MCFARLAND ENERGY INC
SC 13D/A, 1997-05-14
CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS
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                                 SCHEDULE 13D


                   Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                               (Amendment No. 6)


                            McFarland Energy, Inc.
                     -------------------------------------
                               (Name of Issuer)


                                 Common Stock
                        ------------------------------
                        (Title of Class of Securities)


                                   580432102
                      ----------------------------------
                                (CUSIP Number)


                              Michael S. Paquette
                         Vice President and Controller
                   Fund American Enterprises Holdings, Inc.
                             80 South Main Street
                         Hanover, New Hampshire 03755
                                (603) 643-1567
                   -----------------------------------------
           (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized
                    to Receive Notices and Communications)


                                 March 5, 1997
                   -----------------------------------------
            (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 _____.

     Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement _____.
(A fee is not required only if the reporting 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.)

     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.
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                              CUSIP NO. 580432102

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(1)   Name of Reporting Person.  S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above
      Person

                  Fund American Enterprises Holdings, Inc.   
                                  94-2708455

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(2)   Check the Appropriate Box if a Member       (a)  __________
      of a Group (See Instructions)
                                                  (b)  __________

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(3)   (SEC Use Only)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(4)   Source of Funds (See Instructions)               N/A

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(5)   Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to Items 
      2(d) or 2(e)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(6)   Citizenship or Place of Organization             Delaware
                                                       --------

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

      Number of Shares                            (7)  Sole Voting Power
      Beneficially Owned                               -----------------
      by Each Reporting                                86,846
      Person With                                 (8)  Shared Voting Power
                                                       -------------------
                                                       246,154
                                                  (9)  Sole Dispositive Power
                                                       ----------------------
                                                       86,846
                                                  (10) Shared Dispositive Power
                                                       ------------------------
                                                       246,154

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(11)  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
                                                       333,000

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(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)  Approximately 5.9%

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(14)  Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)         HC, CO

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                              CUSIP NO. 580432102

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(1)   Name of Reporting Person.  S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above
      Person

                        Fund American Enterprises, Inc.
                                  51-0328932

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(2)   Check the Appropriate Box if a Member       (a)  ____________
      of a Group (See Instructions)
                                                  (b)  ____________

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(3)   (SEC Use Only)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(4)   Source of Funds (See Instructions)               N/A

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(5)   Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to Items 
      2(d) or 2(e)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(6)   Citizenship or Place of Organization             Delaware
                                                       --------

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

      Number of Shares                            (7)  Sole Voting Power
      Beneficially Owned                               -----------------
      by Each Reporting 
      Person With                                 (8)  Shared Voting Power
                                                       -------------------
                                                       169,231
                                                  (9)  Sole Dispositive Power
                                                       ----------------------

                                                  (10) Shared Dispositive Power
                                                       ------------------------
                                                       169,231

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(11)  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
                                                       169,231

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(13) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)  Approximately 3.0%

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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

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                              CUSIP NO. 580432102

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(1)   Name of Reporting Person.  S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above
      Person

                        White Mountains Holdings, Inc.
                                  02-0477315

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(2)   Check the Appropriate Box if a Member       (a)  __________
      of a Group (See Instructions)
                                                  (b)  __________

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(3)   (SEC Use Only)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(4)   Source of Funds (See Instructions)               N/A

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(5)   Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to Items 
      2(d) or 2(e)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(6)   Citizenship or Place of Organization             Delaware
                                                       --------

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

      Number of Shares                            (7)  Sole Voting Power
      Beneficially Owned                               -----------------
      by Each Reporting 
      Person With                                 (8)  Shared Voting Power
                                                       -------------------
                                                       76,923
                                                  (9)  Sole Dispositive Power
                                                       ----------------------
                              
                                                  (10) Shared Dispositive Power
                                                       ------------------------
                                                       76,923

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
(11)  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
                                                       76,923

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(13)  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)  Approximately 1.4%

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(14)  Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)         HC, CO

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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ONLY ITEMS REPORTED IN THIS AMENDMENT NO. 6 TO SCHEDULE 13D ARE AMENDED FROM THE
FILING ON SCHEDULE 13D PREVIOUSLY FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION. ALL OTHER ITEMS REMAIN UNCHANGED.  UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED, ALL
DEFINED TERMS USED HEREIN HAVE THE MEANING PREVIOUSLY ASCRIBED TO THEM IN THE
SCHEDULE 13D.

