OFFSHORE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT CORP
SC 13D, 1996-11-18
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                  SCHEDULE 13D


                   Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934*



                    OFFSHORE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
                                (Name of Issuer)

                     Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                   676247109
                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                  John Foster
                             115 East Putnam Avenue
                          Greenwich, Connecticut 06830
                                 (203) 629-2440
                 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
               Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

                                November 6, 1996
                      (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 which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box.  [  ]

NOTE:  Six copies of this statement, including all exhibits, should be filed
with the Commission.  See Rule 13d-1(a) for other parties to whom copies are to
be sent.

*The remainder of the 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).




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CUSIP NO. 676247109              SCHEDULE 13D



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 (1)   Names of Reporting Persons S.S. OR I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above
       Persons

           R. GAMBLE BALDWIN
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 (2)   Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) 
                                                                        (a) [ ]
                                                                        (b) [ ]
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 (3)   SEC Use Only

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 (4)   Source of Funds (See Instructions)                        OO (See Item 3)

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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     R. GAMBLE BALDWIN IS A CITIZEN  
                                                OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
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       Number of              (7)     Sole Voting Power                2,237,675
       Shares                 --------------------------------------------------
       Beneficially           (8)     Shared Voting Power                      0
       Owned by               --------------------------------------------------
       Each                   (9)     Sole Dispositive Power           2,237,675
       Reporting              --------------------------------------------------
       Person With:           (10)    Shared Dispositive Power                 0
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(11)   Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person    2,237,675

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

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(13)   Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)             27.79% (1)

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(14)   Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)                            IN

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     (1)  Based on the 8,051,885 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of
October 31, 1996, as reported in the Issuer's Registration Statement on Form
S-1, as amended, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October
31, 1996.

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ITEM 1.     SECURITY AND ISSUER.

      The class of equity securities to which this statement relates is common
stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), of Offshore Energy
Development Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Issuer").  The address of
the principal executive offices of the Issuer is 1400 Woodloch Forest Drive,
Suite 200, The Woodlands, Texas 77380.

ITEM 2.     IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND.

      (a)-(c)    R. Gamble Baldwin ("Mr. Baldwin") is the sole general partner
of G.F.W. Energy, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("GFW"), which is the
sole general partner of Natural Gas Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership (the "Partnership").  Mr. Baldwin's principal business address and
business office is 115 East Putnam Avenue, Greenwich, Connecticut 06830.  The
present principal occupation of Mr. Baldwin is acting as the general partner of
GFW and serving as a member of various entities that are investors and/or
managers of oil and gas ventures.

      (d)   Mr. Baldwin has not, during the last five years, been convicted in
a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors).

      (e)   Mr. Baldwin has not, during the last five years, 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, federal or state securities laws or finding any
violation with respect to such laws.

      (f)   Mr. Baldwin is a citizen of the United States of America.

ITEM 3.     SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION.

      The Partnership and certain co-investors, including Mr. Baldwin (the
"Co-Investors"), formerly owned common limited partnership interests in OEDC
Partners, L.P. (the "LP Units").  The Partnership also owned common stock of
OEDC, Inc. (collectively, OEDC Partners, L.P. and OEDC, Inc. are referred to as
the "Subsidiaries").  Pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization dated
August 30, 1996, the Issuer was formed for the purpose of becoming the holding
company for the Subsidiaries.  Under the terms of the Agreement and Plan of
Reorganization, on November 6, 1996, the Partnership exchanged its shares of
OEDC, Inc. common stock and its LP Units for 49,500 shares of Common Stock and
2,351,250 shares of Common Stock, respectively, for an aggregate of 2,400,750
shares of Common Stock.  As a holder of common LP Units, Mr. Baldwin exchanged
those interests for 38,075 shares of Common Stock.

      Pursuant to the overallotment option (the "Green Shoe") granted to the
underwriters (the "Underwriters") in the Issuer's initial public offering of
Common Stock, which closed on November 6, 1996, the Partnership sold 201,150
shares of Common Stock to such Underwriters effective as of November 12, 1996
at the initial public offering price of $12.00 per share.





