UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
                            -------------------------

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


     Date of Report (or Date of Earliest Event Reported): November 12, 2004



                              SWIFT ENERGY COMPANY
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

                 TEXAS                     1-8754                 74-2073055
    (State or other jurisdiction    (Commission File Number)    (IRS Employer
     of incorporation)                                       Identification No.)


                        16825 Northchase Drive, Suite 400
                              Houston, Texas 77060
                    (Address of principal executive offices)


                                 (281) 874-2700
                         (Registrant's telephone number)


                                 Not Applicable
          (Former Name or former address, if changed since last report)




Item 5.02.  Departure of Directors or Principal Officers;  Election of Directors
            Appointment of Principal Officers.

     On November 8, 2004,  the Board of Directors  of Swift Energy  Company (the
"Company")  appointed Bruce H. Vincent as President of the Company.  Mr. Vincent
remains  Secretary of the Company and  President of Swift Energy  International,
Inc. Mr. Vincent  replaces Terry Swift as President,  but Mr. Swift remains with
the Company as Chief Executive Officer. Additionally, Alton D. Heckaman, Jr. was
promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer,  and Victor R.
Moran was named Senior Vice  President - Compliance.  

     On November 9, 2004 the Company  issued a press  release  announcing  these
appointments.  The full text of the press release is attached  hereto as Exhibit
99.1.  The  information  in the press  release  shall not be deemed  "filed" for
purposes of Section 18 of the  Securities  and Exchange Act of 1934,  as amended
(the "Exchange  Act"), or otherwise  subject to the liabilities of that section,
nor  shall it be  deemed  incorporated  by  reference  in any  filing  under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.

(a)     Exhibit.  The following exhibit  is  filed with this report on Form 8-K:


     Exhibit No.           Exhibit Description
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       99.1           Swift Energy Company press release dated November 9, 2004.





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                                    SIGNATURE

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.

Date: November 12, 2004

                                         Swift Energy Company


                                         By:/s/ Bruce H. Vincent
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                                            Bruce H. Vincent
                                            President and Secretary





                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.        Description

99.1               Press Release of Swift Energy Company dated November 9, 2004.