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~~report (Date of ~~earliest~~first event reported): ~~July~~February 528, ~~2013~~2014 (~~March~~January 2931, ~~2013~~2014)

High Plains Gas, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Nevada

333-125068

26-3633813

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

1200 East Lincoln St, Gillette, Wyoming	82717
1842 Sugarland Drive, Suite 108-210 Sheridan, WY	82801
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)


Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code:	(307) 686-5030

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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ITEM 41.01 ~~CHANGES~~Entry INInto ~~REGISTRANT'S~~a ~~CERTIFYING~~Definitive ~~ACCOUNTANT.~~Material Agreement

~~Resignation~~On January 31, 2014 High Plains Gas, Inc. (“High Plains”) entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Luca Technologies, Inc. (“Luca”). Pursuant to the Agreement, Luca will sell to High Plains Patriot Energy Resources LLC and Patriot Energy Gathering LLC (the “Patriot Companies”) in consideration for assumption of ~~independent~~the ~~registered~~obligations, ~~public~~liabilities, ~~accounting~~and ~~firm~~duties relating to the operation of the Patriot Companies. Liabilities assumed include but are not limited to a total of $145,168.41 listed liabilities owed by the Patriot Companies as of the date of the Agreement.

OnThe ~~March~~Agreement ~~29,~~will ~~2013,~~not ~~Stark~~take ~~Schenkein,~~effect ~~LLP~~without ~~(“Stark”)~~prior ~~resigned~~approval asof the ~~independent~~United ~~registered~~States ~~public~~Bankruptcy ~~accounting~~Court ~~firm~~for ofthe ~~High~~District ~~Plains~~of ~~Gas~~Colorado, ~~Inc.~~which ~~(the~~is ~~“Company”). Stark did not perform any material audit work for~~ the ~~Company. Stark~~presiding ~~did~~court ~~not~~in ~~issue~~Luca’s ~~any~~pending ~~adverse~~bankruptcy ~~opinion~~proceeding, orIn ~~disclaimer~~re ofLuca ~~opinion~~Technologies, ~~nor did they qualify any opinion as to uncertainty~~Inc., ~~audit~~Case ~~scope~~No. or13-22013 ~~accounting principles~~SBB.

~~There~~ITEM were no disagreements between the Company and Stark on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of Stark, would have caused Stark to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreement in connection with its report on the Company’s financial statements9.01 Exhibits

~~During~~The ~~the~~following ~~term~~exhibits ofare ~~Stark’s~~attached ~~engagement,~~hereto ~~there~~and ~~were~~are nohereby ~~“reportable~~incorporated ~~events”~~into ~~with~~this ~~respect~~Current toReport ~~the~~on ~~Company~~Form ~~as that term is defined in item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S~~8-K ~~under~~by ~~the~~this ~~Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Regulation S-K”)~~reference.

The Company provided a copy of the foregoing disclosures to Stark and requested that Stark furnish it with a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether or not it agrees with the statements in this Item 4No.~~01. A copy of that letter furnished in response to that request is filed as Exhibit 16.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.~~

~~The Company engaged a new independent registered public accounting firm on April 26, 2013 as reported in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 5, 2013~~Description.

~~SIGNATURES~~10.1

~~Pursuant~~Purchase toand ~~the~~Sale ~~requirements~~Agreement ofBetween ~~the~~High ~~Securities~~Plains ~~Exchange~~Gas, ~~Act~~Inc. ofand ~~1934,~~Luca ~~as amended~~Technologies, ~~the~~Inc. ~~registrant~~dated ~~has~~January ~~duly~~31, ~~caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized~~2014.

	High Plains Gas, Inc.
Dated: July 5, 2013	By:	\s\ Ed Presley
		Ed Presley
		Chief Executive Officer

SIGNATURES

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


	High Plains Gas, Inc.

Dated: February 28, 2014	By:	\s\ Ed Presley
		Ed Presley
		Chief Executive Officer

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