swift Energy Common Stock

5,000

$ 0

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
MONTGOMERY HENRY C 16825 NORTHCHASE DRIVE, SUITE 400 HOUSTON, TX 77060

Signatures

Karen Bryant POA for Henry C. Montgomery		01/11/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Remarks: All securities and other information on this form and subsequent forms filed as to Swift Energy Company reflect the creation of a holding company organizational structure, whereby pursuant to Rule 414 under the Securities Exchange Act, on December 28, 2005,  the Issuer (a former subsidiary of the previous publicly held company) became the publicly held company and the successor to  the former publicly held company.  Pursuant to the terms of a merger among the Issuer, the prior publicly held company and  a third Swift Energy subsidiary, each share of old Swift Energy Company became one share of new Swift Energy Company.

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