SOUTHERN MINERAL CORP
SC 13G, 1999-03-23
CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS
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                       SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           Washington, D.C. 20549
                           ______________________

                                 SCHEDULE 13G*
                                (Rule 13d-102)

            INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT 
           TO RULES 13d-1(b), (c) AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED 
                              PURSUANT TO 13d-2(b)

	                 Southern Mineral Corporation
                               (Name of Issuer)

	                 		  Common Stock
                        (Title of Class of Securities)

                                  843367202
                                (CUSIP Number)
			
                          Conversion from 13D to 13G
            (Date of event which requires filing of this statement)


     Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this 
Schedule 13G is filed:
     [ ]  Rule 13d-1(b)
     [X]  Rule 13d-1(c)
     [ ]  Rule 13d-1(d)





                           
________________
     *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 the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

     The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be 
deemed to be "filed" for purposes 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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CUSIP No. 843367202                 13G 

____________________________________________________________________________
     (1)    NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS 
            I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. 
            OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
                                            Centennial Energy Partners, L.P.
	13-3793743				
_____________________________________________________________________________
     (2)    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP ** 
                                                                  (a)  [ ] 
                                                                  (b)  [X] 
_____________________________________________________________________________
     (3)    SEC USE ONLY 
_____________________________________________________________________________
     (4)    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
                            Delaware
_____________________________________________________________________________
NUMBER OF      (5)  SOLE VOTING POWER 
                                                -0-
SHARES         ______________________________________________________________

BENEFICIALLY   (6)  SHARED VOTING POWER
                                                350,399
OWNED BY       ___________________________________________________________

EACH           (7)  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 
                                                -0-
REPORTING      ______________________________________________________________

PERSON WITH    (8)  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 
                                                350,399
_____________________________________________________________________________
     (9)     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
             BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 
                                                350,399
_____________________________________________________________________________
     (10)    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT 
             IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES **                       [ ] 
_____________________________________________________________________________
     (11)    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED 
             BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)           
                                                2.72%
_____________________________________________________________________________
     (12)    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON **
                                                 PN
_____________________________________________________________________________
                    ** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!

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CUSIP No. 843367202                 13G 

____________________________________________________________________________
     (1)    NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS 
            I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. 
            OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
                                           Tercentennial Energy Partners, L.P.
	13-3877256
_____________________________________________________________________________
     (2)    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP ** 
                                                                  (a)  [ ] 
                                                                  (b)  [X] 
_____________________________________________________________________________
     (3)    SEC USE ONLY 
_____________________________________________________________________________
     (4)    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
                          Delaware
_____________________________________________________________________________
NUMBER OF      (5)  SOLE VOTING POWER 
                                                -0-
SHARES         ______________________________________________________________

BENEFICIALLY   (6)  SHARED VOTING POWER
                                                373,479
OWNED BY       ___________________________________________________________

EACH           (7)  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 
                                                -0-
REPORTING      ______________________________________________________________

PERSON WITH    (8)  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 
                                                373,479
_____________________________________________________________________________
     (9)     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
             BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 
                                                373,479
_____________________________________________________________________________
     (10)    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT 
             IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES **                       [ ] 
_____________________________________________________________________________
     (11)    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED 
             BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)           
                                                2.90%
_____________________________________________________________________________
     (12)    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON **
                                                 PN
_____________________________________________________________________________
                    ** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!

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CUSIP No. 843367202                 13G                    
____________________________________________________________________________
     (1)    NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS 
            I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. 
            OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
                                           Joseph H. Reich & Co., Inc.
	13-3432270
_____________________________________________________________________________
     (2)    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP ** 
                                                                  (a)  [ ] 
                                                                  (b)  [X] 
_____________________________________________________________________________
     (3)    SEC USE ONLY 
_____________________________________________________________________________
     (4)    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
                          New York
_____________________________________________________________________________
NUMBER OF      (5)  SOLE VOTING POWER 
                                                -0-
SHARES         ______________________________________________________________

BENEFICIALLY   (6)  SHARED VOTING POWER
                                                -0-
OWNED BY       ___________________________________________________________

EACH           (7)  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 
                                                -0-
REPORTING      ______________________________________________________________

PERSON WITH    (8)  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 
                                                38,131
_____________________________________________________________________________
     (9)     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
             BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 
                                                38,131
_____________________________________________________________________________
     (10)    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT 
             IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES **                       [ ] 
_____________________________________________________________________________
     (11)    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED 
             BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)           
                                                0.30%
_____________________________________________________________________________
     (12)    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON **
                                                 CO
_____________________________________________________________________________
                    ** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!

