SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13D
                                (Amendment No. 8)

                  Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                                 Tom Brown, Inc.
                                (Name of Issuer)

                                  Common Stock
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    11566020
                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                Annabel M. Jones
                Assistant General Counsel - Corporate Affairs
                             Two West Second Street
                              Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103
                                 (918) 591-1006
                           (918) 591-1718 (facsimile)

  (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices
                             and Communications)

                              December 31, 2001
           (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  that is the subject of this  Schedule  13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Sections 240.13d-1(e),  240,13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g),  check
the following box. [ ]


CUSIP No.  11566020

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1)   Name of Reporting  Persons I.R.S.  Identification  Nos. of Above Persons
     (entities only)

            Compression, Inc.; 73-1424038

2)   Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
            (a)
            (b) X

3)   SEC Use Only

4)   Source of Funds (See Instructions)  AF

5)   Check if Disclosure of Legal  Proceedings is Required  Pursuant to Items
     2(d) or 2(e)

6)   Citizenship or Place or Organization - Oklahoma

7)   Number of Shares  Beneficially  Owned by Each Reporting Person with Sole
     Voting Power - 2,977,100

8)   Number  of  Shares  Beneficially  Owned by Each  Reporting  Person  with
     Shared Voting Power - -0-

9)   Number of Shares  Beneficially  Owned by Each Reporting Person with Sole
     Dispositive Power - 2,977,100

10)  Number  of  Shares  Beneficially  Owned by Each  Reporting  Person  with
     Shared Dispositive Power - -0-

11)  Aggregate  Amount  Beneficially  Owned by Each Reporting  Person -
     2,977,100

12)  Check if the Aggregate  Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares
     (See Instructions) [  ]

13)  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)- 7.62%

14)  Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) CO

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                       Amendment to Statement on Schedule 13D

      This  Amendment  No. 8 to  Statement  on Schedule  13D (this  "Amendment")
amends the  Statement on Schedule 13D dated  September  10, 1998,  as amended on
October 1, October 6, October 9, October 19, 1998,  November 19, 1999,  February
14, 2001 and  December  27, 2001 (the  "Statement")  of  Compression,  Inc.,  an
Oklahoma  corporation  ("Compression")  and a wholly-owned  subsidiary of Samson
Investment Company  ("Samson"),  with respect to shares of the common stock, par
value of $.10 per share (the  "Common  Stock") of Tom  Brown,  Inc.,  a Delaware
corporation  ("Issuer").  Capitalized  terms  used but not  defined  herein  are
defined in the  Statement  and are used herein with the same  meanings  ascribed
thereto in the Statement.


Item 5.     Interest in Securities of the Issuer

(a)   See Line 11 on cover page of this Form 13D.

(b)   See Lines 7 through 10 on cover page of this Form 13D.

      (c)   The  following  chart sets forth  sales of Common  Stock in Issuer
            made by  Compression  since the filing date of its Amendment No. 7
            to  Schedule  13D on  December  27,  2001.  All of such sales were
            made in  brokerage  transactions  through  the  open  market.  The
            percentage  of ownership  disclosed  below is based on  39,083,199
            outstanding  shares, the number of outstanding shares in Issuer as
            reported  in  Issuer's  Quarterly  Report  on  Form  10-Q  for the
            quarter ended September 30, 2001.

                                                         Total
                                                         Shares          %
No. of Shares     Price Per Share          Date          Owned         Owned
-------------     ---------------          ----          -----         -----

      100            $ 26.15             12/21/01       see below    see below
    5,200              26.17             12/21/01       see below    see below
    3,200              26.19             12/21/01       see below    see below
    6,000              26.20             12/21/01       see below    see below
    1,800              26.21             12/21/01       see below    see below
    2,200              26.24             12/21/01       see below    see below
   10,000              26.25             12/21/01       see below    see below
   10,000              26.30             12/21/01       see below    see below
    2,400              26.29             12/21/01       see below    see below
    5,900              26.30             12/21/01       see below    see below
    1,200              26.31             12/21/01       see below    see below
      500              26.32             12/21/01       see below    see below
    4,700              26.34             12/21/01       see below    see below
    2,700              26.35             12/21/01       see below    see below
    1,500              26.36             12/21/01       see below    see below
      200              26.37             12/21/01       see below    see below
      900              26.38             12/21/01       see below    see below

