SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 12b-25
NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING
[ X ] Form 10-K or Form 10-KSB [ ] Form 20-F [ ] Form 11-K
[ ] Form 10-Q or Form 10-QSB [ ] Form N-SAR
For Period Ended: December 31, 1996
Commission File Number: 000-22112
Read attached instruction sheet before preparing form. Please
print or type.
Nothing in this form shall be construed to imply that the
Commission has verified any information contained herein.
If the notification relates to a portion of the filing checked
above, identify the items(s) to which the notification
relates:
Part I - Registrant Information
American Cascade Energy, Inc.
11999 Katy Freeway, Suite 390, Houston, Texas 77079
(address of principal executive office)
Part II - Rules 12b-25(b) and (c)
If the subject report could not be filed without unreasonable
effort or expense and the registrant seeks relief pursuant to
Rule 12b-25(b), the following should be completed. (Check box
if appropriate)
[ X ] (a) The reasons described in reasonable detail in
Part III of the form could not be eliminated without
unreasonable effort or expense;
[ X ] (b) The subject annual report or semi-annual
report/portion thereof will be filed on or before the
fifteenth calendar day following the preseribed due date;
or the subject quarterly report/portion thereof will be
filed on or befoe the fifth calendar day following the
prescribed due date; and
[ ] (c) The accountant's statement or other exhibit
required by Rule 12b-25(c) has been attached if
applicable.
Part III - Narrative
State below in reasonable detail the reasons why the Form 10-K
and Form 10-KSB, 20-F, 11-K, 10-Q and Form 10-QSB, N-SAR or
the transition report or portion thereof could not be filed
within the prescribed time period. (attach extra sheets if
needed)
Registrant was doing its audit and preparing disclosure
documents, but was waiting for outside confirmations and was
otherwise unable to complete same in time to make the original
filing time.
Part IV - Other Information
(1) Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard
to this notification.
Robert P. Huckaby, CFO (281) 579-1004
(2) Have all periodic reports required under Section 13 or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section
30 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 during the
preceding 12 months or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such report(s) been
filed? If answer is no identify report(s). [ X ] Yes
[ ] No
(3) Is it anticipated that any significant change in results
of operations from the corresponding period for the last
fiscal year will be reflected by the earnings statements
to be included in the subject report or portion thereof?
If so, attach an explanation of the anticipated change,
both narratively and quantitatively, and, if appropriate,
state the reasons why a reasoanble estimate of the
results cannot be made. [ ] Yes [ X ] No
SIGNATURES
American Cascade Energy, Inc, has caused this notification to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized.
American Cascade Energy, Inc.
Date: March 31, 1997
Robert P. Huckaby
_______________________________
By Robert P. Huckaby,
Director, Secretary, Chief Financial Officer
