FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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 * Jansen Paul Franciscus   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CRIMSON EXPLORATION INC. [CXPO] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Controller/ Chief Acctg Office (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O CRIMSON EXPLORATION INC., 717 TEXAS AVENUE, SUITE 2900 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/26/2013 (Street) HOUSTON, TX 77002 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 03/27/2013 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

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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

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 2.67

03/26/2013

D(1)

17,000 (3)

(2)

01/16/2022

Common Stock

17,000

$ 0

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Jansen Paul Franciscus C/O CRIMSON EXPLORATION INC. 717 TEXAS AVENUE, SUITE 2900 HOUSTON, TX 77002			Controller/ Chief Acctg Office

Signatures

/s/ Paul F. Jansen		05/30/2013
**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).
(1)	Employee stock options forfeited upon termination of employment.
(2)	The reported stock option shares will become vested and exercisable with respect to 15% of the shares on the first anniversary of the date of grant (i.e. January 16, 2012) and thereafter at the end of each full succeeding year as follows: 25% on the second anniversary, 25% on the third anniversary and 35% on the fourth anniversary at which time the stock option shares will be fully vested and exercisable with respect to 100% of such shares. Vested stock option shares were exercisable within 30 days following the reporting person's termination of employment.
(3)	The original filing is being amended to (a) indicate that the reporting person is no longer subject to Section 16 as it relates to the Issuer and (b) amend the 3/26/2013 employee stock option transaction to revise the number of stock options that were forfeited upon termination of employment.

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