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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility
Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

(Print or Type Responses)
1.   Name and Address of Reporting Person*			3.   I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary)	6.   If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
Whitener, Jr., Thomas O.
(Last)	(First)	(Middle)
			4.   Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol	7.   Individual or Joint/Group Filing (check Applicable Line)
5956 Sherry Lane, Suite 900			Allis-Chalmers Corporation (ACLM)	[X] Form filed by One Reporting Person
				[ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(Street)
			5.   Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
Dallas,	Texas	75225
			[X] Director         [   ] 10% Owner
(City)	(State)	(Zip)	[   ] Officer (give title below)
			[   ] Other (specify below)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
February 7, 2002

 

Table I — Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.   Title of Security (Instr. 5)	2.   Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3.     Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4.    Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	6,559,863	I	By Energy Spectrum Partners LP1

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).

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Table II — Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Series A Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock	Immed.	N/A	Common Stock	4,666,666	$.75	I	By Energy Spectrum Partners LP1
Warrant	Immed.	1/31/12	Common Stock	437,500	$.15	I	By Energy Spectrum Partners LP1

Explanation of Responses:

(1) The reporting person serves as a director at the request of Energy Spectrum Partners LP. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of all except 185,750 shares of these securities, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
(**) Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).	/s/ Thomas O. Whitener, Jr.	Feb. 19 2002
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.	Thomas O. Whitener, Jr.	Date
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