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
SCHILLER, JR., JOHN D.
4523 ELMSTONE COURT
KINGWOOD, TX 77345
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
9/16/98
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)
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT-
OPERATIONS
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) 09/16/08 Common Stock 40,000 $11.6875 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: John D. Schiller, Jr.
DATE 09/24/98