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): ~~November 3~~March 20, ~~2005~~2006

WHITTIER ENERGY CORPORATION

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada	0-30598	20-0539412
(State or other jurisdiction of	Commission	(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)	File Number	Identification No.)

333 CLAY STREET, SUITE ~~1100~~ 700

HOUSTON, TEXAS 77002

(Address of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)

(713) 850-1880

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 12.0102 —Results ~~Entry~~of ~~into~~Operations aand ~~Material~~Financial ~~Definitive Agreement~~Condition.

On ~~November~~March 20, 32006, ~~2005,~~ Whittier Energy Corporation (the “Company”) ~~granted~~issued ~~stock~~a ~~options~~press ~~to purchase~~release ~~shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $.001 per share, to~~announcing ~~each~~results offor the ~~Company’s~~fiscal ~~“named~~year ~~executive officers” (as defined in Item 402(a)(2) of Regulation S-B)~~ and ~~other~~fourth ~~key~~quarter ~~employees.~~ended ~~These grants were made pursuant to the Whittier Energy Corporation 2004 Long Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), which was adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company on~~ December 16 31, ~~2003 and approved by the stockholders of the Company on July 20, 2004~~2005. ~~An amendment~~A tocopy ~~the~~of ~~Plan, effective July 14, 2005, was adopted by~~ the ~~Board~~press ofrelease ~~Directors~~issued ~~and approved~~ by the ~~stockholders of the~~ Company on October 18, 2005. The current Plan was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 7, 2005 as Appendix B to the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A. The current form of the Stock Option Award Agreement is ~~filed~~attached ~~with~~hereto ~~this current report~~ as Exhibit 10 99.1.

The information in this Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to liabilities of that Section.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On March 20, 2006, the Company issued a press release relating to an update of the Company’s drilling and operations. A copy of the press release issued by the Company is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2.

The information in this Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.2 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to liabilities of that Section.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit No.		Description
10.1		Form of Stock Option Award Agreement under the Whittier Energy Corporation 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan.
99.1		Press release dated March 20, 2006 announcing results for the fiscal year and fourth quarter ended December 31, 2005.
99.2		Press release dated March 20, 2006 announcing drilling and operations update.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	WHITTIER ENERGY CORPORATION
Date: November 9, 2005	By:	/s/ Michael B. Young
Date: March 21, 2006	By:	/s/ Michael B. Young
		Michael B. Young
		Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and
		Treasurer

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.		Description
10.1		Form of Stock Option Award Agreement under the Whittier Energy Corporation 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan.
99.1		Press release dated March 20, 2006 announcing results for the fiscal year and fourth quarter ended December 31, 2005.
99.2		Press release dated March 20, 2006 announcing drilling and operations update.

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