SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                Washington, D.C.  20549

                        FORM 15

Certification and Notice of Termination of Registration
under Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 or Suspension of Duty to File Reports Under Sections
13 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

                        1-10509
                Commission File Number

                SNYDER OIL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

              777 Main Street, Suite 2500
               Fort Worth, Texas  76102
                    (817) 338-4043
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of registrant's principal executive
offices)

$4.00 Convertible Exchangeable Preferred Stock, $.01 Par
Value
 (Title of each class of securities covered by this Form)

             Common Stock, $.01 Par Value
Depositary Shares, Each Representing a One-Quarter
Interest in a Share of $6.00 Convertible Exchangeable
Preferred Stock, $.01 Par Value
(Titles of all other classes of securities for which a
duty to file reports under Section 13(a) or 15(d)
remains)

     Please place an X in the box(es) to designate the
appropriate rule provision(s) relied upon to terminate or
suspend the duty to file reports:

Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(i) [ ]   Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(ii)    [ ]
Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(ii)[ ]   Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(i)     [ ]
Rule 12g-4(a)(2)(i) [ ]   Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(ii)    [ ]
Rule 12g-4(a)(2)(ii)[ ]   Rule 15d-6              [ ]
Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(i) [x]

Approximate number of holders of record as of the
certification or notice date:  None

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, Snyder Oil Corporation has caused
this certification/notice to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned duly authorized person.

                              SNYDER OIL CORPORATION


Date:  January 11, 1994   
                              By: /s/ Peter E. Lorenzen
                                  Peter E. Lorenzen,
                                  Vice President