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    <periodOfReport>2004-11-22</periodOfReport>

    <notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000098720</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>TOREADOR RESOURCES CORP</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>TRGL</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001164724</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>BREWER DAVID M</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>590 MADISON AVENUE, 1ST FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10022</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2004-11-22</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>S</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>40000</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>15.1438</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>1406427</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>PHD Partners LP</value>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2004-11-23</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>S</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>60000</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>14.5517</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>1346427</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>PHD Partners LP</value>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Includes 1,266,261 shares held by Mr. Brewer directly, 10,000 shares held by Mr. Brewer through a profit sharing plan, 84,433
shares held indirectly through PHD Partners, L.P., and 45,733 shares held indirectly by Mr. Brewer through JD Associates.
Mr. Brewer disclaims beneficial ownership of the 45,733 shares held by JD Associates except to the extent of his pecuniary
interest in such shares.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Includes 1,266,261 shares held by Mr. Brewer directly, 10,000 shares held by Mr. Brewer through a profit sharing plan, 24,433
shares held indirectly through PHD Partners, L.P., and 45,733 shares held indirectly by Mr. Brewer through JD Associates.
Mr. Brewer disclaims beneficial ownership of the 45,733 shares held by JD Associates except to the extent of his pecuniary
interest in such shares.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ G.T. Graves III, Attorney-In-Fact for David M. Brewer</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2004-11-24</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
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2004-11-22
0
0000098720
TOREADOR RESOURCES CORP
TRGL
0001164724
BREWER DAVID M
590 MADISON AVENUE, 1ST FLOOR
NEW YORK
NY
10022
1
0
1
0
Common Stock
2004-11-22
4
S
0
40000
15.1438
D
1406427
I
PHD Partners LP
Common Stock
2004-11-23
4
S
0
60000
14.5517
D
1346427
I
PHD Partners LP
Includes 1,266,261 shares held by Mr. Brewer directly, 10,000 shares held by Mr. Brewer through a profit sharing plan, 84,433
shares held indirectly through PHD Partners, L.P., and 45,733 shares held indirectly by Mr. Brewer through JD Associates.
Mr. Brewer disclaims beneficial ownership of the 45,733 shares held by JD Associates except to the extent of his pecuniary
interest in such shares.
Includes 1,266,261 shares held by Mr. Brewer directly, 10,000 shares held by Mr. Brewer through a profit sharing plan, 24,433
shares held indirectly through PHD Partners, L.P., and 45,733 shares held indirectly by Mr. Brewer through JD Associates.
Mr. Brewer disclaims beneficial ownership of the 45,733 shares held by JD Associates except to the extent of his pecuniary
interest in such shares.
/s/ G.T. Graves III, Attorney-In-Fact for David M. Brewer
2004-11-24