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                                                         Total
                                                         Shares          %
No. of Shares     Price Per Share          Date          Owned         Owned
-------------     ---------------          ----          -----         -----


    5,100              26.35             12/21/01       see below    see below
      600              26.40             12/21/01       see below    see below
    1,000              26.39             12/21/01       3,130,400        8.01%
    3,400              26.35             12/24/01       see below    see below
      800              26.36             12/24/01       see below    see below
      100              26.37             12/24/01       see below    see below
    2,500              26.39             12/24/01       see below    see below
    1,500              26.40             12/24/01       see below    see below
      100              26.41             12/24/01       see below    see below
    4,800              26.44             12/24/01       see below    see below
      100              26.49             12/24/01       see below    see below
    9,000              26.44             12/24/01       see below    see below
    1,000              26.49             12/24/01       see below    see below
    1,500              26.49             12/24/01       see below    see below
    5,500              26.50             12/24/01       see below    see below
      600              26.51             12/24/01       see below    see below
      900              26.53             12/24/01       see below    see below
    1,500              26.55             12/24/01       see below    see below
    1,400              26.55             12/24/01       see below    see below
    2,000              26.56             12/24/01       see below    see below
    2,100              26.60             12/24/01       see below    see below
    1,800              26.61             12/24/01       see below    see below
      100              26.62             12/24/01       see below    see below
    2,600              26.64             12/24/01       see below    see below
      700              26.59             12/24/01       see below    see below
    5,000              26.60             12/24/01       see below    see below
      500              26.61             12/24/01       see below    see below
      200              26.63             12/24/01       see below    see below
      200              26.64             12/24/01       see below    see below
    3,400              26.65             12/24/01       3,077,100        7.87%
    8,200              26.89             12/26/01       see below    see below
    1,100              26.91             12/26/01       see below    see below
    8,700              26.69             12/26/01       see below    see below
    1,000              26.70             12/26/01       see below    see below
      300              26.86             12/26/01       see below    see below
      100              26.81             12/26/01       see below    see below
      100              26.82             12/26/01       see below    see below
      100              26.83             12/26/01       see below    see below
      100              26.84             12/26/01       see below    see below
      100              26.85             12/26/01       see below    see below
    1,200              26.86             12/26/01       see below    see below
      300              26.87             12/26/01       see below    see below
    1,600              26.88             12/26/01       3,054,200        7.81%

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                                                         Total
                                                         Shares          %
No. of Shares     Price Per Share          Date          Owned         Owned
-------------     ---------------          ----          -----         -----

    4,800              26.79             12/27/01       see below    see below
    1,000              26.80             12/27/01       see below    see below
      600              26.84             12/27/01       see below    see below
    3,600              26.85             12/27/01       see below    see below
    1,000              26.88             12/27/01       see below    see below
    2,500              26.75             12/27/01       see below    see below
    5,000              26.76             12/27/01       see below    see below
    2,200              26.77             12/27/01       see below    see below
    7,700              26.78             12/27/01       see below    see below
    1,600              26.79             12/27/01       see below    see below
    1,000              26.80             12/27/01       3,023,200        7.74%
      700              26.89             12/28/01       see below    see below
    5,100              26.94             12/28/01       see below    see below
    1,600              26.95             12/28/01       see below    see below
    1,700              26.96             12/28/01       see below    see below
    1,500              26.97             12/28/01       see below    see below
      100              26.99             12/28/01       see below    see below
    7,900              26.99             12/28/01       see below    see below
      300              27.01             12/28/01       see below    see below
    1,800              27.03             12/28/01       see below    see below
   10,000              27.04             12/28/01       see below    see below
    2,000              26.85             12/28/01       see below    see below
    2,200              28.87             12/28/01       see below    see below
      800              26.88             12/28/01       see below    see below
   10,000              27.09             12/28/01       see below    see below
      400              26.89             12/28/01       2,977,100        7.62%


      (d)   No other  person is known to have the right to  receive or the power
            to direct the receipt of dividends  from,  or the proceeds  from the
            sale of, the Common Stock.

      (e)   Not applicable.



Item 7.     Material to Be Filed as Exhibits

            None

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Signature.

      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.



Date:  January 7, 2002

Signature         /s/ Dennis R. Neill
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Name/Title:       Dennis R. Neill
                  President
                  Compression, Inc.



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