SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
Form 8-K
Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities
Act of 1934
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported) December 9, 1997
Mallon Resources Corporation
(exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Colorado 0-17267 84-1095959
(State or other (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction File Number) Identification No.)
of incorporation)
999 18th Street, Suite 1700, Denver, Colorado 80202
(address of principal executive offices) (zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (303) 293-2333
not applicable
(former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Item 5. Other Events
Mallon Resources Corporation (the "Company") issued the following
press release, dated December 9, 1997, the text of which follows:
Denver, Colorado - December 9, 1997 - Mallon Resources
Corporation (Nasdaq: "MLRC") reported today that it has completed
its Mallon Bell 3 State Comm. No. 2 gas well in Eddy County, New
Mexico. The well is completed in two Morrow Formation zones at
approximately 11,400 and 11,700 feet, which have tested at a
combined production rate of approximately 3.2 million cubic feet
of gas per day. Mallon owns an approximate 43% working interest
in the well, and is the operator.
The Mallon Bell 3 State Comm. No. 2 is located approximately
one mile northeast of Mallon's Black River 10 Federal Comm. No. 1
well, which was completed in November 1996 and is currently
producing in excess of 4 million cubic feet of gas per day.
Mallon Resources Corporation is a Denver, Colorado, based oil
and gas exploration and production company operating primarily in
the San Juan and Delaware Basins of New Mexico. Mallon's Common
Stock is quoted on the Nasdaq National Market tier of the Nasdaq
Stock Market under the symbol "MLRC."
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.
Mallon Resources Corporation
December 9, 1997 _/s/ Roy K. Ross_________________
Roy K. Ross, Executive Vice President