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ITEM 4.     PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION.

      Mr. Baldwin acquired the securities herein reported for investment
purposes.  Depending on market conditions, general economic conditions, and
other factors that each may deem significant to his or its respective
investment decisions, the Partnership, GFW and Mr. Baldwin may purchase shares
of Common Stock in the open market or in private transactions or may dispose of
all or a portion of the shares of Common Stock that they or any of them may
hereafter acquire; provided, that such purchases and sales are otherwise made
in compliance with the lock-up agreements made by the Partnership and Mr.
Baldwin, as more fully described in Item 6 hereof, and, to the extent
applicable, with the Articles of Incorporation and bylaws of the Issuer and any
credit agreements and indentures to which the Issuer is a party.

      In order to allow its Co-Investors to receive the benefit of the
Partnership's sale of Common Stock pursuant to the Green Shoe, the Partnership
has proposed to purchase, on a pro-rata basis, an aggregate of 10,057 shares of
Common Stock from such Co-Investors at the initial public offering price of
$12.00 per share.  If the Partnership acquires such 10,057 shares of Common
Stock, it plans to use its existing working capital to fund the purchase.  In
the event Mr.  Baldwin sells his pro-rata portion to the Partnership pursuant
to such proposal, then Mr. Baldwin would dispose of a maximum of 3,094 shares
of Common Stock directly owned by him in his individual capacity.

      Except as set forth in this Item 4, Mr. Baldwin has no present plans or
proposals that relate to or that would result in any of the actions specified
in clauses (a) through (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D.

ITEM 5.     INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.

      (a)   R. Gamble Baldwin may, as the sole general partner of GFW, be
deemed to be the beneficial owner of all 2,199,600 shares of Common Stock
beneficially owned by the Partnership, of which GFW is the sole general
partner.  In addition, Mr. Baldwin directly owns 38,075 shares of Common Stock
in his individual capacity.  Thus, Mr. Baldwin may be deemed to be the
beneficial owner of an aggregate of 2,237,675 shares of Common Stock, which
constitute approximately 27.79% of the total number outstanding.

      (b)   As the sole general partner of GFW, Mr. Baldwin has the sole power
(and no shared power) to vote or direct the vote or dispose or direct the
disposition of 2,199,600 shares of Common Stock.  Additionally, in his
individual capacity, Mr. Baldwin has the sole power (and no shared power) to
vote or direct the vote or dispose or direct the disposition of 38,075 shares
of Common Stock.

      (c)   Except as otherwise described herein or in any exhibit filed
herewith, Mr. Baldwin has not effected any transactions in shares of Common
Stock during the past 60 days.

      (d)   No person other than Mr. Baldwin has the right to receive or the
power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale
of, the shares of Common Stock deemed to be beneficially owned by him.

      (e)   It is inapplicable for the purposes herein to state the date on
which Mr. Baldwin ceased to be the owner of more than 5% of the shares of
Common Stock.





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

      Mr. Baldwin has entered into a Lock-up Letter with Morgan Keegan &
Company, Inc. and Principal Financial Securities, Inc., as representatives of
the several Underwriters.  Pursuant to the Lock-up Letter, Mr. Baldwin has
agreed that for 180 days after the date of the Issuer's prospectus filed in
connection with the Issuer's recent initial public offering of Common Stock,
he will not, directly or indirectly, (i) offer, sell, or contract to sell any
shares of Common Stock or securities substantially similar to the Common Stock,
including but not limited to, any securities that are convertible into or
exchangeable for, or that represent the right to receive, Common Stock or any
such substantially similar securities or (ii) exercise any rights to demand
registration of his shares of Common Stock without the prior written consent of
Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc.  See Exhibit 10.1 attached hereto for a complete
copy of the Lock-up Letter.

