UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K
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                                 CURRENT REPORT

     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


Date of Report (date of earliest event reported):   February 28, 2003
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                               TRANS ENERGY, INC.
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)



    NEVADA                       93-0997412                          0-23530
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  State or Other                 (Commission                     (IRS Employer
  Jurisdiction)                  File Number)                   Identification
                                                                 Number)

        210 Second Street, P.O. Box 393, St. Mary's, West Virginia 26170
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    (Address of Principal Executive Offices and Principal Place of Business)

       Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (304) 684-7053










                                    FORM 8-K

Item 2.  Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
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         On February 28, 2003,  Tyler  Construction  Company,  Inc., a 65% owned
subsidiary of Trans Energy,  Inc. (The "Company"),  sold 7.6 miles of its 6-inch
pipeline  to PC  Pipeline,  Inc.,  located  in  Morgantown,  West  Virginia.  In
consideration for the sale, the Company received 35% of the outstanding stock of
Tyler Construction from Ecological Energy, Inc., an affiliate of PC Pipeline. As
a result of the  transaction,  the Company now owns 100% of the capital stock of
Tyler Construction.

         Also on February  28,  2003,  Tyler  Construction  sold 10 miles of its
4-inch pipeline to Triad Energy Corporation,  located in Marietta, Ohio, for the
cash  consideration  of $270,000.  Proceeds  from the sale are being used by the
Company to pay down existing short and long-term debt.


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                                   SIGNATURES
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         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.


                                  TRANS ENERGY, INC.



                                  By       /S/ ROBERT L. RICHARDS
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                                  Robert L. Richards
                                  President and Chief Executive Officer


Date:  March 14, 2003





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