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SC 13D, 1997-08-08
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13D

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

                                  PANACO, INC.
                                (Name of Issuer)

                          Common Stock, $.01 par value
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                   698106 10 1
                                 (CUSIP Number)

                            Leonard C. Tallerine, Jr.
                            1221 McKinney, Suite 1800
                              Houston, Texas 77010
                                 (713) 759-2400
         (Name, Address and Telephone Number of the Person Authorized to
                       Receive Notices and Communications)

                                  July 31, 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 |_|

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.

*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
disclosures provided in a prior coverage page.

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




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                                  SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No. 698106 10 1


1.       NAME OR REPORTING PERSON
                  Leonard C. Tallerine, Jr.

         S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

2.       CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                 (a)   |_|
                                                 (b)   |_|
3.       SEC USE ONLY

4.       SOURCE OF FUNDS*
                  00

5.       CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
         PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)                |_|

6.       CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
                  U.S.A.

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:

         7.       SOLE VOTING POWER
                           1,548,784

         8.       SHARED VOTING POWER
                           0

         9.       SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                           1,548,784

         10.      SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                           0

11.      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
                  1,548,784

12.      CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
         SHARES*                                          |_|

13.      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
                  6.5%

14.      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
                  IN

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                                                   SCHEDULE 13 D


Item 1.       Security and Issuer.

              This  statement  relates to the common stock,  par value $0.01 per
share ("Shares"),  of Panaco, Inc., a Delaware  corporation (the "Issuer").  The
address of the  principal  executive  offices of the Issuer is Panaco  Building,
1050 West Blue Ridge Boulevard, Kansas City, Missouri 64145- 1216.

Item 2.       Identity and Background.

 (a)    Name:  Leonard C. Tallerine, Jr.
 (b)    Business address:  1221 McKinney, Suite 1800, Houston, Texas  77010.
 (c)    Present Employment:  Vice President of Panaco, Inc.,
        1221 McKinney, Suite 1800, Houston, Texas  77010.
 (d)    Criminal Proceedings in Last Five Years:  None.
 (e)    Judgments, Decrees or Orders Regarding Federal or State Securities Laws:
        None.
 (f)    Citizenship:  U.S.A.

Item 3.       Source and Amount of Funds or other Consideration.

     Mr.   Tallerine's   Shares  were  acquired  as  a  portion  of  the  merger
consideration  paid to him in connection with the merger of The Union Companies,
Inc.  ("Union")  with  and  into  Goldking  Acquisition  Corp.,  a  wholly-owned
subsidiary of the Issuer.  Union's primary asset was all of the capital stock of
Goldking Companies,  Inc., a 29 year old Houston-based oil and gas company.  The
merger was effected on July 31, 1997 pursuant to the Restated  Merger  Agreement
executed July 30, 1997 by and between the Issuer,  Union, Mr. Tallerine and Mark
C. Licata.  Mr. Tallerine and Mr. Licata previously owned all of the outstanding
capital stock of Union. Under the aforementioned Restated Merger Agreement,  the
Shares were valued at $4.4375 per share.

Item 4.       Purpose of Transaction.

     Mr.  Tallerine has acquired the Shares for investment  purposes.  He has no
current plans or proposals to acquire additional  securities of the Issuer or to
dispose of the Shares,  although he reserves the right to dispose of some or all
of the Shares in the future, either in the open market or otherwise. Pursuant to
the Restated Merger  Agreement,  Mr.  Tallerine and Mr. Licata have been granted
certain demand and other registration rights with respect to the Shares received
as merger consideration.

     Mr.  Tallerine  has  no  plans  or  proposals  which  would  result  in any
extraordinary transaction such as a merger, reorganization or liquidation of the
Issuer or any sale or transfer of a material amount of the assets of the Issuer.
Pursuant to the Restated  Merger  Agreement,  Mr.  Tallerine and Mr. Licata have
been appointed to newly-created  director and officer positions with the Issuer.
Mr.  Tallerine  has  been  appointed  to  a  class  of  directors  eligible  for
re-election in 1999, and has also been appointed Vice President of the Issuer.



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Item 5.       Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

     (a) Number and Percentage of Class  Beneficially  Owned:  1,548,784 Shares,
constituting approximately 6.5% of the class.

     (b) Mr.  Tallerine  has the sole power to vote or to direct the vote and to
dispose or direct the disposition of the Shares which he beneficially owns.

     (c) All 1,548,784  Shares were acquired by Mr.  Tallerine on July 31, 1997.
The Shares  were  received as merger  consideration  under the  Restated  Merger
Agreement (see Item 3, above) and were, for purposes of this transaction, valued
at $4.4375 per share.

     (d) No other  person  has the right to  receive  or the power to direct the
receipt of dividends  from,  or the proceeds from the sale of, any Shares of Mr.
Tallerine.
             
     (e) Not Applicable.

Item 6.       Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with 
              Respect to Securities of the Issuer.

     Mr. Tallerine and Mr. Licata are parties to a Registration Rights Agreement
with the Issuer  (attached)  which  provides them with certain  demand and other
registration rights with respect to the Shares.

Item 7.       Materials to be Filed as Exhibits.

              Exhibit 1      Registration Rights Agreement


                                                     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.


                                            Dated:   August 7, 1997


                                             \s\ Leonard C. Tallerine, Jr.
                                            (Signature)


                                            Leonard C. Tallerine, Jr.
                                            (Name)

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