      Mr. Baldwin is also a party to a Stockholders Agreement dated as of
August 30, 1996 with the Issuer, David B.  Strassner, Douglas H. Kiesewetter,
R. Keith Anderson and the Partnership, for itself and as Attorney-in-Fact for
its Co-Investors named therein.  Pursuant to the Stockholders Agreement, no
stockholder that is a party thereto may transfer any shares of Common Stock
unless he or it allows the other parties the opportunity to join such proposed
transfer on a pro-rata basis, as provided in the Stockholders Agreement (the
"Tag Along Rights").  The Tag Along Rights do not apply in certain situations,
such as transfers to a spouse or a charity or for testamentary purposes.  See
Exhibit 10.2 attached hereto for a complete copy of the Stockholders Agreement.

      Except as described herein or in any exhibit filed or to be filed
herewith, there are no contracts, arrangements, understandings or relationships
between Mr. Baldwin and any other person with respect to the shares of Common
Stock deemed to be beneficially owned by Mr. Baldwin.

ITEM 7.     MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS.

10.1  -     Lock-up Letter made by and among Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc.,
            Principal Financial Securities, Inc., and R.  Gamble Baldwin

10.2  -     Stockholders Agreement made by and among Offshore Energy
            Development Corporation, Natural Gas Partners, L.P., for itself and
            as Attorney-in-Fact for certain individuals named therein, David B.
            Strassner, Douglas H. Kiesewetter and R. Keith Anderson





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                                   SIGNATURES


      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:  November 18, 1996                /s/ R. Gamble Baldwin                  
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                                              R. Gamble Baldwin
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                               INDEX TO EXHIBITS


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
EXHIBIT
NUMBER                       DESCRIPTION
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<S>         <C>
10.1  -     Lock-up Letter made by and among Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc., 
            Principal Financial Securities, Inc., and R. Gamble Baldwin

10.2  -     Stockholders Agreement made by and among Offshore Energy 
            Development Corporation, Natural Gas Partners, L.P., for itself 
            and as Attorney-in-Fact for certain individuals named therein, 
            David B. Strassner, Douglas H. Kiesewetter and R. Keith Anderson
</TABLE>

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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.1

                                 LOCK-UP LETTER


Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc.
Principal Financial Securities, Inc.
  As representatives of the several Underwriters
c/o Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc.
50 North Front Street
Memphis, Tennessee  38103

Ladies and Gentlemen:

         This letter is being delivered to you in connection with the
Underwriting Agreement (the "Underwriting Agreement") between Offshore Energy
Development Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and you as
representatives of a group of underwriters, relating to the sale to the
underwriters by the Company of shares of common stock, par value $.01 per
share, of the Company (the "Common Stock").

         To induce you and the other underwriters to enter into the
Underwriting Agreement, the undersigned agrees that during the period beginning
on the date of the Underwriting Agreement and continuing to and including the
date 180 days after the date of the Prospectus (as defined in the Underwriting
Agreement), the undersigned will not, directly or indirectly, (i) offer, sell,
contract to sell any shares of Common Stock or securities substantially similar
to the Common Stock, including but not limited to, any securities that are
convertible into or exchangeable for, or that represent the right to receive,
Common Stock or any such substantially similar securities or (ii) exercise any
rights to demand registration of their shares of Common Stock without your
prior written consent.  Any consent required under this letter may be given in
writing by Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc., without the additional consent to any
other addressee hereof.


                                        Very truly yours,


                                        R. Gamble Baldwin

                                        By: /s/ David R. Albin                 
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            David R. Albin,
                                            Attorney-in-Fact

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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.2


                             STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT

         This STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT, dated as of August 30, 1996, by and among
Offshore Energy Development Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), the persons or entities identified as Management Owners below on
the signature pages of this Agreement (such persons and entities, together with
their successors and assigns, are collectively referred to herein as
"Management Owners"), Natural Gas Partners, L.P. ("NGP") and the persons and
entities identified as NGP Owners below on the signature pages of this
Agreement (NGP and such persons and entities, together with their successors
and assigns, are collectively referred to herein as "NGP Owners")
(collectively, the Management Owners and the NGP Owners are the "Owners").

