UNITED STATES ~~SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION~~

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the ~~Securities and Exchange Act of 1934~~

~~Date~~Securities ofand ~~report~~Exchange ~~(Date~~Act of ~~earliest event reported): August 24, 2011~~1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): November 6, 2011

REEF GLOBAL ENERGY VIII, L.P.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada	333-122935-03	20-5209097
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

1901 N. Central Expressway, Suite 300, Richardson, Texas 75080

(Address of principal executive offices)

(972) 437-6792

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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~~Item~~Section 8 ~~2.01~~— ~~Completion~~Other ~~of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets~~Events

OnItem ~~August 24, 2011, Reef Global Energy VIII, L~~8.P.01 ~~(the~~Other ~~“Registrant”) completed the sale of certain assets in accordance with a Purchase and Sale Agreement (“Agreement”) between the Registrant, Reef Exploration, L~~Events.P., Reef Global Energy VII, L.P., and Reef Global Energy IX, L.P., affiliates of the Registrant, as sellers (collectively, the “Sellers”), and with Energen Resources Corporation (“Energen”) as buyer. The Agreement included the sale of all rights, title, and interest in leases, lands, and wells located in Glasscock County, Texas (“Cole Ranch Properties”) for an aggregate purchase price to the Sellers of $10,000,000, subject to certain purchase price adjustments. The Cole Ranch Properties were assigned directly to Energen at closing pursuant to an Assignment, Conveyance and Bill of Sale effective July 1, 2011.

2Reef Exploration, L.P. (“RELP”), an affiliate of Reef Oil & Gas Partners, L.P., the managing general partner of Reef Global Energy VIII, L.P., reports that H. Walt Dunagin, an officer of RELP, passed away on November 6, 2011. Prior to his death, Mr. Dunagin served as Executive Vice President and Land Manager of RELP since January 2006 and had served in that capacity with its predecessor entity, OREI, Inc., since 1990.

~~SIGNATURES~~2

~~Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.~~SIGNATURES

~~Dated: August 30~~Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, ~~2011~~the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

~~Reef Global Energy VIII, L.P. (Registrant) By~~Dated: ~~Reef Oil & Gas Partners~~ November 10, ~~L.P. Managing General Partner By: Reef Oil & Gas Partners, GP, LLC Its general partner By: /s/ Michael J. Mauceli Michael J. Mauceli Manager~~2011

3Reef Global Energy VIII, L.P. (Registrant) By: Reef Oil & Gas Partners, L.P. Managing General Partner By: Reef Oil & Gas Partners, GP, LLC Its general partner By: /s/ Michael J. Mauceli Michael J. Mauceli Manager

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