SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   Form 10-K/A
                                 Amendment No. 1

                Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                      the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                   For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2002

                          Commission File Number 1-8754

                              SWIFT ENERGY COMPANY
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

         Texas                                      74-2073055
(State of Incorporation                   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

                         16825 Northchase Dr., Suite 400
                              Houston, Texas 77060
                                 (281) 874-2700
          (Address and telephone number of principal executive offices)

           Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
         Title of Class:                       Exchanges on Which Registered:
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share            New York Stock Exchange
                                                  Pacific Stock Exchange

        Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for
the past 90 days. Yes X    No
                     ----    ----
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent  filers  pursuant to Item 405
of Regulation  S-K is not contained  herein,  and will not be contained,  to the
best of Registrant's  knowledge,  in definitive proxy or information  statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K. [ ]

Indicate  by check mark  whether  the  registrant  is an  accelerated  filer (as
defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes X    No
                                      ----    ----

The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates at March
1, 2003 was approximately $246,766,019.

The number of shares of common stock outstanding as of December 31, 2002 was
27,201,509 shares of common stock, $.01 par value.

                       Documents Incorporated by Reference

Document                                      Incorporated as to

Notice and Proxy Statement for the Annual     Part III, Items 10, 11, 12, and 13
Meeting of Shareholders to be held
May 13, 2003







                                EXPLANATORY NOTE


     This Amendment No. 1 to the Swift Energy Company Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended  December  31,  2002 is being filed  solely to correct
typographical  errors in the  Certifications for the Chief Executive Officer and
Chief Financial Officer filed pursuant to Section 302 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley Act
of 2002.






                                     PART IV

Item 15.  Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K.

(a). The following exhibits are filed as part of this report.

     3.   Exhibits

31(a)*   Certification  of the Chief Executive  Officer pursuant to Section  302
         of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.


31(b)*   Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section    302
         of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.


* Filed herewith.








                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant  to the  requirements  of  Section  13 or 15(d) of the  Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant, Swift Energy Company, has duly caused this
report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,  thereunto duly authorized
on April 16, 2004.


                              SWIFT ENERGY COMPANY


                                         By /s/ Terry E. Swift
                                           ------------------------------
                                           Terry E. Swift
                                           Chief Executive Officer and President


     Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, this
report  has  been  signed  below  by the  following  persons  on  behalf  of the
Registrant,  Swift  Energy  Company,  and in  the  capacities  and on the  dates
indicated:



             Signatures                                             Title                               Date
             -----------                                            ------                              -----
                                                                                               



/s/ A. Earl Swift                                     Chairman of the Board                          April 15, 2004
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A. Earl Swift

                                                      President, Chief Executive Officer
/s/ Terry E. Swift                                    (Principal Executive Officer) and Director     April 14, 2004
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Terry E. Swift

                                                      Senior Vice President-Finance,
                                                      Chief Financial Officer
/s/ Alton D. Heckaman, Jr.                            (Principal Financial Officer)                  April 14, 2004
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Alton D. Heckaman, Jr.

                                                      Controller
/s/ David W. Wesson                                   (Principal Accounting Officer)                 April 15, 2004
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David W. Wesson


/s/ Virgil N. Swift                                   Director                                       April 14, 2004
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Virgil N. Swift


/s/ G. Robert Evans                                   Director                                       April 14, 2004
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G. Robert Evans


/s/ Harold J. Withrow                                 Director                                       April 16, 2004
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Harold J. Withrow