         1.      Background.  The Company has been recently created and
organized to engage in the oil and gas business, either directly or though one
or more subsidiaries.  The Management Owners propose to acquire shares of the
Company's Common Stock, par value $.01 ("Common Stock") pursuant to the merger
of Offshore Energy Development Corp., a Texas corporation, with and into the
Company.  The NGP Owners propose to exchange common units of limited
partnership interests in OEDC Partners, L.P., a Texas limited partnership, for
shares of Common Stock.  The proposed merger and exchange are to be effectuated
in connection with the Company's public offering of shares of Common Stock
pursuant to the filing of a registration statement on Form S-1 with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (collectively, the "Proposed Transaction").
The execution and delivery of this Agreement is being made in connection with
the consummation of the Proposed Transaction.

         2.      Pro-Rata Sale Rights

         2.1     General Rights.  If a Management Owner, an NGP Owner or a
Permitted Assignee of either (a "Transferring Owner") proposes to Transfer any
Owner Shares (a "Proposed Transfer") in a single transaction or a series of
related transactions (other than Transfers permitted under subsection 2.4
below), then the Transferring Owner shall refrain from effecting such Proposed
Transfer unless, prior to the consummation thereof, the other Owners and their
respective successors and Permitted Assignees ("Tag Along Owners") shall have
been afforded the opportunity to join in such Proposed Transfer on a Pro-Rata
basis, as hereinafter provided in subsections 2.2 or 2.3.

         2.2     Procedures for Public Sales.

         (a)     If a Proposed Transfer is to be effectuated through an
established brokerage firm and utilizing the public securities markets (e.g.,
the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ National
Market System), such Transferring Owner shall provide prior written notice of
the following (a "Public Sale Notice") to all the Tag Along Owners:

                 (i)      The number of shares proposed to be made available
         for sale (the "Initial Shares");
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                 (ii)     The pricing and other instructions pursuant to which
         the selected broker will be operating;

                 (iii) The name, address, telephone number and facsimile number
         of the selected broker and the name of the selected registered
         representative at the broker; and

                 (iv)     Confirmation that the selected broker and selected
         registered representative have been advised that the Tag Along Owners
         may desire to elect to participate, on a Pro-Rata basis, in the
         Proposed Transfer.

         (b)     After receiving a Public Sale Notice, a Tag Along Owner shall
be entitled to elect to participate in the Proposed Transfer through the
broker, subject to such Tag Along Owner (i) meeting all of the broker's
requirements to establish a customer account and execute transactions for such
Tag Along Owner, (ii) meeting all of the requirements imposed by applicable
securities laws in order to execute such transaction (including Rule 144), and
(iii) responding in writing within the 5 business days after receipt of the
Public Sale Notice (the "Public Offering Response") to the Transferring Owner,
to the Tag Along Owners and to the selected broker.  The number of Owner Shares
which each Tag Along Owner may elect to add to the Proposed Transfer shall be
determined in accordance with the following formula: (i) the Initial Shares,
times (ii) a fraction the numerator of which is the total of the Owners Shares
owned by such Tag Along Owner, and the denominator of which is the total Owner
Shares owned by the Transferring Owner.

         (c)     If the broker is unable to sell all of the Owner Shares which
are available for sale, the aggregate amount of shares which the broker is able
to sell shall be allocated on a Pro-Rata basis among the Transferring Owner and
the Tag Along Owners electing to participate in the Proposed Transfer.

         2.3     Procedures for Other Sales.

         (a)     If a Proposed Transfer is to be effectuated in a manner other
than as described in subsection 2.2., then the Transferring Owner shall cause
the person or group that proposes to acquire Owner Shares held by the
Transferring Owner (the "Proposed Purchaser") to send a written offer
("Purchase Offer") to the Tag Along Owners, offering to purchase Owner Shares
held by the Tag Along Owners on a Pro-Rata basis.

         (b)     Each purchase of Tag Along Shares shall be made at the highest
price per share and on such other terms and conditions as the Proposed
Purchaser has offered to purchase Owner Shares from the Transferring Owner.
Each Tag Along Owner shall have at least 20 days from the receipt of the
Purchase Offer in which to accept such Purchase Offer, in whole or in part, and
if accepted, the closing of the sale of any Tag Along Shares pursuant thereto
shall occur within 30 days after such acceptance or at such other time as the
parties to such transaction may mutually agree.  If the Tag Along Owners shall
decline to Transfer all of the shares that they would be entitled to Transfer
under this subsection 2.3, the Transferring Owner





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shall have the right to include additional Owner Shares in the Transfer to the
extent of the deficiency.