Item 2.  Identity and Background.
         ------------------------

         (a), (b), (c) and (f).  The name, business address, present principle
occupation or employment (and the name, principle business and address of any
corporation or other organization in which such employment is conducted) and
citizenship of each director and executive officer of FAEH, FAE and WMH is set
forth on Schedule I, attached hereto, and incorporated herein by reference.

         (d) and (e).  Neither FAEH, FAE or WMH, and to the best knowledge of
FAEH, FAE and WMH, any of the persons listed on Schedule I, attached hereto,
during the last five years has been convicted in a criminal proceeding
(excluding traffic violations and similar misdemeanors) or was a party to a
civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction
as a result of which any such person was or is subject to a judgement, 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.

Item 3.  Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.
         --------------------------------------------------
         On June 10, 1996, WMH transferred 153,846 Shares to FAEH at $8.3406 per
Share.

Item 4.  Purpose of Transaction.
         -----------------------

         (a)  Sales by FAEH outlined in Schedule II, attached hereto, and
incorporated herein by reference, were made in the ordinary course of business
and not for the purpose or effect of changing or

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influencing the control of the Issuer or in connection with, or as a participant
in, any transaction having such purpose or effect. Schedule II was inadvertently
omitted from Amendment No. 5 to Schedule 13D which was filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on March 18, 1997.
 
Item 5.  Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
         -------------------------------------

         (a)  FAEH owns 86,846 Shares directly and 169,231 Shares indirectly
through FAE and 76,923 Shares indirectly through WMH and certain of WMH's direct
and indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries. The aggregate number of Shares and the
corresponding percentage of the outstanding Shares such number represents is as
follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                   Percentage of  
                                  Shares               Shares      
                               Beneficially         Beneficially   
                Person            Owned                Owned       
                ------         ------------        -------------  
                <S>            <C>                 <C>             
                                                                  
                FAEH              333,000              5.9%       
                                                                  
                FAE               169,231              3.0%       
                                                                  
                WMH *              76,923              1.4%        
</TABLE>

                * WMH and certain of its direct and indirect wholly owned
                  subsidiaries.



         (b)  FAEH has sole voting power and dispositive power with respect to
86,846 Shares and shares voting power and dispositive power with respect to
169,231 Shares with FAE and 76,923 Shares with WMH and certain of WMH's direct
and indirect wholly owned subsidiaries.

         (c)  Schedule II, attached hereto, describes all transactions by FAEH,
FAE, WMH and certain of WMH's direct and indirect wholly owned subsidiaries, and
to the best knowledge of FAEH, FAE and WMH, any of the persons listed on
Schedule I, attached hereto, in Shares effected during the past 60 days.
Schedule II was inadvertently omitted from Amendment No. 5 to Schedule 13D which
was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 18, 1997.


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                                   SIGNATURE

     After reasonable inquiry and to the best of the knowledge and belief of the
undersigned, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this
statement is true, complete and correct.


Dated:  May 12, 1997

                            FUND AMERICAN ENTERPRISES HOLDINGS, INC.


                            BY:                 /S/
                                 -----------------------------------
                            Name:   Michael S. Paquette
                            Title:  Vice President and Controller


                            FUND AMERICAN ENTERPRISES, INC.


                            BY:                 /S/
                                 -----------------------------------
                            Name:   Robert E. Snyder
                            Title:  Secretary and Controller


                            WHITE MOUNTAINS HOLDINGS, INC.


                            BY:                 /S/
                                 -----------------------------------
                            Name:   Michael S. Paquette
                            Title:  Vice President and Controller



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                           SCHEDULE I TO SCHEDULE 13D
                           --------------------------

     Following is a list of the directors and executive officers of Fund
American Enterprises Holdings, Inc. ("FAEH"), Fund American Enterprises, Inc.
("FAE"), and White Mountains Holdings, Inc. ("WMH") setting forth the business
address and present principal occupation or employment (and the name, principal
business and address of any corporation or organization in which such employment
is conducted) of each such person.  Each such person is a citizen of the United
States of America.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 
                                                
Name and                                                        Present Principal
Business Address                   Office                       Occupation or Employment               
- ----------------                   ------                       ------------------------               
<S>                                <C>                          <C>                                    
                                                                                                       
FAEH                                                                                                   
                                                                                                       
Dennis P. Beaulieu                 Vice President &             Vice President &                       
Fund American Enterprises          Secretary                    Secretary of FAEH                      
   Holdings, Inc.                  of FAEH and WMH,                                                    
80 South Main Street               Director of WMH                                                     
Hanover, NH 03755                                                                                      
                                                                                                       
