**UNITED
      STATES**


**SECURITIES
      AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**


**Washington** **,
      D.C.20549**






**FORM
      8-K**






**CURRENT
      REPORT**






**Pursuant
      to Section 13 or 15(d) of
      the**


**Securities
      Exchange Act of 1934**






Date
      of Report:


**December
      20, 2005**




(Date
      of Earliest Event Reported:
      December 20, 2005)




El Paso Corporation Logo
  **EL
        PASO CORPORATION**
 (Exact
        name of Registrant as
        specified in its charter)
  Delaware
              
              1-14365
              
              76-0568816(State
                  or other jurisdiction of
                incorporation
                  or
                  organization)
              
              (Commission
                  File Number)
              
              (I.R.S.
                  Employer
                Identification
                  No.)
  El
        Paso Building
 1001
        Louisiana Street
 Houston ,
        Texas 77002
  (Address
        of principal executive
        offices) (Zip Code)
  Registrant’s
        telephone number,
        including area code (713) 420-2600
  Check
        the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
        simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any
        of the
        following provisions:
  o Written
        communications
        pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 o Soliciting
        material
        pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
        240.14a-12)
 o Pre-commencement
        communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
        240.14d-2(b))
 o Pre-commencement
        communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
        240.13e-4(c))
 
  
 **Item
            8.01 Other Information.**
  El
              Paso Corporation
              announces that its Board of Directors, based upon a recommendation
              of its
              Governance & Nominating Committee, appointed Mr. Tom Hix as the
              Chairman of the Audit Committee, effective January 1, 2006.  Mr. Hix,
              a designated audit committee financial expert, has been a member of
              the Audit
              Committee and will continue the strong leadership of the Audit Committee
              following Mr. Braniff’s long and productive three-year tenure as Chairman
              of the Audit Committee.  Mr. Braniff will continue to serve as a
              member of the Audit Committee.
 
 
 
   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 thereunto
        duly
        authorized.
  ************EL
                  PASO
                  CORPORATION********By:****
              **/s/
                  John R. Sult******John
                  R. Sult*********Senior
                  Vice President and
                  Controller**********(Principal Accounting
                  Officer)*****
  ****Dated:  December
        20,
        2005****