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CUSIP No. 843367202                 13G                    
____________________________________________________________________________
     (1)    NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS 
            I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. 
            OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
                                           Centennial Energy Partners, L.L.C.
	13-3961810
_____________________________________________________________________________
     (2)    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP ** 
                                                                  (a)  [ ] 
                                                                  (b)  [X] 
_____________________________________________________________________________
     (3)    SEC USE ONLY 
_____________________________________________________________________________
     (4)    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
                          Delaware
_____________________________________________________________________________
NUMBER OF      (5)  SOLE VOTING POWER 
                                                -0-
SHARES         ______________________________________________________________

BENEFICIALLY   (6)  SHARED VOTING POWER
                                                723,878
OWNED BY       ___________________________________________________________

EACH           (7)  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 
                                                -0-
REPORTING      ______________________________________________________________

PERSON WITH    (8)  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 
                                                723,878
_____________________________________________________________________________
     (9)     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
             BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 
                                                723,878
_____________________________________________________________________________
     (10)    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT 
             IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES **                       [ ] 
_____________________________________________________________________________
     (11)    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED 
             BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)           
                                                5.62%
_____________________________________________________________________________
     (12)    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON **
                                                 OO
_____________________________________________________________________________
                    ** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!

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CUSIP No. 843367202                 13G                    

____________________________________________________________________________
     (1)    NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS 
            I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. 
            OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
                                           Joseph H. Reich
_____________________________________________________________________________
     (2)    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP ** 
                                                                  (a)  [ ] 
                                                                  (b)  [X] 
_____________________________________________________________________________
     (3)    SEC USE ONLY 
_____________________________________________________________________________
     (4)    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
                          United States
_____________________________________________________________________________
NUMBER OF      (5)  SOLE VOTING POWER 
                                                 -0-
SHARES         ______________________________________________________________

BENEFICIALLY   (6)  SHARED VOTING POWER
                                                723,878
OWNED BY       ___________________________________________________________

EACH           (7)  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 
                                                 -0-

REPORTING      ______________________________________________________________

PERSON WITH    (8)  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 
                                                762,009
_____________________________________________________________________________
     (9)     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
             BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 
                                                762,009
_____________________________________________________________________________
     (10)    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT 
             IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES **                       [ ] 
_____________________________________________________________________________
     (11)    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED 
             BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)           
                                                5.92%
_____________________________________________________________________________
     (12)    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON **
                                                 IN
_____________________________________________________________________________
                    ** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! 

<PAGE>

CUSIP No. 843367202                 13G                    

____________________________________________________________________________
     (1)    NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS 
            I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. 
            OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
                                           Peter K. Seldin
_____________________________________________________________________________
     (2)    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP ** 
                                                                  (a)  [ ] 
                                                                  (b)  [X] 
_____________________________________________________________________________
     (3)    SEC USE ONLY 
_____________________________________________________________________________
     (4)    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
                          United States
_____________________________________________________________________________
NUMBER OF      (5)  SOLE VOTING POWER 
                                                 -0-
SHARES         ______________________________________________________________

BENEFICIALLY   (6)  SHARED VOTING POWER
                                                723,878
OWNED BY       ___________________________________________________________

EACH           (7)  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 
                                                 -0-
REPORTING      ______________________________________________________________

PERSON WITH    (8)  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 
                                                762,009
_____________________________________________________________________________
     (9)     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
             BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 
                                                762,009
_____________________________________________________________________________
     (10)    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT 
             IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES **                       [ ] 
_____________________________________________________________________________
     (11)    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED 
             BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)           
                                                5.92%
_____________________________________________________________________________
     (12)    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON **
                                                 IN
_____________________________________________________________________________
                    ** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!

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CUSIP No. 843367202               13G                    

Item 1(a).     Name of Issuer:

     The name of the issuer is Southern Mineral Corporation

Item 1(b).     Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

     The Company's principal executive offices are located at 1201 Louisiana, 
Suite 3350, Houston, Texas 77002

Item 2(a).     Name of Person Filing:

     This statement is filed by:
    (i) Centennial Energy Partners, L.P. ("Centennial") a Delaware 
limited partnership with respect to the shares of Common Stock 
directly owned by it;
	   (ii) Tercentennial Energy Partners, L.P. ("Tercentennial") a Delaware 	
	  	  limited partnership with respect to the shares of Common 
              Stock directly owned by it;
        (iii) Joseph H. Reich & Co., Inc. ("JHR&Co.") a New York corporation, 
with respect to the shares of Common Stock directly held in a 
discretionary account("Managed Account") managed by JHR & Co.;
  (iv) Centennial Energy Partners, L.L.C., ("Energy") a limited 
liability company organized under the laws of the State of 
Delaware, with respect to the shares of Common Stock directly 
owned by each of the entities named in (i) and (ii) above; 
   (v) Joseph H. Reich, with respect to the shares of Common Stock owned 
by each of the entities named in (iii) and (iv);	
  (vi) Peter K. Seldin, with respect to the shares of Common Stock owned 
by each of the entities named in (iii) and (iv);

Neither Energy, JHR & Co., Joseph H. Reich nor Peter K. Seldin 
owns any shares of Common Stock directly. 
              The foregoing persons are hereinafter sometimes
              collectively referred to as the "Reporting Persons."


Item 2(b).     Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:

     The address of the business office of each of the Reporting Persons is 
     900 Third Ave. Suite 1801, New York, New York 10022.

