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 (Date of earliest event reported: May 18, 2012)
 
Gulf United Energy, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Nevada
000-52322
20-5893642
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
P.O. Box 22165
Houston, Texas 77227-2165
(Address of principal executive offices and Zip Code)
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (713) 942-6575
 
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
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ITEM 8.01 Other Events

On May 18, 2012, SK Innovation Co., Ltd. (“SK”) informed Gulf United Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) that drilling operations had commenced on the Cachirre #1 well, the second well on Block CPO-4.  The Cachirre #1 is expected to be drilled to a total measured depth of approximately 9,500 feet.   
 
Block CPO-4 is a 345,592 acre block located in the Llanos Basin of Colombia.  The Company has acquired a 12.5% working interest in Block CPO-4 from SK, subject to regulatory approval.  On April 30, 2012 the Company and SK entered into a third amendment that certain farmout agreement, dated as of July 31, 2010 relating to SK’s assignment to the Company of the 12.5% working interest in Block CPO-4 Colombia.  Pursuant to the third amendment, the date on which the Company is required to have received regulatory approval to the assignment of the CPO-4 interest was extended to October 31, 2012.

Disclosures in this Form 8-K may contain forward-looking statements relating to anticipated or expected events, activities, trends or results.  Forward-looking statements, can be identified by the use of forward looking terminology such as "believes," "suggests," "expects," "may," "goal," "estimates," "should," "likelihood," "plans," "targets," "intends," "could," or "anticipates," or the negative thereof, or other variations thereon, or comparable terminology, or by discussions of strategy or objectives. Because forward-looking statements relate to matters that have not yet occurred, these statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements in this release include, without limitation, the Company’s expectations of the oil and gas in place, drilling schedules and success rates, the reliability of 2D and 3D data, resource information and other performance results, or the likelihood that the Tamandua #1 well will be successful. These statements are made to provide the public with management’s current assessment of the Company’s business, and it should not be assumed that these reserves are proven recoverable as defined by SEC guidelines or that actual drilling results will prove these statements to be correct. Security holders are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. The forward-looking statements contained in this Form 8-K speak only as of the date of this Form 8-K, and the Company expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to report any updates or revisions to any such statement to reflect any change in the Company’s expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based. Certain factors may cause results to differ materially from those anticipated by some of the statements made in this release. Please carefully review our filings with the SEC as we have identified many risk factors that impact our business plan.

SIGNATURES
 
 
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 thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
Date:  May 22, 2012
 
 
GULF UNITED ENERGY, INC.
   
 
By:
/S/ JOHN B. CONNALLY III
   
John B. Connally III, Chief Executive Officer
 
 
 
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