UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K
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                                 CURRENT REPORT
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     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


                                SEPTEMBER 1, 2009
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                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)


                            MORGAN CREEK ENERGY CORP.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

            NEVADA                   0-25455                     201777817
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(State or other jurisdiction  (Commission File Number)         (IRS Employer
      of incorporation)                                      Identification No.)

                   5050 QUORUM DRIVE
                       SUITE 700
                    DALLAS, TEXAS                              75254
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       (Address of principal executive offices)              (Zip Code)


                                 (214) 321-0603
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               Registrant's telephone number, including area code

                                       N/A
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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SECTION 5. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

ITEM 5.02 DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL  OFFICERS;  ELECTION OF DIRECTORS;
APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS

Effective on September 1, 2009,  the Board of Directors  (the "Board") of Morgan
Creek Energy Corp., a Nevada corporation (the "Company") accepted the consent of
Peter R. Carpenter as a member of the Board of Directors.  Therefore,  the Board
of Directors is comprised of Peter Wilson, Marcus Johnson, D. Bruce Horton, Erik
Essiger,  Angelo  Viard and Peter  Carpenter.  Mr.  Carpenter's  biography is as
follows:

PETER  CARPENTER,  P. ENG., CFA. Mr.  Carpenter has been involved in the oil and
gas industry for the past forty years.  From 2004 to current date, Mr. Carpenter
is the president and chief executive  officer of Claridge House Partners,  Inc.,
which provides  corporate  restructuring and financial  advisory services to the
Canadian  oil and gas  industry.  From  approximately  1998  through  2002,  Mr.
Carpenter was the chief financial officer for Cybernetic Capital Management Inc;
from approximately 1996 through 1998, Mr. Carpenter was a consulting oil and gas
analyst for First Associates  Securities;  and from  approximately  1885 through
1996, Mr. Carpenter was the vice president of investment bank with Moss,  Lawson
& Co., Limited.

Mr.  Carpenter  also  was  employed  as the  senior  oil  and gas  analyst  from
approximately  1981 through 1993 with Deutsche Morgan Grenfell Canada,  where he
was  responsible  for the  preparation  of oil company equity  analysis.  He was
employed at Texaco Canada from 1976 through 1981 as a chief  economist  where he
supervised economic planning at Texaco and maintained liaison with the worldwide
economics group in Harrison, New York. From approximately 1971 through 1976, Mr.
Carpenter was the manager of special projects at PanCanadian Petroleum where his
responsibilities included overseeing the economic and business analysis of major
capital expenditure  opportunities  involving oil and gas production facilities,
chemical, heavy oil and coal projects. From approximately 1965 through 1971, Mr.
Carpenter was an engineer at Exxon where he was responsible for the refinery and
petrochemicals  plant in Sarnia,  Ontario,  pipeline  optimization  studies with
Interprovincial  Pipeline in Toronto,  logistics analyst in Esso International's
supply  and  transportation  group  located  in New York  City,  and  logisticsl
coordinator  in  Esso  International's   light  hydrocarbon  sales  group.  From
approximately  1962  through  1963,  Mr.  Carpenter  was  employed  as a process
engineer at DuPont's Maitland works near Brockbille, Ontario.

Mr.  Carpenter  earned a B.SC in Chemical  Engineering  from the  University  of
Alberta, an MBA from the University of Western Ontario and a Doctoral Program in
Economics  from New York  University.  Mr.  Carpenter  also  became a  chartered
financial analyst with the Institute of Chartered Financial Analysis.

SECTION 9 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

ITEM 9.01   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(A) FINANCIAL  STATEMENTS OF BUSINESS  ACQUIRED.

Not applicable.

(B) PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION.

Not applicable.

(C) SHELL COMPANY TRANSACTION.

Not applicable.

(D) EXHIBITS.

Not applicable.





                                   SIGNATURES


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

                            MORGAN CREEK ENERGY CORP.

DATE:  SEPTEMBER 4, 2009.            /s/ PETER WILSON
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                                        NAME: PETER WILSON
                                        TITLE: PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER


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