         2.4     Excluded Transfers.  The provisions of subsections 2.1 through
2.3 do not apply to the Transfer by an Owner of any Owner Shares held by such
Owner on the date hereof to (i) such Owner's  spouse or consanguinal relatives,
(ii) to a trust for estate or testamentary purposes, (iii) to any partners or
other affiliates of such Owner, (iv) to any charitable organization qualified
as such under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended, or (v) any transfer occurring by operation of law upon the death,
dissolution or liquidation of an Owner; provided that, as a condition to the
transfer of any Owner Shares pursuant to this subsection 2.4, the transferee
must acknowledge and agree to be bound by the restrictions in this agreement
with respect to any subsequent Transfer of Owner Shares (any such transferee of
Owner Shares pursuant to this subsection 2.4 is referred to herein as a
"Permitted Assignee" and after obtaining such status shall thereafter be
treated as an Owner).

         3.      Definitions.  As used in this Agreement, the following terms
shall have the meanings assigned to them below:

         "Common Stock" as defined in Section 1 hereof.

         "Owner Shares" means with respect to any Owner (i) all shares of
Common Stock held by such Owner, (ii) any equity securities issued or issuable
directly or indirectly to a Owner with respect to the Common Stock referred to
in clause (i) above by way of stock dividend or stock split or in connection
with a combination of shares, conversion, recapitalization, merger,
consolidation or other reorganization, and (iii) any other shares of any class
or series of voting security of the Company currently held or held in the
future by a Owner.  As to any particular shares constituting Owner Shares, such
shares will cease to be Owner Shares when they have been transferred in
accordance with the restrictions set forth in Section 2 to any person who is
not a Permitted Assignee.

         "Permitted Assignee" as defined in subsection 2.4.

         "Pledge"  means any pledge of an interest in, or other encumbrance
placed upon, Owner Shares as security for indebtedness or for other purposes.

         "Pro-Rata basis" means with respect to the calculation of the number
of Owner Shares which a Tag Along Owner may Transfer upon electing to
participate in a Proposed Transfer hereunder, the amount equal to the total
number of Owner Shares to be Transferred in the Proposed Transfer multiplied by
a fraction equal to (i) the number of Owner Shares owned by such Tag Along
Owner, divided by (ii) the total number of Owner Shares owned by the
Transferring Owner and all Tag Along Owners electing to participate in a
Proposed Transfer hereunder.

         "Proposed Purchaser" as defined in subsection 2.3.





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         "Purchase Offer" as defined in subsection 2.3.

         "Tag Along Owners" as defined in subsection 2.1.

         "Transfer" means any sale, assignment or other disposition of Owner
Shares, other than a Pledge.

         "Transferring Owner" as defined in subsection 2.1.

         4.      Enforcement; Legends.  No Owner Shares shall be transferred on
the books of the Company nor shall any sale, assignment, transfer, pledge or
other disposition thereof be effective unless and until the terms and
provisions of this Agreement are first complied with and, in case of violation
of this Agreement by the attempted transfer of Owner Shares without compliance
with the terms and provisions hereof, such sale, assignment, transfer, pledge
or other disposition shall be invalid and of no effect.  The Owners will cause
the Company to imprint a legend on any certificates evidencing Owner Shares
which are subject to this Agreement referring to the restrictions on transfer
of the Owner Shares imposed hereunder.  Any such legend shall be removed from
the certificates evidencing any shares which cease to be "Owner Shares", as set
forth in definition of such term in Section 3 hereof.

         5.      Termination.  This Agreement shall terminate upon the earlier
of (i) the first date on which the NGP Owners and their Permitted Assignees
shall no longer own any Owner Shares, or (ii) the fifth  anniversary of the
date hereof, or (iii) by mutual agreement of the parties, as provided in
accordance with section 6(h) below.