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Item 2(c).     Citizenship:

     Centennial and Tercentennial are limited partnerships organized under the
laws of the State of Delaware.
Energy is a limited liability company organized under the laws of the 
State of Delaware.
JHR & Co. is a corporation organized under the laws of the State of New      
York.
Joseph H. Reich and Peter K. Seldin are United States citizens.

Item 2(d).     Title of Class of Securities:

     Common Stock par value $.01 per share (the "Common Stock")


Item 2(e).  CUSIP Number: 843367202


Item 3.  If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b) or 
(c), check whether the person filing is a:

          (a) [ ]   Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the
                    Act,

          (b) [ ]   Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act,

          (c) [ ]   Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of
                    the Act,

          (d) [ ]   Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the
                    Investment Company Act of 1940,

          (e) [ ]   Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the
                    Investment Advisers Act of 1940,

          (f) [ ]   Employee Benefit Plan or Endowment Fund in accordance with
                    13d-1 (b)(1)(ii)(F),

          (g) [ ]   Parent Holding Company or control person in accordance 
                    with Rule 13d-1 (b)(ii)(G),

          (h) [ ]   Savings Associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the
                    Federal Deposit Insurance Act,
                   
          (i) [ ]   Church Plan that is excluded from the definition of an
                    investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the 
                    Investment Company Act of 1940,

          (j) [ ]   Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

Not applicable.

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Item 4.   Ownership.

A. Centennial Energy Partners, L.P.
              (a) Amount beneficially owned: 350,399
              (b) Percent of class: 2.72% The percentages used herein and in
                  the rest of Item 4 are calculated based upon their being 
                  12,873,413 shares of Common Stock outstanding as reported  
by the Company as of November 12, 1998 in the Company's Form  
10-QSB filed with the SEC for the quarter ended September 
30, 1998. 
              (c)(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0-
                (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 350,399
               (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0-
                (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 350,399

B. Tercentennial Energy Partners, L.P.
              (a) Amount beneficially owned: 373,479
              (b) Percent of class: 2.90%  
              (c)(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0-
                (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 373,479
               (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0-
                (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 373,479

      C.  Joseph H. Reich & Co., Inc.
              (a) Amount beneficially owned: 38,131
              (b) Percent of class: 0.30%  
              (c)(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0-
                (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: -0-
               (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0-
                (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 38,131

D. Centennial Energy Partners, L.L.C.
              (a) Amount beneficially owned: 723,878
              (b) Percent of class: 5.62%  
              (c)(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0-
                (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 723,878
               (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0-
        (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 723,878

E. Joseph H. Reich 
              (a) Amount beneficially owned: 762,009
              (b) Percent of class: 5.92% 
              (c)(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0-
                (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 723,878
               (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0-
               (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 762,009

F. Peter K. Seldin 
              (a) Amount beneficially owned: 762,009
              (b) Percent of class: 5.92% 
              (c)(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0-
                (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 723,878
               (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0-
               (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 762,009



Item 5.     Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

     Not applicable.

Item 6.     Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

	JHR & Co., has the power to dispose of the shares of Common Stock held by 
it in the Managed Account, which power may be exercised by the employees of JHR 
& Co. who have investment authority.  Pursuant to an investment management 
agreement, the Managed Account client retains the right to vote the shares of 
Common Stock held in the Managed Account.  Energy, the general partner of 
Centennial and Tercentennial has the power to dispose of and the power to vote 
the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by each of the foregoing.  Joseph 
H. Reich, as the Managing Member of Energy, has the power to vote and dispose 
of the Common Stock beneficially held by Energy and as President of JHR & Co. 
has the power to dispose of the shares of the Managed Account.  Peter K. Seldin 
is a non-managing member of Energy who has been delegated the authority to vote 
and dispose of the shares of Energy and as Vice President of JHR & Co. has the 
power to dispose of the shares of Common Stock held by it in the Managed 
Account. 

Item 7.     Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired 
the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company.

     Not applicable.


Item 8.  Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

     Not applicable.


Item 9.  Notice of Dissolution of Group.

     Not applicable.


Item 10.  Certification.

     Each of the Reporting Persons hereby makes the following certification:

          By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and 
belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held 
for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control 
of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in 
connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or 
effect.

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

DATED:  March 23, 1999

Centennial Energy Partners, L.P.								

						
By: /s/ Peter K. Seldin					By: /s/ Joseph H. Reich	
Peter K. Seldin						Joseph H. Reich	
	Centennial Energy Partners, L.L.C.	
General Partner

Tercentennial Energy Partners, L.P.			By: /s/ Peter K. Seldin		
						Peter K. Seldin	

By: /s/ Peter K. Seldin					
	Peter K. Seldin					
	Centennial Energy Partners, L.L.C.		
	General Partner										
			
Joseph H. Reich & Co., Inc.


By: /s/ Peter K. Seldin
      Peter K. Seldin
Vice President

Centennial Energy Partners, L.L.C.


By: /s/ Peter K. Seldin
Peter K. Seldin
	Member
                                    
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