Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Dunlap Joan W
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
07/01/2007		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
PETROHAWK ENERGY CORP [HAWK]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1000 LOUISIANA, SUITE 5600		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
VP - Investor Relations
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

HOUSTON, TX 77002		 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 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)
Common Stock 7,250
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 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) 09/27/2004 09/26/2014 Common Stock 15,000 $ 7.99 D  
Stock Options (right to buy) 01/26/2005 01/25/2015 Common Stock 5,000 $ 8.51 D  
Stock Options (right to buy) 01/12/2007(1) 01/11/2016 Common Stock 20,000 $ 14.07 D  
Stock Options (right to buy) 08/11/2007(2) 08/10/2016 Common Stock 5,500 $ 10.23 D  
Stock Appreciation Rights 03/02/2008(3) 03/01/2017 Common Stock 15,000 $ 11.64 D  
Warrants (right to buy) 05/25/2004 05/24/2009 Common Stock 14,906 $ 3.3 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Dunlap Joan W
1000 LOUISIANA
SUITE 5600
HOUSTON, TX 77002		       VP - Investor Relations  

Signatures

Travis Counts, Attorney in Fact 07/11/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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) The stock options vest in three annual installments with 6,666 vesting on January 12, 2007, 6,666 vesting on January 12, 2008 and 6,667 vesting on January 12, 2009.
(2) The stock options vest in three annual installments with 1,833 vesting on August 11, 2007, 1,833 vesting on August 11, 2008 and 1,834 vesting on August 11, 2009.
(3) The stock appreciation rights vest in three equal annual installments beginning on March 2, 2008.

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