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

                                  SCHEDULE 13D

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                            (Amendment No. ________)*

                                  TENGASCO INC.
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                                (Name of Issuer)
                                  Common Stock
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)
                                   88033R 30 4
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                                 (CUSIP Number)
                                 Bill L. Harbert
                            820 Shades Creek Parkway
                            Birmingham, Alabama 35209
                            Telephone (205) 802-2800
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                  (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
                Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
                                  April 3, 2002
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             (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
         ss.ss. 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the
         following box. [X]

         NOTE: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed
         original and five copies of the schedule, including all
         exhibits. See ss.240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies
         are to be sent.

         * The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a
         reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect
         to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent
         amendment containing information which would alter
         disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

         The information required on the remainder of this cover page
         shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section
         18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or
         otherwise subject to the liabilities of that


         section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of
         the Act (however, see the Notes).


CUSIP No.    88033R 30 4
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(1)       NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS. IRS IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS
          (ENTITIES ONLY).
          BILL L. HARBERT
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(2)       CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP            (a) [   ]
          (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)                                          (b) [   ]
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(3)       SEC USE ONLY

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(4)       SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
          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
          UNITED STATES
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                       (7)    SOLE VOTING POWER
 NUMBER OF                    1,249,096(1)
  SHARES               --------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY           (8)    SHARED VOTING POWER
 OWNED BY                     0
   EACH                --------------------------------------------------------
 REPORTING             (9)    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON WITH                   1,249,096(1)
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                       (10)   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                              0
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(1)      Includes 71,429 shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of
         shares of Series A 8% Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock acquired
         in May, 2000.




(11)      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
          1,249,096(1)
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(12)      CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
          (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)                                               [   ]
          N/A
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(13)      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
          APPROXIMATELY 11.95%
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(14)      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
          IN
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ITEM 1.           SECURITY AND ISSUER

                  Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "Common Stock"),
                  of Tengasco, Inc., a Tennessee corporation

                  603 Main Ave.
                  Suite 500
                  Knoxville, TN 37902

ITEM 2.           IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND

                  Bill L. Harbert
                  802 Shades Creek Parkway
                  Birmingham, AL 35209

                  The Reporting Person is an individual. The Reporting Person
                  served as Chairman of the Board and CEO of Bill Harbert
                  International Construction, Inc., a Delaware corporation whose
                  principal business is construction, until retiring from the
                  Company in 2000. The principal address of the business is 802
                  Shades Creek Parkway, Birmingham, Alabama 35209.

                  The Reporting Person was named as a member of the Board of
                  Directors of Issuer as of April 3, 2002, which is the reason
                  this Schedule 13D is being filed.

                  The Reporting Person has not, during the past five years, been
                  convicted in a criminal proceeding or been a party to a civil
                  proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent
                  jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is
                  subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future
                  violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject
                  to,


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                  federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with
                  respect to such laws.

                  The Reporting Person is a United States citizen.

ITEM 3.           SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION

                  Personal funds of the Reporting Person in the aggregate amount
                  of $8,085,372.50 have been used to purchase the 1,249,096(1)
                  shares of Common Stock of Issuer that are owned by the
                  Reporting Person. The shares of Issuer have been acquired at
                  various times between October 15, 1997 and March 28, 2002.

ITEM 4.           PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION

                  The Reporting Person was named as a member of the Board of
                  Directors of the Issuer as of April 3, 2002, which is the
                  reason this Schedule 13D is being filed. The Reporting Person
                  has previously filed on Schedule 13G with respect to his
                  ownership of Common Stock of the Issuer. The Reporting Person
                  has acquired the shares of Common Stock of Issuer for
                  investment purposes. Although the Reporting Person has not
                  formulated any definitive plans to do so, he may from time to
                  time acquire additional securities of the Issuer, or dispose
                  of securities of Issuer, if and when he deems appropriate in
                  light of market conditions, investment considerations and
                  other factors.

                  Except as set forth above, the Reporting Person has no plans
                  or proposals which relate to or would result in any actions
                  described in subparagraphs (a) through (j) of Item 4 of
                  Schedule 13D.

ITEM 5.           INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER

                  (a)      The Reporting Person beneficially owns 1,249,096(1)
                  shares of Common Stock, or approximately 11.95% of the
                  outstanding shares of Common Stock, of the Issuer.

                  (b)      The Reporting Person has the sole power to vote and
                  to dispose of the 1,249,096(1) shares of Common Stock of the
                  Issuer.

                  (c)      The Reporting Person acquired 100,000 shares of
                  Common Stock of the Issuer from the Issuer on March 28, 2002
                  for $4.80 per share, or total consideration of $480,000, in a
                  private placement transaction. Other than the above described
                  acquisition of shares of Common Stock of Issuer,


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                  there has been no transaction regarding the Common Stock of
                  the Issuer effected during the past sixty days by the
                  Reporting Person.

                  (d)      Inapplicable.

                  (e)      Inapplicable.

ITEM 6.           CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS OR RELATIONSHIPS WITH
                  RESPECT TO SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER

                  There is no contract, arrangement, understanding or
                  relationship (legal or otherwise) between the Reporting Person
                  and any other person with respect to any securities of the
                  Issuer.

ITEM 7.           MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS

                  There are no agreements required to be filed as Exhibits.

                                    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.



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Date: April 15, 2002



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Signature:


/s/ Bill L. Harbert
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Name/Title: Bill L. Harbert

            ATTENTION: INTENTIONAL MISSTATEMENTS OR OMISSIONS OF FACT
           CONSTITUTE FEDERAL CRIMINAL VIOLATIONS (SEE 18 U.S.C. 1001)


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