Form 3 SPO ADVISORY PARTNERS For: Mar 24 (10K)

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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

SPO ADVISORY CORP

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY, SUITE 3215,

(Street)

MILL VALLEY

94941

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
03/24/2009

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
QUICKSILVER RESOURCES INC [KWK]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

Director	X	10% Owner
Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

	Form filed by One Reporting Person
X	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	17,802,354	I ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	See footnotes

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 Excercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Excercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Explanation of Responses:
1. As a result of the purchases causing this filing, 16,166,954 of these shares are owned directly by SPO Partners II, L.P. ("SPO Partners"), and may be deemed to be indirectly beneficially owned by (i) SPO Advisory Partners, LP ("SPO Advisory"), the sole general partner of SPO Partners, (ii) SPO Advisory Corp. ("SPO Corp."), the sole general partner of SPO Advisory, and (iii) John H. Scully ("JHS"), William E. Oberndorf ("WEO"), William J. Patterson ("WJP") and Edward H. McDermott ("EHM"), the four controlling persons of SPO Corp. Additionally, 1,635,400 of these shares are owned directly by San Francisco Partners, L.P. ("SF Partners"), and may be deemed to be indirectly beneficially owned by (i) SF Advisory Partners, L.P. ("SF Advisory"), the sole general partner of SF Partners, (ii) SPO Corp., the sole general partner of SF Advisory, and (iii) JHS, WEO, WJP and EHM, the four controlling persons of SPO Corp.
2. Additionally, (i) 96,200 shares are directly owned by WEO and are held in an IRA, which is self-directed, (ii) 16,500 shares are directly owned by JHS and are held in an IRA, which is self-directed, (iii) 1,400 shares are directly owned by WJP and are held in an IRA, which is self-directed and (iv) 1,900 shares are directly owned by EHM and are held in an IRA, which is self-directed. Additionally, 600 shares are directly owned by The Elizabeth R. and William J. Patterson Foundation ("WJPFND").
Remarks: The�individuals�listed�in�Notes�(1)�and�(2)�above�(each�a�"Reporting�Person")�may�be�deemed�to�form�a�"group",�as�such�term�is�defined�in�Rule�13d-5(b)(1)�promulgated�under�the�Securities�Exchange�Act�of�1934,�for�purposes�of�this�filing.��This�filing�shall�not�be�deemed�as�an�admission�by�any�Reporting�Person�that�such�person�is,�for�purposes�of�Section�16�of�the�Securities�Exchange�Act�of�1934�or�otherwise,�the�beneficial�owner�of�any�equity�securities�covered�by�this�statement.��Each�Reporting�Person�disclaims�beneficial�ownership�of�the�reported�securities�except�to�the�extent�of�such�person's�pecuniary�interest,�if�any,�therein.

	Kim M. Silva, Attorney-in-fact	03/27/2009
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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