John J. Byrne                      Chairman of the Board,       Chairman of the Board,                 
Fund American Enterprises          President & Chief            President & Chief                      
   Holdings, Inc.                  Executive Officer of         Executive Officer of                   
80 South Main Street               FAEH, Chairman of the        FAEH                                   
Hanover, NH 03755                  Board of FAE                                                        
                                                                                                       
Reid T. Campbell                   Assistant Controller         Assistant Controller                   
Fund American Enterprises          of FAEH and WMH              of FAEH and WMH                        
   Holdings, Inc.                                                                                      
80 South Main Street                                                                                   
Hanover, NH 03755                                                                                      
                                                                                                       
Howard L. Clark                    Director of FAEH             Retired                                
200 Park Avenue, Suite 4501                                                                            
New York, NY 10166                                                                                     
                                                                                                       
Howard L. Clark, Jr.               Director of FAEH             Vice Chairman of Lehman                
Lehman Brothers Inc.                                               Brothers Inc. 
American Express Tower                                                                                 
New York, NY 10128                                                                                     
                                                                                                       
Robert P. Cochran                  Director of FAEH             President & Chief                      
Financial Security                 and WMH                      Executive Officer of                   
 Assurance                                                      Financial Security                     
 Holdings Ltd.                                                     Assurance Holdings Ltd.                
350 Park Avenue                                                                                        
New York, NY 10022                                                                                     
                                                                                                       
George J. Gillespie, III           Director of FAEH             Partner in Cravath,                     
Cravath, Swaine & Moore                                            Swaine & Moore
825 Eighth Avenue
New York, NY 10019

</TABLE> 

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                      SCHEDULE I TO SCHEDULE 13D (cont.)
                      ----------------------------------

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 
Name and                                                         Present Principal
Business Address                  Office                         Occupation or Employment            
- ----------------                  ------                         -------------------------           
<S>                               <C>                            <C>                                 
K. Thomas Kemp                    Executive Vice President       Executive Vice President            
Fund American Enterprises         & Director of FAEH,            of FAEH                             
   Holdings, Inc.                 Director of FAE,                                                   
80 South Main Street              Chairman of the Board &                                            
Hanover, NH 03755                 Chief Executive Officer                                            
                                  of WMH                                                             
                                                                                                     
Gordon S. Macklin                 Director of FAEH               Chairman of the Board of            
8212 Burning Tree Road                                           White River Corporation             
Bethesda, MD 20817                                                                                   
                                                                                                     
Frank A. Olson                    Director of FAEH               Chairman of the Board &             
The Hertz Corporation                                            Chief Executive Officer             
225 Brae Boulevard                                               of The Hertz Corporation            
Park Ridge, NJ 07656                                                                                 
                                                                                                     
Michael S. Paquette               Vice President &               Vice President &                    
Fund American Enterprises         Controller of FAEH             Controller of FAEH                  
   Holdings, Inc.                 and WMH, Director of                                               
80 South Main Street              FAE and WMH                                                        
Hanover, NH 03755                                                                                    
                                                                                                     
David G. Staples                  Vice President &               Vice President & Director           
Fund American Enterprises         Director of Taxation           of Taxation of FAEH                 
   Holdings, Inc.                 of FAEH                                                            
80 South Main Street                                                                                 
Hanover, NH 03755                                                                                    
                                                                                                     
Allan L. Waters                   Senior Vice President &        Senior Vice President &             
Fund American Enterprises         Chief Financial Officer        Chief Financial Officer             
   Holdings, Inc.                 of FAEH and WMH,               of FAEH                             
80 South Main Street              Director of FAE and WMH                                            
Hanover, NH 03755                                                                                    
                                                                                                     
Arthur Zankel                     Director of FAEH               Co-Managing Partner                 
First Manhattan Co.                                              First Manhattan Co.                 
437 Madison Ave.                                                                                     
New York, NY 10022                                                                                   
                                                                                                     
FAE                                                                                                  
                                                                                                     
John J. Byrne                     (see above)                    (see above)                         
(see above)                                                                                          
                                                                                                     
Terry L. Baxter                   President & Director           President of WMH                     
White Mountains                   of WMH, Director of FAE                                        
 Holdings, Inc.
80 South Main Street
Hanover, NH 03755
</TABLE> 

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                      SCHEDULE I TO SCHEDULE 13D (cont.)
                      ----------------------------------
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 
Name and                                                            Present Principal                        
Business Address                      Office                        Occupation or Employment                 
- ----------------                      ------                        ------------------------                 
<S>                                   <C>                           <C>                                      
K. Thomas Kemp                        (see above)                   (see above)                              
(see above)                                                                                                  
                                                                                                             
