PEASE OIL & GAS CO /CO/
8-K, 1997-06-27
CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K

                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                        Securities Exchange Act of 1934


         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) June 27, 1997

                            PEASE OIL AND GAS COMPANY
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


          Nevada                       0-6580             84-0285520
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(State or other jurisdiction    (Commission File No.)  (I.R.S. Employer
 of incorporation)                                      Identification No.)



751 Horizon Court, Suite 203, Grand Junction, Colorado           81506-8718
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     (Address of principal executive offices)                    (Zip Code)


Registrant telephone number including area code:  (970) 245-5917

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Item 5.   OTHER EVENTS.

     The Registrant  announced on June 27, 1997 that a natural gas well in which
the Registrant holds a 20.3% working interest had been  successfully  tested and
completed and will begin  production  immediately.  The well,  designated as the
NEGX Winn #1 in the South Lake Arthur Field in southeast Louisiana,  flowed at a
rate of 4.2 million cubic feet of gas, 48 barrels of  condensate  and 10 barrels
of water per day.  The well was  tested on a 10/64  inch  choke  with  8,315 psi
flowing  tubing  pressure.  The  well  was  completed  in  the  Camerina,  a new
productive zone in the area, at approximately 15,886 to 15,899 feet.

Item 7.   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

     The following exhibits are filed as a part of this report.


         (a)      Exhibits.

                  Exhibit 99 Press Release dated June 27, 1997.

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                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: June 27, 1997

                                        PEASE OIL AND GAS COMPANY

                                        By /s/ Willard H. Pease, Jr.
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                                               Willard H. Pease, Jr., President

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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit         Description                                             Page No.
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99              Press Release dated June 27, 1997                         5


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                             PEASE OIL & GAS COMPANY

                       SOUTH LAKE ARTHUR OFFERS IMPRESSIVE
                               INITIAL FLOW RATES

                  PEASE ANNOUNCES ITS 20.3% INTEREST IN THE 4.2
                            MILLION A DAY COMPLETION

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - June 27, 1997

Grand  Junction,  Colorado - June 27, 1997 - Pease Oil and Gas Company  (NASDAQ:
WPOG)  announced  today a new discovery in the prolific  Lake Arthur Field.  The
NEGX Winn #1 flowed 4.2 million cubic feet of gas, 48 barrels of condensate  and
10  barrels  of water per day.  The well was  tested on a 10/64  inch choke with
8,315 psi flowing tubing pressure.

The well was  originally  drilled  to 17,800 as a Miogyp  test.  The  Miogyp was
nonproductive but a new zone in the Camerina was discovered with perforations at
15,886 - 15,899.  National Energy Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:  NEGX) is the operator of
the well and has a 41.67% working interest.

Willard H. Pease, Sr., the Company's  president and CEO stated,  "We are pleased
to see these significant  initial production rates especially since we were able
to increase our participation percentage from 6.25% to 20.3% prior to completing
this secondary  objective.  This connection is the third  successful well in the
joint venture Pease has with National Energy Group, Inc."

Pease Oil and Gas  Company is a 29 year old  Company  traded on NASDAQ  with the
symbols WPOG (common).  For more information  please contact Pat Duncan,  CFO at
(970) 245-5917 or Steve Antry at (714)752-5212.

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