SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13D
                                (Amendment No. 7)

                  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 20, 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 - 3,195,600

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 - 3,195,600

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

11)  Aggregate  Amount  Beneficially  Owned by Each Reporting  Person -
     3,195,600

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

13)  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)- 8.18%

14)  Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) CO

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                       Amendment to Statement on Schedule 13D

      This  Amendment  No. 7 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 and
February  14,  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. 6 to Schedule 13D on
     February  14, 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
-------------     ---------------          ----          -----         -----

    8,900             $26.00             12/18/01       see below    see below
    1,000              26.01             12/18/01       see below    see below
      100              26.02             12/18/01       3,237,100        8.28%
    9,400              26.00             12/19/01       see below    see below
      600              26.01             12/19/01       see below    see below
   10,600              26.05             12/19/01       see below    see below
      600              26.06             12/19/01       see below    see below
    8,800              26.09             12/19/01       see below    see below
      700              26.10             12/19/01       see below    see below
      400              26.11             12/19/01       see below    see below
      300              26.12             12/19/01       3,205,700        8.20%
    3,900              26.10             12/20/01       see below    see below
      900              26.12             12/20/01       see below    see below
    2,100              26.13             12/20/01       see below    see below
    1,700              26.140625         12/20/01       see below    see below
    1,500              26.15             12/20/01       3,195,600        8.18%

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(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


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:  December 27, 2001

Signature         /s/ Dennis R. Neill
                  --------------------

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



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