TVC 13D 08/12/05
As
filed with the SEC on August 12, 2005
Securities
and Exchange Commission
Washington,
D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE
13D
Under
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Tri-Valley
Corporation
(Name
of
Issuer)
Common
Stock
(Class
of
Securities)
895735-10-8
(CUSIP
Number)
G.
Thomas Gamble
PO
Box 670
St.
Helena, CA 94574
(707)
963-5627
(Name,
Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized
to Receive Notices and Communications)
July
29, 2005
(Date
of
Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
If
the
filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the
acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box
□.
CUSIP
No. 895735-10-8
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(1) Names
of Reporting Persons:
G.
Thomas
Gamble
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(2) Check
the appropriate box if a member of a group:
(a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
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(3) SEC
Use Only
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(4) Source
of Funds:
PF
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(5) Check
if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or
2(e).
[ ]
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(6) Citizenship
or place of organization:
USA
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Number
of
shares beneficially owned by each person with:
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(7)
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Sole
voting power
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G.
Thomas Gamble
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1,316,667
Shares Common
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(8)
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Shared
voting power
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None
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(9)
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Sole
dispositive power
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G.
Thomas Gamble
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1,316,667
Shares Common
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(10)
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Shared
dispositive power
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None
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(11) Aggregate
amount beneficially owned by each reporting person.
G.
Thomas
Gamble: 1,316,667 Shares Common
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(12) Check
if the aggregate amount in row (11) excludes certain
shares
[ ]
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(13) Percent
of class represented by amount in Row (11)
6%
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(14) Type
of reporting person:
IN
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Item
1 Security
and Issuer
Common
Stock
Tri-Valley
Corporation
5555
Business Park South
Suite
200
Bakersfield,
California 93309
Item
2 Identity
and Background
(a) G.
Thomas
Gamble
(b) PO
Box
670, St. Helena, CA 94574
(c) Investor
(d) None
(e) None
(f) USA
Item
3 Source
and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration
Personal
funds: $850,005.00
Item
4 Purpose
of Transaction
Made
investment as part of ongoing acquisition program to potentially acquire a
controlling interest in the company.
Item
5 Interest
in Securities of the Issuer
The
individual has accumulated common stock over time. The shares described in
this
schedule have been purchased directly from the company. On June 9, 2005, the
individual purchased 50,000 shares of common stock from the company at the
price
of $12.00 per share. These shares included 16,667 warrants to purchase 16,667
shares of common stock at an exercise price of $15.00 per share. These warrants
were exercised in their entirety on June 27, 2005. The shares were issued July
29, 2005, which was the date the Company received approval from the American
Stock Exchange to issue these shares.
The
latest transaction brings the individual’s aggregate ownership to 1,316,667
shares of common stock. This represents 5.8% of the 22,552,969 Tri-Valley shares
known by the individual to be outstanding on the date of this
filing.
Item
6 Contracts,
Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect
to
Securities
of the Issuer
NA
Item
7 Exhibits
NA
Signatures
After
reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that
the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
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G.
Thomas Gamble
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Date: 8-09-05
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/s/
G. Thomas Gamble
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