SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


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                                  SCHEDULE 13G
                                 (RULE 13d-102)

             Information Statements pursuant to Rule 13d-1 and 13d-2
                    UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


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                         PARALLEL PETROLEUM CORPORATION
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                                (Name of Issuer)


                                  COMMON STOCK
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    699157103
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                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                December 31, 2003
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             (Date of event which requires filing of this Statement)

         Check the  appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this
Schedule is filed:

                                [ ] Rule 13d-1(b)

                                [x] Rule 13d-1(c)

                                [ ] Rule 13d-1(d)

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1.      NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
        S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

        Crestview Capital Fund II, LP 36-4475878
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2.      CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP    (a) [ ]
                                                            (b) [ ]
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3.      SEC USE ONLY
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4.      CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION:

        Illinois
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    NUMBER OF SHARES      5.   SOLE VOTING POWER
 BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY         1,323,000
 EACH REPORTING PERSON
          WITH
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                          6.   SHARED VOTING POWER

                               None
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                          7.   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                               1,323,000
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                          8.   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                               None
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9.       AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

         1,323,000
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10.      CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES                   [ ]

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11.      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 5.24%

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12.      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON:

         PN
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Item 1(a). Name of Issuer.
           Parallel Petroleum Corporation

Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices.
           1004 N. Big Spring, Suite 400
           Midland, TX 79701

Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing.
           Crestview Capital Fund II, L.P. ("Fund II").

Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office, or if none, Residence.
           95 Revere Drive, Suite F
           Northbrook, IL 60062

Item 2(c). Citizenship.
           Illinois

Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities.
           Common Stock, $.01 par value per share (the "Common Stock")

Item 2(e). CUSIP Number.
           699157103

Item 3.    If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b),
           check whether the person filing is a:
           Not applicable.

Item 4.    Ownership.

              (i)    The aggregate amount of Common Stock  beneficially owned by
                     Fund II is 1,323,000 shares.

              (ii)   The aggregate  percentage of the Common Stock  beneficially
                     owned by Fund II is approximately 5.24%.

              (iii)  The  aggregate  number of shares of Common Stock which Fund
                     II has  sole  power  to  vote  or  direct  the  vote  of is
                     1,323,000.

              (iv)   The  aggregate  number of shares of Common Stock which Fund
                     II has sole power to  dispose or to direct the  disposition
                     of is 1,323,000.

Item 5.    Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
           Not applicable.

Item 6.    Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
           Not applicable.

Item 7.    Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
           the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company.
           Not applicable.

Item 8.    Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
           Not applicable.

Item 9.    Notice of Dissolution of Group.
           Not applicable.

Item 10.   Certification.
           By  signing  below,  I  certify  that,  to  the  best  of my
           knowledge and belief, the securities  referred to above were
           not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the
           effect of changing or influencing  the control of the issuer
           of the  securities and were not acquired and are not held in
           connection with or as a participant in any transaction which
           could have that purpose or effect.


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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: February 3, 2004

                                        CRESTVIEW CAPITAL FUND II, L.P.

                                        By: Kingsport Capital Partners, LLC,
                                            Its General Partner

                                        By: /s/ Stewart Flink
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                                            Name: Stewart Flink
                                            Title: Managing Partner