         6.      Miscellaneous.

         (a)     Benefit.  This Agreement will only bind and inure to the
benefit of, and will only be enforceable by and against, the Company, the
Management Owners and the NGP Owners and their respective Permitted Assignees.

         (b)     Notices.  Whenever in this Agreement notice is required to be
given it shall be given in writing, and if such notice is given by registered
mail, it shall be deemed to have been received on the second business day after
the date such notice is posted.  All notices hereunder to the Company shall be
mailed to it at the address of its principal place of business and all notices
to the Owners shall be mailed to them at their last known address as shown on
the books and records of the Company.  Any party may change its or his or her
mailing address by giving written notice of such change to all other parties.
All notices under this Agreement which are to the provided to (i) the
Management Owners shall be sent to Douglas H. Kiesewetter at 1400 Woodloch
Forest Drive, Suite 200, The Woodlands, TX 77380, or such other representative
designated from time to time in writing to the Company and the NGP Owners, and
(ii) the NGP Owners shall be sent to NGP at 777 Main Street, Suite 2700, Fort
Worth, TX 76102, or such other representative designated from time to time in
writing to the Company and the Management Owners.





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         (c)     Governing Law.  This Agreement and the rights and duties of
the parties hereto shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the
laws of the State of Texas.

         (d)     Number.  Words in the singular shall be construed to include
the plural and vice versa, unless the context otherwise requires.

         (e)     Headings.  The headings appearing in this Agreement are
inserted only for convenience of reference and in no way shall be construed to
define, limit or describe the scope or intent of any provision of this
Agreement.

         (f)     Severability.  Every provision in this Agreement is intended
to be severable.  In the event that any provision in this Agreement shall be
held invalid, the same shall not affect in any respect whatsoever the validity
of the remaining provisions of this Agreement; provided, however, that if any
such provision may be made enforceable by limitation thereof, then such
provision shall be deemed to be so limited and shall be enforceable to the
maximum extent permitted by applicable law.

         (g)     Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which shall
constitute but one and the same instrument.

         (h)     Entirety and Modification.  This Agreement constitutes the
entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter
hereof and may not be modified, supplemented or amended in any respect except
by written instrument executed by Management Owners holding a majority of the
Owner Shares held by all Management Owners and by NGP Owners holding a majority
of the Owner Shares held by all NGP Owners.





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                 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to
be executed and delivered by their respective officers thereunto duly
authorized as of the date first above written.

                                        COMPANY

                                        OFFSHORE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION



                                        By: /s/ Douglas H. Kiesewetter         
                                            -----------------------------------





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                                   OWNERS

                                   NGP OWNERS
                                     
Number of Owner                      
Shares:                            NATURAL GAS PARTNERS, L.P.,
                                   By: G.F.W. ENERGY, L.P.,
                                       its general partner
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                                   By: /s/ David R. Albin                     
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       David R. Albin, Authorized Representative
                                     
                                     
                                   R. Gamble Baldwin
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                                   David R. Albin                             
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                                   Donald Shore as Trustee of the Albin Income
                                     Trust
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                                   John S. Foster                             
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                                   Kenneth A. Hersh                           
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                                   Bruce B. Selkirk III                       
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                                   Agnes Denise Darraugh                      
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                                   John C. Goff
                                   By: Natural Gas Partners, L.P. 
                                       attorney-in-fact
                                   By: G.F.W. Energy, L.P. its general partner
                                   
                                   
                                   By: /s/ David R. Albin                     
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       David R. Albin, Authorized Representative





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                                   MANAGEMENT OWNERS
                                   
                                   
                                   /s/ David B. Strassner
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                                   David B. Strassner, in his individual 
                                   capacity and as trustee of the David B. 
                                   and Cathy C. Strassner 1989 Revocable
                                   Management Trust
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                   /s/ Douglas H. Kiesewetter                  
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                                   Douglas H. Kiesewetter, in his individual 
                                   capacity and as trustee of the Douglas H. 
                                   and Deborah M. Kiesewetter 1989 Revocable
                                   Management Trust
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                   /s/ R. Keith Anderson                       
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                                   R. Keith Anderson





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