SEC Form 3 DWV 2/4/05 Credo Petroleum Corporation Oil and Gas Exploration

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Expires: January 31, 2005 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	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

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*
Vreeman David W
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 1/31/2005
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CREDO PETROLEUM CORP [cred]

(Last)        (First)        (Middle)
1801 BROADWAY, SUITE 900
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
_____ Director                                _____ 10% Owner
__ X __ Officer (give title below)                _____ Other (specify below)
Vice President & CFO

(Street)
DENVER, CO 80202
(City)              (State)              (Zip) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)

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

1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 4) 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(MM/DD/YYYY) 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4) 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5) 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)

Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Options (Right to buy) 1/20/2005   ⁽¹⁾ 1/20/2015 Common Stock $.10 par value 22500 $13.39 D

Explanation of Responses:

( 1) The options vest at 25% per year beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date with final vesting occurring on 1/20/09.

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships

Director 10% Owner Officer Other

Vreeman David W
1801 BROADWAY, SUITE 900
DENVER, CO 80202

Vice President & CFO

Signatures

David W. Vreeman 2/4/2005

^**Signature of Reporting Person Date

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