EVERGREEN RESOURCES INC
SC 13G/A, 1995-08-15
CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS
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                                 UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549



                                  SCHEDULE 13G



                   Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                            (Amendment No.   2    )*


                           EVERGREEN RESOURCES, INC.
                                (Name of Issuer)


                                  COMMON STOCK
                         (Title of Class of Securities)


                                   299900308
                                 (CUSIP Number)


Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement [    ].  (A
fee is not required only if the filing person:  (1) has a previous statement on
file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of
securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7).

*The remainder of this 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 the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for the purposed 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).





                               Page 1 of 6 pages
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CUSIP No.  299900308                  13G                        Page  2  of  6



1.  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
      S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

                 HEARTLAND ADVISORS, INC.

                 #39-1078128

2.  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*

                                                            (a)  [      ]
                                                            (b)  [      ]

3.  SEC USE ONLY

4.  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

                 WISCONSIN, U.S.A.

                             NUMBER OF           
                              SHARES 
                            BENEFICIALLY         5.  SOLE VOTING POWER
                               OWNED             None
                                BY
                                EACH
                             REPORTING           6.  SHARED VOTING POWER
                               PERSON            None
                                WITH

                                                 7.  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                                 704,500


                                                 8.  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                                 None


9.  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
         704,500


10.  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*



11.  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
         12.4%


12.  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

                 IA
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CUSIP No.  299900308                   13G                       Page  3  of  6



1.  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
      S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

                 HEARTLAND GROUP, INC.

                 #39-1572323

2.  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*

                                                            (a)  [      ]
                                                            (b)  [      ]

3.  SEC USE ONLY

4.  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

                 MARYLAND, U.S.A.

        NUMBER OF          5.  SOLE VOTING POWER
         SHARES            550,000
      BENEFICIALLY                   
         OWNED             
           BY
          EACH
        REPORTING          6.  SHARED VOTING POWER
         PERSON            None
          WITH

                           7.  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                           None


                           8.  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                           None


9.  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
         550,000


10.  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*



11.  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
         9.7%


12.  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

                 IV
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NUMBER  299900308                                        Page 4 Of 6 Pages

Item 1.
         (a) Name of Issuer:  Evergreen Resources, Inc.

         (b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
                 Suite 1000
                 1512 Larimer Street
                 Denver, CO 80202

Item 2.
         (a) Name of Person Filing:    Heartland Advisors, Inc.
                                       Heartland Group, Inc.

         (b) Address of Principal Business Office:
                 Heartland Advisors, Inc.
                 790 North Milwaukee Street
                 Milwaukee, WI  53202

                 Heartland Group, Inc.
                 790 North Milwaukee Street
                 Milwaukee, WI  53202

         (c) Citizenship:       Heartland Advisors is a Wisconsin corporation.
                                Heartland Group is a Maryland corporation.

         (d) Title of Class of Securities:  Common Stock

         (e)  CUSIP Number:  299900308

Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b),
         or 13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a: 

    (a)_____     Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of
                 the Act.

    (b)_____     Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of
                 the Act.

    (c)_____     Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19)
                 of the Act.

    (d)   X      Investment company registered under Section 8 of the 
                 Investment Company Act of 1940 with respect to Heartland Group.

    (e)   X      Investment adviser registered under Section 203 of the 
                 Investment Advisers Act of 1940 with respect to Heartland 
                 Advisors.

    (f)_____     Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to the 
                 provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 
                 1974 or Endowment Fund;  see Sec 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F).
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    (g)_____     Parent Holding Company, in accordance with Sec 240.13d-1(b)
                 (ii)(G) (Note: See Item 1).

    (h)_____     Group, in accordance with Sec 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H).

Item 4. Ownership.

         (a) Amount beneficially owned as of July 31, 1995:

             704,500 shares may be deemed beneficially owned within the meaning
of Rule 13d-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 by Heartland Advisors;  
550,000 shares of which may also be deemed beneficially owned by Heartland 
Group within the meaning of the Rule.


         (b) Percent of Class as of July 31, 1995:

             12.4% by Heartland Advisors, of which 9.7% may also be deemed 
beneficially owned by Heartland Group.

         (c) Number of shares as to which such person has:

             (i)  Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
             Heartland Group has sole power to vote 550,000 shares.

             (ii)  Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
             Not Applicable

             (iii)  Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition:
             Heartland Advisors has sole dispositive power with respect to 
704,500 shares held in investment advisory accounts.

             (iv)  Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
             Not Applicable.


     Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

              If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as
         of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the
         beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of
         securities, check the following:[  ]


Item 6. Ownership of more than Five Percent on Behalf of Another
        Person.
 
        The shares of common stock are held in investment advisory accounts of
Heartland Advisors.  As a result, various persons have the right
to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the
proceeds from the sale of, the securities.  As reported herein, the
interests of one such account, Heartland Group, Inc., a series investment
company for which Heartland Advisors serves as investment advisor,
relates to more than 5% of the class.
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Item 7.   Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the
Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company.

          Not Applicable.

Item 8.   Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

          Not Applicable.

Item 9.   Notice of Dissolution of Group.

          Not Applicable.

Item 10.  Certification.

         By signing below, I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and 
belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course 
of business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect
of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and 
were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any transaction 
having such purposes or effect.

                                  SIGNATURE

           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:    August 9, 1995

                          HEARTLAND ADVISORS, INC.

                          By:  PATRICK J. RETZER
                                  Patrick J. Retzer
                                  Vice President/Treasurer


                          HEARTLAND GROUP, INC.

                          By:  PATRICK J. RETZER
                                  Patrick J. Retzer
                                  Vice President/Treasurer


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