James H. Ozanne                       President of FAE,             President of FAE                         
Fund American Enterprises,            Director of FAE                                                        
 Inc.                                                                                                        
The 1820 House, Main Street                                                                                  
Norwich, VT 05055                                                                                            
                                                                                                             
Michael S. Paquette                   (see above)                   (see above)                              
(see above)                                                                                                  
                                                                                                             
Robert E. Snyder                      Secretary & Controller        Secretary & Controller                   
Fund American Enterprises,            of FAE                        of FAE                                   
 Inc.                                                                                                        
The 1820 House, Main Street                                                                                  
Norwich, VT 05055                                                                                            
                                                                                                             
Allan L. Waters                       (see above)                   (see above)                              
(see above)                                                                                                  
                                                                                                             
                                                                                                             
WMH                                                                                                          
                                                                                                             
Terry L. Baxter                       (see above)                   (see above)                              
(see above)                                                                                                  
                                                                                                             
Dennis P. Beaulieu                    (see above)                   (see above)                              
(see above)                                                                                                  
                                                                                                             
John J. Byrne                         (see above)                   (see above)                              
(see above)                                                                                                  
                                                                                                             
Patrick M. Byrne                      Director of WMH               Chief Executive                          
Centricut, LLC                                                      Officer of                               
2 Technology Drive, STE 3                                           Centricut, LLC                           
West Lebanon, NH 03784                                                                                       
                                                                                                             
Reid T. Campbell                      (see above)                   (see above)                              
(see above)                                                                                                  
                                                                                                             
Robert P. Cochran                     (see above)                   (see above)                              
(see above)                                                                                                  
                                                                                                             
Morgan W. Davis                       Executive Vice                Executive Vice                           
White Mountains                       President and                 President of WMH                          
 Holdings, Inc.                       Director of WMH                                                     
80 South Main Street   
Hanover, NH 03755-2053 
</TABLE> 
                       

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                      SCHEDULE I TO SCHEDULE 13D (cont.)
                      ----------------------------------

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 
Name and                                                 Present Principal
Business Address                Office                   Occupation or Employment               
- ----------------                ------                   ----------------------------           
<S>                             <C>                      <C>                                    
Steven E. Fass                  Director of WMH          President & Chief Executive            
Folksamerica Holding                                     Officer of Folksamerica                
  Company, Inc.                                          Holding Company, Inc.                  
One Liberty Plaza                                                                               
Nineteenth Floor                                                                                
New York, NY 10006                                                                              
                                                                                                
John D. Gillespie               Director of WMH          Self Employed                          
White Mountains                                                                                 
   Holdings, Inc.                                                                               
80 South Main Street                                                                            
Hanover, NH 03755                                                                               
                                                                                                
Robert P. Keller                Director of WMH          Self Employed                          
White Mountains                                                                                 
 Holdings, Inc.                                                                                 
80 South Main Street                                                                            
Hanover, NH 03755                                                                               
                                                                                                
K. Thomas Kemp                  (see above)              (see above)                            
(see above)                                                                                     
                                                                                                
Phil Koerner                    Director of WMH          Chief Executive Officer of             
National Grange Mutual                                   National Grange Mutual                 
  Insurance Company                                      Insurance Company                      
55 West Street, POB 2300                                                                        
Keene, NH 03431                                                                                 
                                                                                                
Michael S. Paquette             (see above)              (see above)                            
(see above)                                                                                     
                                                                                                
Daniel A. Post                  Director of WMH          President & Chief Executive            
2450 14th Avenue SE                                      Officer of Valley Insurance            
Albany, OR 97321                                         Company                                
                                                                                                
Allan L. Waters                 (see above)              (see above)                             
(see above)
</TABLE>


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                          SCHEDULE II TO SCHEDULE 13D
                          ---------------------------

     Sales of Shares of Common Stock of McFarland Energy, Inc. by the Reporting
Persons and by persons listed in Schedule I, within the last 60 days.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 
               Sold by      Date        Number Sold    Unit Price 
               -------      ----        -----------    ----------  
               <S>          <C>         <C>            <C> 
               FAEH         02/24/97       16,000       11.5078    
               FAEH         02/25/97       10,000         11.50    
               FAEH         03/03/97       10,000         11.25    
               FAEH         03/04/97       10,000         11.25    
               FAEH         03/05/97       21,000         11.50     
</TABLE> 


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