UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 3 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
KING, CARL B.
5401 LYNNBROOK
HOUSTON, TX 77056
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
2/9/98
3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (Voluntary)
###-##-####
4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SEAGULL ENERGY CORPORATION (SGO)
5. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable)
[ ] Director [ ] 10% Owner
[X] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)
SR. V.P. AND GENERAL COUNSEL
6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
[X] Form filed by One Reporting Person
[ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
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1)Title of Security 2)Amount of 3) 4)Nature of
Securities D Indirect
Beneficially or Beneficial
Owned I Ownership
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Table II Derivative Securitites Beneficially Owned
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1)Title of Derivative Security 2)Date Exercisable 3)Title and Amount of 4)Conver- 5)Ownership 6)Nature of
and Expiration Date Securities Underlying sion or Form of Indirect
(Month/Day/Year) Derivative Security exercise Derivative Beneficial
price of Security Ownership
Date Expira- Amount or Deri- Direct(D)
Exer- tion Number of vative or
cisable Date Title Shares Security Indirect(I)
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Non-Qualified Stock Option (1) 02/09/08 Common Stock 30,000 $17.0625 D Direct
(right to buy)
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Explanation of Responses:
(1)
The option, which represents a right-to-buy, vests in four equal annual installments beginning one year from date of grant.
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SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/S/ By: Sylvia Sanchez
For: Carl B. King
DATE
